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16/02/2008 13:03
Sydney - Fullback Lachlan Turner scored a pair of tries on Saturday as the Waratahs opened their Super 14 campaign with a 20-3 win over the Hurricanes.
Former Australian rugby league Test player Timana Tahu, making his Super 14 debut, was heavily involved in the first half, helping the Waratahs - who finished second-last in 2007 - to a 10-3 lead.
The ball swept across the Waratahs' backline in the 18th minute and Tahu, playing on the left wing, caught and scooped in one motion to send Turner sprinting to the left corner. Kurtley Beale's sideline conversion made it 7-0.
Former Newcastle and Parramatta star Tahu was picked up by South African referee Craig Joubert in the 28th minute when he aggressively grabbed Hurricanes fullback Cory Jane around the shoulders and sent him crashing over the sideline headfirst.
Hurricanes flyhalf Jimmy Gopperth narrowed the margin to 7-3 with a 23rd-minute penalty goal, while Beale responded with a Waratahs' penalty in the 36th minute.
A try by Rocky Elsom and Turner's second, in the 74th minute and again set up by Tahu, completed the scoring in the second half.
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