Partita bellissima, decide una grande meta di Will Genia. Nulla da fare nell’assalto finale per Sonny Bill Williams e compagni
REDS – CRUSADERS 18-13
Sabato 9 luglio, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Reds: 15 Jono Lance, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 Beau Robinson (59′ Liam Gill), 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 James Horwill, 4 Rob Simmons (60′ Adam Wallace-Harrison), 3 Greg Holmes, 2 Saia Faingaa (62′ James Hanson), 1 Ben Daley.
Crusaders: 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean (73′ Ryan Crotty), 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis (59′ Kahn Fotuali’i), 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 George Whitelock (59′ Matt Todd), 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn (71′ Luke Romano), 3 Owen Franks (64′ Ben Franks), 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Arbitro: Bryce Lawrence (Nuova Zelanda)
Marcatori: 32′ cp. Cooper, 34′ m. Carter tr. Carter, 38′ cp. Cooper, 49′ cp. Carter, 50′ m. Ioane tr. Cooper, 56′ cp. Carter, 67′ m. Genia
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