Otago 33 - Natal 32



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From Bloomberg Sports 
 
Otago's Matthew Cooper came off the bench and kiced a last minute penalty
to snatch a 33-32 victory over Natal in a Super 12 thriller at Dunedin. 
 
The South Africans had led for most of the game and outscored Otago 5 tries
to 4 with fullback Andre Joubert going over twice and Jeremy Thomson and
Wickus van Heerden scoring one each in the first half. 
 
Cooper came on as a second half substitute to score a try and 2 conversions
before landing a couple of last-gasp penalties which sealed the victory
that lifed Otago to 4th on the S12 table. 
 
Scoring: 
 
Otago: 
Tries:  Wilson, LIma, Cooper, Leslie 
Convs:  Cooper 2 
Pens:  Wilson, Cooper 2 
 
Natal: 
Tries:  van Heerde, Thomson, Joubert 2, Fyvie 
Convs:  Honiball 2 
Drop Goal:  Small 
 


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