Super 14

The Crusaders scored another nailbiting win, their third in a row, as they edged the Bulls 16-13 in their Super 14 encounter in Christchurch on Friday.

The Bulls outscored the Crusaders by two tries to one, but a host of errors in what was another ordinary performance from the Bulls handed the win to the home team.

The scorers:

For the Crusaders:
Try: Ross
Con: Brett
Pens: Brett 2
DG: Brett

For the Bulls:
Tries: Ndungane 2
Pen: Steyn

Teams:

Crusaders: 15 Leon MacDonald, 14 Jared Payne, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Colin Slade, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Kahn Fotuali'i, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 George Whitelock, 6 Kieran Read (captain), 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Jason Macdonald, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Daniel Perrin, 17 Peter Borlase, 18 Michael Paterson, 19 Nasi Manu, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Ryan Crotty, 22 Adam Whitelock.

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Danie Rossouw, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Rayno Gerber, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Gürthro Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Jaco Engels, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Pedrie Wannenburg, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Heinie Adams, 21 Burton Francis,  22 JP Nel.

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
TMO: James McPhail (New Zealand)