SPORTS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 Rebels shock Crusaders 20-10 CHRISTCHURCH: All Blacks flyhalf Daniel just a knee and gave me a bit of a dead and not in about the 56th minute when he scrumhalf pounced on the ball and sprint- Carter’s final Super Rugby season began leg,” Carter told reporters. “I’m sure it’s stretched for a high wayward pass and ed 45 meters to give his side a 20-10 lead with a rocky start as the 32-year-old suf- nothing serious.” Carter has had a tumul- shanked his clearing kick. Carter was visibly with about 15 minutes remaining. Rebels’ fered another leg injury in the Crusaders’ tuous run with injuries since a torn muscle hobbling and spoke to team doctor Deb fullback Mike Harris added 10 points from surprise 20-10 loss to the Melbourne in his groin ruled him out of the 2011 Robinson at length but continued to play the boot for the visitors, while massive lock Rebels yesterday. Carter, who has also World Cup and he barely played at all last before he went off in the 74th minute. “I Lopeti Timani scored a first half try. Carter already said he will leave New Zealand year due to a sabbatical and then a broken thought it was just a wee knee to the leg slotted one penalty and converted hooker rugby after the conclusion of this year’s leg. and sometimes with those dead legs you Ben Funnell’s try but was eventually World Cup to take up a three-year contract While he went into contact willingly and can run them off,” he added. “I gave it a replaced. His injury overshadowed a with France’s Racing Metro, allayed any made several tackles on Friday, he good 10 minutes but felt like a bit of a lia- scratchy performance from the seven- early jitters about the All Blacks’ world title appeared to still be shaking out the rust bility out there so came off in the last 10.” times champions who had numerous defense. that blighted his end-of-season tour with Carter’s inability to operate at full errors in accuracy, handling and decision- “I got a whack in the side of the leg, the All Blacks last year. The 102-test veteran speed cost his side a try to Nick Stirzaker making that left many of the 13,518 crowd similar to a spot that I got it last year. It was said he had suffered the injury “in contact” when the flyhalf made a poor kick and the frustrated. — Reuters FIGURE-SKATING RUGBY Brumbies Miyahara leads at hammer Reds in record win Four Continents CANBERRA: The ACT Brumbies scored six tries in a thumping 47-3 win over Australian rivals Queensland Reds to post a record SEOUL: Satoko Miyahara of Japan took a winning margin in their Super Rugby match lead in the ladies’ singles at the Four in Canberra yesterday. The Brumbies, cham- Continents Figure Skating Championships pions in 2001 and 2004, were too well with a bouncy short program on Friday. The drilled and organized for the ragged Reds diminutive 16-year-old scored 64.84 points, who lost their former Wallaby skipper with Gracie Gold of the United States in sec- James Horwill to a red card in the final min- ond on 62.67 points. Rika Hongo, also from utes. Japan, finished third with 61.28 points. The The Canberra-based side gave promise free skate is scheduled for tomorrow. of things to come with an impressive per- A perfect triple lutz-triple toeloop at the formance, with former Wallabies skipper start set the tone for Miyahara, the reigning David Pocock coming through the 80 min- Japanese champion and the runner-up at last utes unscathed after two seasons blighted year’s Four Continents. I am very happy to be by knee reconstructions. The 44-point win- in the first place, but (the) free skating is still ning margin eclipsed the Brumbies’ 51-8 coming,” she said. “I’d like to be prepared for victory over the Reds in Canberra in 2004 that. “I wasn’t thinking about being the for their ninth straight win at home. The national champion when I was skating the Brumbies, who led 21-3 at halftime, short program,” she added. “I was just think- launched their season with a bonus-point ing about doing my best.” Gold earned high- win with tries to Robbie Coleman, Joe er points for her overall artistry than Tomane, Matt Toomua, Nic White, Tevita Miyahara, but was undone by a pair of glar- Kuridrani and James Dargaville. ing mistakes. Christian Lealiifano kicked 17 points She landed near the board on the second from four conversions and three penalties. jump of her triple lutz-triple toeloop combi- Queensland’s only points came from a nation, and singled her intended double axel 34th-minute penalty from their new signing later on.”I get very close to the board and former rugby league international because I have a lot of speed (when entering Karmichael Hunt, who played at fly-half for the jumps),” Gold said. “I didn’t under-rotate the sidelined Quade Cooper. “It was a really it. I tried to save it the best I could.” great way to start the year and I am really As for her botched double axel, Gold said: proud of the effort out there tonight,” skip- “Even the great ones mess up sometimes. I per Pocock said. “To keep that sort of Reds just have to do better in the free program.” side try-less was the biggest thing that we Earlier on Friday, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew can take out of the game. “I thought halves Poje of Canada took the ice dance crown Nic White and Matt Toomua controlled the with 177.46 points, rallying with a strong free game really well.” Brumbies hooker and dance. This was the Canadians’ second Four Wallaby skipper Stephen Moore came off Continents title and first since 2010, the last the bench for the last 30 minutes as he time the competition was held in South works his way back to full fitness from a Korea. serious knee injury last season. Weaver and Poje were in third place after The Reds didn’t help their cause by con- Thursday’s short dance but topped the com- ceding 17 penalties, culminating in Horwill petition with 109.15 points in the free dance. receiving his second yellow card four min- Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United utes from time for repeated infringements. States settled for second with 176.18 points. “It’s obviously not the way we wanted to They led after the short dance but were more start the season but these are the cards than three points behind the Canadians in we’re dealt and it’s pretty disappointing,” the free dance. American siblings Maia and Reds skipper James Slipper said. “Ill disci- Alex Shibutani took third place with 170.79 pline really hurt us and it was something points. Weaver said she and her partner were we had spoken about before the game and used to coming up from behind. “That’s a once again we start off the year with a lot of position that we’ve been in for seemingly our penalties and you can’t win games with whole career, so it was nothing new to feel that sort of discipline.” The Brumbies cross like we had to fight for this free dance,” she the Tasman to face the Waikato Chiefs next said. “There is a little bit of extra gusto in week, while the Reds are at home to there, because the desire to move up helped SEOUL: Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the ladies short program during the ISU Western Force. — AFP us to perform today.”— AFP Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul yesterday. — AFP .