About: http://data.cimple.eu/news-article/2134abcf61a2101e67ff0fd2cbaa7a769c79f5549c0a582dd13e6be7     Goto   Sponge   NotDistinct   Permalink

An Entity of Type : schema:NewsArticle, within Data Space : data.cimple.eu associated with source document(s)

AttributesValues
rdf:type
schema:articleBody
  • The Auckland Blues returned to winning ways and came within four points of the Canterbury Crusaders in Super Rugby Aotearoa with a 27-17 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes in Auckland on Saturday. It ended the Blues's two-game losing streak and lifted them to 14 points while the Crusaders remain on 18 after being stunned by the Otago Highlanders 33-12 on Friday. In a game that did not reach great heights -- Blues captain Tom Robinson called it "ugly" -- the Hurricanes overcame two yellow cards in the first half to lead 12-10 early in the second spell. But defensive errors paved the way for tries by TJ Faiane and Mark Telea to ensure a Blues victory. The Hurricanes did claim a late try to Reed Prinsep only for Otere Black to land a penalty after the hooter which denied the visitors a bonus point. Blues captain Tom Robinson was not happy with his side's discipline but said it was a relief to win again after back-to-back losses. "It feels so good. To come out and win like that, even if it was ugly, I'm over the moon," he said. Hurricanes skipper Ardie Savea said being down to 14 men for 20 minutes hurt his side. "We've got to look at ourselves. It was a tough night tonight. You've got to be on point for the full 80 and we had a few lapses and the Blues punished us," he said. Unlike the Highlanders who never turned down a shot at goal on their way to upsetting the Crusaders, the Blues and Hurricanes preferred to ignore the posts and kick for position with penalties in the first quarter. But it was a messy period with the Hurricanes's attacks repeatedly snuffed out by the turnover skills of Dalton Papalii, who has made the early running to replace the injured Sam Cane in the All Blacks' seven jersey. However, when Du'Plessis Kirifi was yellow carded, they did take a shot at goal and Jordie Barrett's penalty was successful. Savea's dismissal for collapsing a Blues lineout drive resulted in a penalty try which put the Blues in front. In a rapid exchange of points in the closing minutes of the half, Barrett landed two further penalties for the visitors while Otere Black kicked one for the Blues who turned with a 10-9 lead. Barrett's fourth penalty early in the second half regained the lead for the Hurricanes but it was a short-lived advantage with tries to Faiane and Talea putting the Blues firmly ahead. Bottom-of-the-table Hurricanes play the Crusaders next week while the Blues have a bye. cf/qan
schema:headline
  • Second-half burst gives Auckland Blues 'ugly' return to winning ways
schema:mentions
schema:author
schema:datePublished
http://data.cimple...sPoliticalLeaning
http://data.cimple...logy#hasSentiment
http://data.cimple...readability_score
http://data.cimple...tology#hasEmotion
Faceted Search & Find service v1.16.115 as of Oct 09 2023


Alternative Linked Data Documents: ODE     Content Formats:   [cxml] [csv]     RDF   [text] [turtle] [ld+json] [rdf+json] [rdf+xml]     ODATA   [atom+xml] [odata+json]     Microdata   [microdata+json] [html]    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3238 as of Jul 16 2024, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-musl), Single-Server Edition (126 GB total memory, 5 GB memory in use)
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2025 OpenLink Software