Laulala Is Ready to Beat Kiwi Aces Again ; the Amlin Challenge Cup Newcastle Falcons V Cardiff Blues

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CASEY Laulala insists it will be business as usual when he goes up against New Zealand adversaries Carl Hayman, Jimmy Gopperth and Tane Tu'ipulotu in the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup at Newcastle on Sunday. The Blues' former All Blacks centre Laulala predicted it would be the same outcome as when he starred for the crack Crusaders' Super 14 team.

Crusaders dominated the showpiece southern hemisphere tournament despite the efforts of playmaker Gopperth and Tu'ipulotu for Hurricanes and world-renowned prop Hayman for Highlanders.

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Laulala Is Ready to Beat Kiwi Aces Again ; the Amlin Challenge Cup Newcastle Falcons V Cardiff Blues

"They always came second," quipped Laulala.

"I was fortunate enough to be part of a team that beat all of them.

"Gopperth has got a good kicking game. He runs the show really well.

When he has a ...

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