Lachlan Turner’s try off a fortuitous rebound from a Western Force player gave the New South Wales Waratahs a 17-12 win over the Force in their Super 14 match yesterday.
With the Waratahs trailing 12-10 and seven minutes left, Lote Tuqiri’s chip kick rebounded off Cameron Shepherd’s boot and into the arms of Turner, who scrambled over for the try.
After a desperate last-minute push by the Force, Turner intercepted the ball under his own posts to seal the win and maintain the Waratahs’ unbeaten record against the Force.
Force and Wallaby flyhalf Matt Giteau was taken off the field on a stretcher in a neck brace after being knocked unconscious while trying to tackle Waratahs fullback Sam Norton-Knight in the 20th minute.
But Giteau emerged from the dressing room at halftime and was able to walk around the field without assistance.
Force captain Nathan Sharpe said it was another night of missed opportunities for his side.
“I thought we were just going to get over the line there at the end, again,” Sharpe said.
“You never say any try is lucky, but [Turner’s] was against the run of play. Shep has chipped it forward and it has gone straight into his breadbasket,” he said.
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