Double ... Piri Weepu rescues the Blues. Source: AAP
Blues halfback Piri Weepu scored two late tries in a 29-18 win over the Highlanders at Eden Park which consigned the southern side to a sixth straight loss this Super Rugby season.
| 4 Tries 2 | |
|---|---|
| Steven Luatua 20' | Ben Smith 9' |
| Angus Ta'avao 29' | Phil Burleigh 63' |
| Piri Weepu 59' | |
| Piri Weepu 70' | |
| 3 Conversions1 | |
| Chris Noakes 29' | Colin Slade 10' |
| Chris Noakes 60' | |
| Baden Kerr 70' | |
| 1 Penalties2 | |
| Chris Noakes 67' | Colin Slade 3' |
| Colin Slade 38' | |
Up 13-12 at halftime, the Highlanders fell away late, gifting the Blues a third win which ends their own slump of three successive defeats.
| Australia Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brumbies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Reds | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Waratahs | 3 | 3 | 0 | -26 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Western Force | 1 | 5 | 0 | -35 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Melbourne Rebels | 1 | 5 | 0 | -100 | 1 | 9 |
| New Zealand Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 5 | 29 |
| 2 | Blues | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Hurricanes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Highlanders | 0 | 6 | 0 | -59 | 2 | 6 |
| South Africa Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Sharks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Bulls | 3 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Cheetahs | 4 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Stormers | 2 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Southern Kings | 1 | 4 | 0 | -59 | 0 | 8 |
Weepu was at the heart of victory, outplaying error-prone counterpart and fellow All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith in a game where countless handling errors mirrored the recent fortunes of both teams.
The Blues scored four tries to two to improve their home record against the Highlanders to nine wins from 11 meetings.
Their first two tries, to flanker Steven Luatua and prop Angus Ta'avao were scored while Highlanders inside centre Ma'a Nonu was in the sinbin for a blatant shoulder charge on Weepu in the 19th minute.
However, the visitors still managed to lead at the break courtesy of a try to fullback Ben Smith and two penalties by five-eighth Colin Slade.
The Blues defended for much of the 20 minutes after halftime, struggling at scrum time and down one man when winger George Moala was shown a yellow card for a high tackle on opposite Buxton Popoali'i which saw the Highlander stretchered from the field.
However, they found a second wind and a slick move featuring several offloads was finished by Weepu in the 60th minute.
Phil Burleigh responded soon afterwards courtesy of a break from fellow-Highlanders reserve Fumiaki Tanaka to reduce the lead to one point.
However, a penalty to Blues five-eighth Chris Noakes was followed by Weepu's second try after he backed up charging centre Rene Ranger, who was a handful all night.
The Highlanders' overall losing streak now stands at nine. They haven't won since last May, when they downed the Blues at Eden Park.
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