Canes upset Saders

Canes upset Saders

30 Jun 2012

SIMON BORCHARDT saw the Hurricanes keep their play-off hopes alive with a 23-22 win against the Crusaders in Christchurch.

Replacement fullback Tyler Bleyendaal had a chance to snatch victory for the hosts after the full-time hooter but his 50m penalty attempt fell short and the Canes gained revenge for the 42-14 thrashing they received in Wellington.

This was a match the Crusaders should have won. They dominated the set pieces (the scrum in particular) and looked to be in control when they led 22-17 with 15 minutes to go. But two penalties from Beauden Barrett gave the Canes a win that moves them up to fifth on the log and almost certainly extinguishes any hopes the Crusaders had of topping the New Zealand conference (they are now 10 points behind the Chiefs).

The big question coming into this New Zealand derby was how the three-week break for the June Tests would affect both teams. The Crusaders had put 50 points past the Blues and Highlanders in their previous two fixtures, while the Hurricanes had smashed the Rebels by 60 before beating the Waratahs in Sydney. Would they be able to regain that momentum?

The Crusaders were also missing three of their All Blacks stars – Kieran Read, Dan Carter and Israel Dagg – while the Hurricanes were without influential scrumhalf TJ Perenara.

However, in Tom Taylor the Crusaders have a more than able replacement for Carter and the 21-year-old flyhalf kicked two early penalties having made a good break in the first minute that almost resulted in a try.

Barrett got the Canes on the board with a penalty, before Andre Taylor sparked their first try by chipping into space and regaining the ball near the halfway line. A couple of phases later, the visitors went wide and Taylor sprinted away after taking the inside ball. He found Conrad Smith close to the line, who took advantage of Julian Savea’s blatant obstruction to score.

The Hurricanes were dominating the breakdown, which prevented the Crusaders from getting go-forward ball, but the hosts were outstanding at lineout and scrum time and should have been awarded a penalty try when the Canes scrum disintegrated. Instead, they got a penalty that Taylor sent through the uprights.

The Crusaders finally got their try in the 28th minute when Zac Guildford brushed off the tackle of Barrett inside his own half before cutting back inside past Taylor. But Smith struck again just before half-time when he threw a dummy and went over for his second try that made it 17-16.

Taylor regained the lead for the hosts early in the second half with his fourth penalty, and then added another after the Crusaders scrum embarrassed the Canes yet again (loosehead prop Reg Goodes and hooker Dane Coles were promptly substituted).

The Hurricanes, though, hung in there, and Barrett’s two penalties edged them in front with six minutes to go.

Soon after the restart, another botched lineout from the visitors resulted in a penalty attempt for Taylor near the touchline but the ball went past the left-hand upright.

Bleyendaal then missed his chance to be a hero, and with hindsight, perhaps the Crusaders should have kicked that last penalty to the corner and attacked from the lineout.


90 Comments

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  • 51.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:08 am

    sorry cane get a new watch. less than a minute

  • 52.David: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:08 am

    Crusaders could end up not making the playoffs, with the Bulls and Brumbies still to play. 1 NZ, 2 Oz and 3 SA sides. :lol:

  • 53.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:09 am

    Penalty Saders.
    I minute to go.

    They are having a shot from half way.

  • 54.WP Till I Die: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:09 am

    Talk about a bloody pressure kick.

  • 55.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:09 am

    the dutchmqn is kicking for glory. tough kick

  • 56.trupisero: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:10 am

    well done Canes

  • 57.kaksioek: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:10 am

    Great result for SA. Thanks.

  • 58.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:10 am

    you beauty canes

  • 59.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:10 am

    well done canes, well done Hammo!

  • 60.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:11 am

    I hate it when my Team beats another NZ Team.

    It’s like kicking your cousin.

  • 61.WP Till I Die: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:11 am

    @cane(cane)-60:

    Much nicer kissing your cousin.

  • 62.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:12 am

    Mind You,

    It’s better than being kicked by your cousin.

  • 63.viewer: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:12 am

    Saders now have a mountain to climb

  • 64.We are called the Springboks: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:13 am

    Well done Canes and that with a rubbish scrum and lineout. Just shows you can win even without dominating the forward exchanges

  • 65.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:13 am

    jack lam for MoM

  • 66.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:13 am

    @WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-61:

    8)

  • 67.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:13 am

    Bloody f e c k in g awesome. Dang, those Canes did well. Their fans must be way stoked (and throwing back the grog at an alarming rate :)

    How k u k is Bryce though – honestly. How the beejezus can he remember the various laws, when he can’t even remember to pack his cards? Midget molester of note.

  • 68.trupisero: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:18 am

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-67: I’ve seen amoeba with more brain cells

  • 69.IAAS: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:18 am

    @cane(cane)-60:

    Say it isn’t so.

    I celebrated hard after we beat the Bulls at Loftus.

  • 70.WP Till I Die: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:18 am

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-67:

    NZ rugby referee of 2011.

  • 71.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:23 am

    @IAAS(I am a stormer)-69:

    Tongue wedged as I typed.

    However……………………………………………………..I have doubts my Canes can do it for NZ come the Finals.

  • 72.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:24 am

    bryce not worse than jonker but he is still a joke.

  • 73.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:25 am

    @WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-70:

    Damn Right.

  • 74.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:26 am

    Bye Next Week for the Canes.

    Bank another 4 points.

    8)

  • 75.IAAS: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:29 am

    @cane(cane)-71:

    Yeah, I know. I had Saders to win this one but good on the Canes for taking it.

    Just praying the Lions don’t do to the Stormers what they did to the Sharks last time out. They have a habit of doing these things. There might still be an upset or two over the next few weeks. Just not today.

  • 76.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:29 am

    @WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-70: Hehehehehehe, if they HADN’T given it to him, it would have been an admission that he is k u k.
    A psychological ‘save face’ tactic that was…..

    (Although it must be said, the only thing k u kk er than Bryce that fateful day of the quarters was the Boks inability to negate his influence by changing tactics and quite literally making it impossible for him to influence the outcome – All those test caps and ‘experience’ vs Bryce? It should have been NO contest :) The Boks turned it into one, and paid.)

  • 77.WP Till I Die: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:30 am

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-76:

    I have blanked that match out. I have no recollection of it.

  • 78.stormerforlife1: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:31 am

    @cane(cane)-74: Good.Apparently Sharks supporters are pissed-off that they only got 4 points for their bye.

  • 79.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:44 am

    @Transformation(Transformation)-72: Jonker, another d o o s.

    My personal fave out of the lot of them, is The Dazzler Walsh. Were it not for him, we would be hearing endless dramatic tales from the ^5 Bruvvas about the Day the Sharks won a Superugby final.

  • 80.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 11:45 am

    @WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-77: :)

  • 81.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 13:22 pm

    Now for the Lions to upset the Stormers :)

  • 82.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 13:26 pm

    Caped Crusaders going to take this badly.

    Hard luck Lilly.

  • 83.cane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 13:30 pm

    @Airwell(Airwell)-81:

    Come on Lions.

    Make my day.

    8)

  • 84.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 13:35 pm

    Go Cheetahs! We know you can make it four loses from four for the Pink Boys…

  • 85.Stormersboy reckons it is totally going to be our year: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 13:35 pm

    Bad for my bru, great for the SA teams!!!!

  • 86.cab: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 14:04 pm

    Well done to cane’s hurricanes

  • 87.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 14:33 pm

    Let me break it down,Chunt du Fernly is fluent in Maori.
    Say to the squirrel “Hare mai,wahine in egh”.
    Follow up with “fris belt buckle baby”.
    She hears the accent and there is no way she is gonna say”Aikona faga pagati”.
    Sweet as.

  • 88.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 17:13 pm

    well this outcome is great for the Canes but could be bad for NZ.
    Canes really do not have the fire power to go all the way. They will need to play perfect games afetr their Bye next week.
    This team has really out done themselves this year. From what alot thought on here as the wooden spooners before the tournament started the Hurricanes keep pulling out the wins. Losing so many ABs end of last year may have done this team more good than bad.
    Good to see the usual ref bashers on. I just about got past post # 6 this time, before the ref was bought up. You clowns are improving.

  • 89.Nils: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 19:01 pm

    Very well done, Hurricanes, before starts of the season branded as no hopers and definitely the worst NZ franchise while Blues the main challenger of the Crusaders, how they must have laughing their B-sides off now. Still within a shout, while star ladden Blues the les said the better.

    And despite optimistic consensus here, there still is a fairly decent chance of 3 NZ sides landing in top 3 and – if Cheetahs do damage in the remaining derbies – a risk of Stormers being the sole SA representative. Nothing is dead certain, except of Chiefs having a home semi.

  • 90.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2012, 21:16 pm

    Yes Hurricanes….wonderful….Bryce one farked up legend.

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