HARBOURSPORT |
RUGBY UNION |
QUALIFYING FINAL FIXTURES (All times shown are Sydney time). Friday 24th June Blues v Waratahs (5:35pm, Eden Park, Auckland NZL) Saturday 25th June Crusaders v Sharks (5:35pm, Trafalgar Park, Nelson NZL) |
Canterbury Crusaders 16 def Wellington Hurricanes 9 Crusaders : Tries – R Fruean. Goals – D Carter (2 pen, 1 conv), A Ellis (1 drop). Hurricanes : Tries – Nil. Goals – A Cruden (3 pen). Referee – S Walsh. Crowd – 18,453 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington NZL. New South Wales Waratahs 41 def Australian Capital Territory Brumbies 7 Waratahs : Tries – L Turner, S Timani, C Alcock, S Anesi, D Dennis. Goals – K Beale (2 pen, 5 conv). Brumbies : Tries – F Fainifo. Goals – M Giteau (1 conv). Referee – C Joubert. Crowd – 28,276 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney AUS. Pretoria Bulls 23 lost to Natal Sharks 26 Sharks : Tries – S Terblanche, L Mvovo. Goals – F Michalak (1 pen, 1 conv, 1 drop), P Lambie (2 pen, 1 conv). Bulls : Tries – G Van den Heever, F Hougaard. Goals – M Steyn (3 pen, 2 conv). Referee – J Kaplan. Crowd – 51,762 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria RSA. Orange Free State Cheetahs 34 lost to Cape Town Stormers 44 Stormers : Tries – G Aplon, J De Jongh, N Koster, B Habana. Goals – P Grant (6 pen, 3 conv). Cheetahs : Tries – R Benjamin 3, D Raubenheimer. Goals – S Ebersohn (2 pen, 4 conv). Referee – M Jonker. At Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein RSA. |
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SUPER 15 - ROUND 18 Auckland Blues 33 def Otago Highlanders 16 Blues : Tries – S Brett, L McAlister, J Payne. Goals – L Munro (4 pen, 3 conv). Highlanders : Tries – M Saunders 2. Goals – T Brown (1 pen, 1 drop). Referee – B Lawrence. Crowd – 12,800 at Eden Park, Auckland NZL. Melbourne Rebels 24 lost to Western Australia Force 27 Force : Tries – D Smith, J Stannard. Goals – J Stannard (4 pen), W Ripia (1 pen, 1 conv). Rebels : Tries – A Freier, S Mortlock. Goals – D Cipriani (4 pen), S Mortlock (1 conv). Referee – G Williamson. Crowd – 14,861 at AAMI Park, Melbourne AUS. Waikato Chiefs 11 lost to Queensland Reds 19 Reds : Tries – L Gill. Goals – Q Cooper (4 pen, 1 conv). Chiefs : Tries – F Lee. Goals – S Donald (2 pen). Referee – K Brown. At Waikato Stadium, Hamilton NZL. |