New South Wales slam Cats 39-10
Posted: Saturday March 06, 1999 05:54 PM
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Australia's Tom Bowman scored in the 49th minute to secure the lead over South Africa. Allsport UK/Allsport |
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) -- Two sets of tries three
minutes apart in the second half steered New South Wales to a 39-10
victory over the Golden Cats and within two points of the Super 12
lead.
Leading 10-0 at halftime, the Waratahs conceded a penalty to
Kobus Engelbrecht in the 37th minute.
But center Jason Jones-Huges touched down in the 46th and lock
Tom Bowman followed in the 49th to put the Australians comfortably
in command with a 22-10 advantage despite Andre Venter's try in the
48th.
Manuel Edmonds' penalty in the 64th increased the lead in the
64th before Nathan Grey and Matthew Dowling eliminated any late
hopes for the Cats with tries in the 74th and 77th minutes.
Grey collected a pass from replacement flyhalf Edmonds, while
Dowling finished off after a good break by replacement scrumhalf
Sam Payne.
The victory improved NSW to 1-1-0, but the bonus point gave it
seven points, two fewer than co-leaders Canterbury and Otago and
one less than Queensland.
Christrian Warner and Duncan McRae got New South Wales off to a
good start, Warner booting a fourth-minute penalty and converting
McRae's 16th-minute try.
Good tackles from flanker and skipper Johan Erasmus kept the
Waraths from breaking out. But the Cats had trouble replacing the
injured James Small, who went down in the 26th, and M.J. Smith, who
left in the 41st.
Despite some inspired play by Erasmus, the New South Wales
started to overwhelm the Cats and Jones-Hughes try followed by
Bowman's started to put the game in the Waratahs' control.
Scorers: New South Wales 30 (Duncan McRae, Jason Jones-Hughes, Tom
Bowman, Nathan Grey, Mattew Dowling, tries; Christian Warner (2),
Manuel Edmonds (2), conversions, Warner, Edmonds, penalties) def.
Golden Cats 10 (Andre Venter, try Kobus Engelbrecht, conversion;
Engelbrecht, penalty).
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