After being immersed in the aftermath of tragedy for two weeks, Sonny Bill Williams came off the bench to create a try which helped seal a 24‑9 win for a 14‑men Blues side over the Stormers in Super Rugby.
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Williams took the field in the second half as a replacement at center for Ma'a Nonu and made an immediate impact on a tight match which had been locked at 10‑9 in the Blue's favor for 16 minutes.
The Blues held on with 14 men for 11 minutes to post three wins in a row for the first time in four years.
In other matches played, the Rebels defeated the Reds 32-13 while the Bulls edged the Sharks 19-16 this morning.
Meanwhile the Jaguares will face the Chiefs at 9.40 this morning.
[Source: TVNZ]
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