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Winger Rene Ranger scored two tries in the first 15 minutes as the Auckland Blues beat the Melbourne Rebels 40-23 in Super 15 rugby on Friday.
Ranger touched down in the second and 13th minutes and All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko scored in the 18th as the Blues took a 17-3 lead before the Rebels rallied to cut the margin to 23-17 at halftime.
The Blues targeted former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani and center Cooper Vuna as weak links in the Rebels' defense and proved their strategy by running three first-half tries through those players.
Cipriani contributed to the Melbourne points total, however, kicking three penalties and two conversions for 13 points.
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Ranger touched down in the second and 13th minutes and All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko scored in the 18th as the Blues took a 17-3 lead before the Rebels rallied to cut the margin to 23-17 at halftime.
The Blues targeted former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani and center Cooper Vuna as weak links in the Rebels' defense and proved their strategy by running three first-half tries through those players.
Cipriani contributed to the Melbourne points total, however, kicking three penalties and two conversions for 13 points.
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