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Carter leads All-Black win
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Published 22/07/2006 at 10:59 GMT+1
Flyhalf Daniel Carter kicked 25 points and set up two tries to guide New Zealand to a 35-17 victory over South Africa on Saturday. The victory ensured New Zealand head into next week's match with Australia in Brisbane at the top of the Tri-Nations table w
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Carter slotted seven penalties and two conversions and set up scrumhalf Piri Weepu and captain Richie McCaw's tries from broken play to move past the 400-points mark in test matches.
South Africa scrumhalf Fourie Du Preez scored a first-minute try and provided a perfect cross-kick from a scrum to allow Breyton Paulse to score another, while fullback Percy Montgomery added two conversions.
The South Africans' rush defence, which had been torn apart by Australia last week in a 49-0 mauling, was markedly improved and put the All Blacks under immense pressure.
But the New Zealand forwards lay a stable platform to attack and the Springboks, in desperation to stop quick ball, were penalised heavily at the breakdown and Carter duly struck four unanswered penalties.
He then sparked an open-field try in first half stoppage time that was finished off by Weepu.
Carter slotted two penalties in the first 12 minutes after the break, the second of which took him past the 400-points mark.
Paulse gave the Springboks hope of a comeback when he regathered du Preez's cross kick to close the gap to 25-14, before Carter sealed the win with his seventh penalty with five minutes remaining.
Carter was not finished and set up McCaw's try with a brilliant chip and chase reminiscent of his own try on the same ground during last year's test against the British and Irish Lions.
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