Lachie Turner's intercept saved the Waratahs last weekend
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Spiro Zavos takes a look at Lachie Turner sparing the Waratahs' blushes against the Blues in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"For a minute or so at the SFS on Saturday it seemed the dreaded Wara-wobbles were about to infect the side. The Blues had turned a 21-7 deficit into a 32-29 lead in the 72nd minute, and were one pass and a couple of metres from scoring the clinching try.
"Stop the tape! The Blues halfback, Taniela Moa, has the ball. Two attackers are set to his left. One defender, Lachlan Turner, is trying to cover three attackers. Moa, with his beefy build, can just shoulder his way across the line. Or he can pass to a teammate to score the try. A try - and a NSW loss - is inevitable. Start the tape. Moa ever so carefully delivers a sympathetic pass to Turner, who in desperation has placed himself between the two Blues attackers. Turner motors away, head back and legs pumping, to score the winner under the posts. The True Believers are on their feet pumping their fists.
"This victory capped a splendid weekend for the top three Australian sides. The Brumbies broke a 23-23 deadlock with the Chiefs right on time when Matt Toomua, a smart, young five-eighth, scored from an opposition mistake under the posts. In South Africa, the Reds comfortably beat the Cheetahs playing at altitude. The main blemish in the performance was the stupid trip by Quade Cooper on a Cheetahs player trying to take a quick drop-out."
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