Canterbury captain Todd Blackadder said his side had been fortunate to win the Super 12 final at Eden Park on Saturday. They beat Auckland Blues 20-13 with a last-minute try from James Kerr.
Kerr ended Auckland's hopes of a third successive title when, with the teams level, he pursued a chip by Andrew Mehrtens and capitalised on a fumble by the Blues' scrum-half Ofisa Tonu'u.
"We were very lucky to win and get out of jail at the end there," Blackadder said. Kerr concurred: "The bounce of the ball went our way a bit."
Mehrtens, who converted the try, said: "We're very lucky and very privileged. Most of the game we weren't in it."
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