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Bernard Foley, captain of the Waratahs of New South Wales, made a remarkable comeback after defeating the Highlanders 30-23 in the Super Rugby semifinal.
Bernard Foley
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The Tahs, who finished the match on Saturday night at Allianz Stadium with 14 men, led 6-3 early but conceded 20 points without response. 23-6 at break
But they stacked three tries and 21 points after Waisake Naholo, the Highlanders winger, was sent to the trash and scored all 24 points after the break
. The eighth Foley scored two tries and center Israel Folau, center Kurtley Beale two and Folau each other
A penalty to Foley, who scored the personal best goal of Super Rugby 25 points, brought the mark to seven with 10 minutes before start
The Tahs then had to play the last six minutes with 14 men after Paddy Ryan was missed when he was missed after Highlander Shannon Frizell kicked balloon just before the line
. They hung with a desperate defense to win an i-final sem against the Lions.
For the second time in Sydney this season, the Waratahs ruthlessly exploited the Highlanders when the New Zealand team was down.
Naholo was kicked after two tackles in a few seconds Sekope Kepu, the mainstay of Tahs, was trying to stop a run of the Wallabies rower
The last Lima match was Lima Sopoaga for the Highlanders.
Photo: Clay Cross / PHOTOSPORT
It was a different story in the first period when everything seemed to go wrong for the Tahs after a promising start.
Discipline was a problem in the first half as they gave seven penalties, four more than the Highlanders and on three occasions were nuts not to relax.
Poor defensive readings and line speed and the inability to sustain the pressure in NSW's possession.
The first test after center Curtis Rona was rushed out of the line.
Center Rob Thompson cut a hole for the second try of visitors.
Even when they had an alignment near the late Highlanders line, NSW But with Foley in the lead and Beale at his best, setting up for his skipper and Folau, New South Wales got that their numerical superiority was taken into account when they were outnumbered
. ] No.8 Waratahs Michael Wells was forced to take off in the 32nd minute after putting his head in the wrong position when trying to perform a tackle.
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