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Duhan van der Merwe runs riot as Edinburgh see off Castres
By PA
Duhan van der Merwe scored two tries as Edinburgh defeated European Challenge Cup opponents Castres 34-21 at the Hive Stadium.
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Edinburgh, beaten by Clermont Auvergne in their tournament opener, took advantage of an early red card for Castres centre Andrea Cocagi.
Wing Van der Merwe’s double highlighted the win, with Wes Goosen, Ali Price and Matt Currie also touching down, while Ben Healy kicked three conversions and a penalty in a bonus-point win.
Castres, despite Cocagi being dismissed after just nine minutes, posted tries from Antoine Bouzerand, Wayan de Benedittis and Leone Nakarawa.
Gallagher Premiership strugglers Newcastle suffered a second defeat of their Challenge Cup campaign, going down 35-13 against the Lions in Johannesburg.
Falcons’ South African hosts ran in five tries for a bonus-point victory, with Newcastle replying through a Freddie Lockwood touchdown, plus two penalties and a conversion from fly-half Brett Connon.
The visitors also had two players yellow-carded in quick succession, with back-row pair Josh Bainbridge and Philip van der Walt being sent to the sin-bin.
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The writer here ignores the fact that, following on from not taking the penalty kick, the All Blacks did manage to score a try a few minutes later. Not directly from the penalty awarded, but it is speculation to say that had they opted to take the koi they would have won. Even if they kicked it, which was no guarantee, they would still be trailing and would have had to start again at half-way.
Go to commentsI would be surprised if Sales Opoku Fordjour and Northampton’s Tommy Freeman are not in the team, Anthony Watson is also one that could go on the wing. One thing I must say is that the front 3 will get destroyed against a team like South Africa.
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