West clinches Blues drought breaker
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A sensational penalty kick from the touchline by replacement flyhalf Ihaia West with two minutes to go enabled the Blues to withstand a concerted second half comeback from the Brumbies and clinch a drought breaking 16-14 Vodacom Super Rugby win at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.
It was the Blues’ first victory in eight starts this season, and they did it the hard way.
They dominated the first half, with their straight running sapping the energy of the Brumbies, who had to make a huge amount of tackles in that period, and probably deserved to lead by more than 13-0 at the break against a…
It was the Blues’ first victory in eight starts this season, and they did it the hard way.
They dominated the first half, with their straight running sapping the energy of the Brumbies, who had to make a huge amount of tackles in that period, and probably deserved to lead by more than 13-0 at the break against a…
