Super Rugby: Tahs Regain Templeton Cup With Record Derby Win
by Brendan Bradford -
Israel Folau scored a double as the Waratahs outplayed the Reds at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday night, but it was a couple of virtuoso performances by playmakers Kurtley Beale and Bernard Foley off the back of a strong showing by the forwards that set up the 32-5 win.
Beale was in the thick of the action from the get go, setting up two first half tries and scoring one himself in the Tahs’ first win over their Northern rivals in three years. Aided and abetted by Foley, who directed the side around the paddock like a seasoned veteran, it was the Tahs’ biggest win over the Reds in the history of Super Rugby and brings the Templeton Cup back to Sydney after a three year residency in Brisbane.
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