Top League Highlights: Toyota Industries Shuttles Vs NTT Communications Shining Arcs
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A rather high scoring game, with frequent tries throughout the game. But it was the NTT Communications Shining Arcs that managed to secure a dominant perfoamance 64-26. In the opening 10 minutes both sides managed to cross the white chalk. However the rest of the half was NTT as they went on to score 6 tries in the next half hour. Tries by Britz, Hano, Ishii, Tsuruda, Kin and Ogura and the boot of Garth April meant the Arcs kept the scoreboard ticking. They went into half time with a 45-7 lead. In an attempt to salvage their pride, the Shuttles were the side on top in the second half as they score two tries in quick succession. However the Arcs managed to reply with two of their own. This did not stop the Shuttles from crossing over in the 70th minute through Sam Greene's second try. But it the Arcs that had the last laugh as they managed to score in the dying minutes of the game for an uncoverted try. This guaranteed the win and put the nail in the coffin for the NTT Communications Shining Arcs.