OTAGO HITS BACK
Six Tries In 28-14 Win
(N.Z. Press Association)
DUNEDIN. Seutember 19.
Striking purple patches for most of the opening half and again in the last 10 minutes of the second spell. Otago beat the touring Taranaki Rugby team. 28-14. at Carisbrook today. Otago scored six tries, two conversions, a dropped goal and a penalty goal to two tries, a conversion and two penalty goals. On a hard, fast ground. Otago romped aw’ay in the first half to lead 19-3 at half-time. The home forwards dominated the opposition in all phases and the Otago backs made several fine movements.
In the second half Taranaki staged a recovery to come from 22-6 down at one stage to 22-14 and looked capable of snatching victory. But Otago returned to the attack to notch a couple of fine tries tn the last five minutes of play. Otago’s tries were scored by D. 11. Montgomery (2i, W. J. McAuley. C. R. Laidlaw, D. W Clark and J. G. Flannery. W. ADavies cnverted two. kicked a penalty and dropped a goal. For Taranaki. K. P. Hurley and W. R. Coles scored tries, B. O’Dowda converted one and kicked two penalties.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29932, 20 September 1962, Page 20
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