Waratahs defy odds to claim Super Rugby thriller in Dunedin | geerob
The Waratahs continued to prove themselves the surprise packets of the Australian Super Rugby contingent with a thrilling 32-20 win over the Highlanders in Dunedin on Sunday.
The Waratahs will host the table-topping Blues in a final fling at Leichhardt Oval next weekend, while the Brumbies, coming off a last-gasp loss to the Blues themselves, will play Moana Pasifika. Unless the Reds can beat the Crusaders in Christchurch next week, NSW will take a high-stakes trip down the Hume Highway in a winner-takes-all clash in Canberra.
Hanigan was vital in his second game back from Japan, handing the NSW backs oodles of front-foot ball in the final 20 minutes, allowing the visitors to stretch out from 19-15 to 30-15.A last-gasp try to the Highlanders showed the Waratahs are by no means the finished product, but their hunger to compete and consistent ability to win against the odds, will give anyone pause before writing them off as contenders in the knockouts.
“I don’t wish that on anyone. These things happen in this game but I was disappointed that it happened to me,” Hooper said. “He should miss some weeks I think.”
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