Tournament Results

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32392, 3 September 1970, Page 9

Tournament Results

HOCKEY Dunedin Canterbury became the strongest contender to win Section 1 of the national colts hockey tournament at Dunedin yesterday by defeating Otago, 2-0. Canterbury has only to play Nelson, which was beaten. 6-1, by Otago in a later match yesterday. It would appear that Canterbury will meet Auckland for the title, held by Canterbury, on Friday. Yesterday’s results: Section I.—Canterbury 2, Otago A 0; Nelson 5, Central Districts 0; Eastern Districts 5. Southern Minors South 1; Canterbury 13, Southern Minors South 0; Eastern Districts 7, Central Districts 0: Otago A 6, Nelson 1.

Section 2;—Auckland 3, Wellington 2; Taranaki 4, Southern Minors North 3; North Auckland 6, Otago B 2; Auckland 6, Otago B 0; North Auckland 6, Taranaki 3; Wellington 4, Southern Minors North 0.

Hawera Canterbury and Taranaki A reached the semi-finals when section play was completed on the third day of the Hatch Cup national primary schoolboys’ tournament yesterday.

Canterbury was a clear winner of Section 1 by three points, after an 11-4 victory over Manawatu and a 7-0 win over Wanganui. Taranaki A beat Otago, 3-0, and Marlborough, 8-0, in winning its section. The section runners-up, Wairarapa , Ashburton, Waikato,

and Auckland, will meet to decide the other two semi-finalists. Yesterday’s results: Section I.—Wanganui 1, Whangarei 1; Waikato 1, Horowhenua 1: Canterbury 7, Wanganui 0; Canterbury 11, Manawatu 0; Horowhenua 1, Whangarei 1; Waikato 1, Manawatu 0.

Section 2. —Wellington 4, Taranaki 0: Ashburton 3, Nelson 1; Nelson 6, Taranaki B 1; Ashburton 1, Hawke’s Bay 1; Wairarapa 3. Wellington 1. Section 3—Auckland 4. Marlborough 0: Taranaki A 3, Otago 0; Central Hawke’s Bay 1, Bay of Plenty 1; Taranaki A 8, Marlborough 0; Auckland 2, Bay of Plnety 0; Central Hawke’s Bay 3, Otago 0. Points at the completion of section play were:

Section 1. —Canterbury 10, Waikato 7, Wanganui 5, Horowhenua 4. Whangaref 4, Manawatu 0.

Section 2.—Wairarapa 9, Ashburton, Nelson 7, Wellington 4, Hawke’s Bay 3, Taranaki B 0. Section 3.—Taranaki 9, Auckland 7, Central Hawke’s Bay 6, Bay of Plenty 4, Otago 3, Marlborough 1. SOCCER Results on the third day of the South Island under 14 soccer tournament at Timaru were:

Canterbury 7, North Otago 0; South Canterbury A 2, Southland 0; Nelson 1, South Canterbury B 0; Otago 5, Marlborough 0; South Canterbury A 3, South Canterbury B 0; Nelson 9. Marlborough 1; Canterbury 3, Otago 0; North Otago 5, Southland 2.