Blues VS Highlanders: The second round of the 2010 Super 14 was again opened by an all New Zealand derby when the Blues faced a resurgent Highlanders team in Carisbrook, Dunedin.

the Blues managed to open the scoring after just 8 minutes, when fullback, Paul Williams wrongfooted some sloppy Highlanders cover defense to cross over for the try.

The Highlanders struck back just 3 minutes later, with some excellent running lines by winger, James Peterson and #15, Israel Dagg, straightening the line to cross the chalk for a try of their own.

The game was sloppy at times from both sides, and both sides missed a number of opportunities to put points on the board during what became a back and forth tug-of-war for dominance, and ultimately, the win.

My two cents worth:

• Blues fans won’t enjoy another sloppy showing from their team, and will be hoping that they start showing some better form for the rest of the competition.
• The Highlanders back three need to take a long hard look at their woeful defense.
• Michael Hobbs must be the the Highlanders best find in recent seasons.
• The Blues were lucky the Highlanders wasted so many opportunities to put points on the board, enabling them to sneak the win.

Highlanders VS Blues 2010 Highlights: [WRNrugbynews]

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