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The Dragons stole the lead just after the hour mark but the Warriors pinched it back less than five minutes later, Tuivasa-Sheck embarrassing the hosts defence on the right edge.
The club skipper received the footy from five-eighth Kody Nikorima just to the right of the posts 12 metres out and beat three Dragons defenders - Jack Bird, Tariq Sims and Corey Norman - to push his side 16-14 ahead.
A Nikorima conversion then extended the visitors lead to 18-14 to restore their half-time advantage, and the only points that followed were a Nikorima penalty goal on the 70-minute mark.
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by Rajitha Ratwatte
It was expected to be a one-sided easy win for the Canterbury Crusaders. They were playing the lowly Otago Highlanders, top of the table against the near bottom. Furthermore, the Otago coach Tony Brown had dropped six of the stars or starting players, due to a breach of team discipline and ethics. Otago had Mitch Hunt was playing at no10 against the mercurial Ritchie Mo’uanga, both former teammates at Canterbury. A team of Wannabees from Otago against a team of superstars from Canterbury.
It was a frenetic start and the normally reliable George Bridge on the wing for Canterbury dropped a perfectly placed cross-kick and with it a chance for the Crusaders to get ahead early. 10 minutes into the game the Highlanders got a penalty far left of field and about 40 meters out. Mitch Hunt stepped up and converted, 3 – 0 to the underdogs. Seven minutes later Codie Taylor the Canterbury hooker was pinged for offside, 30 meters out and mid-right. Again, the Otago no10 c