Canterbury Dominates S.I. Wrestling

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32395, 7 September 1970, Page 14

Canterbury Dominates S.I. Wrestling

(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN. Canterbury made a clean sweep of the South Island wrestling championships on Saturday night, winning five of the seven trophies. The others were shared by Otago and Southland. Abbreviations used in the following results are: (O.) Otago, (C.) Canterbury, (S.) Southland. Senior 198ilb.—‘First round: N. Culling (O.) beat M. Coughlan (S.), fall; P. Ragg (C.) beat A. Murray (O.), fall. Second round: Ragg beat Coughlan, fall; Murray beat Culling, points. Final: Ragg beat Culling, retired. 18041b.—First round: W. Tai (C.) beat W. O’Connor (O.), points. Second round: M. Johnson (S.) beat O’Connor, fall. Final: Johnson beat Tai. points. 1631b.—First round.—J. Stanley (S.) beat 1. Currie (O.), fall; R. Williams (C.) beat W. Moses (O.). fall; R. Stanley (S.) beat W. Moses, fall: R. Webster (O.) beat Currie, fall; Williams beat Webster, retired; J. Stanley beat R. Stanley, fall; J. Stanley beat Moses, fall: Webster beat Currie, fall: R. Stanley beat Wil-

Hams, points. Final: J. Stanley beat Williams, fall. 14911 b round: W. Pay (O.) beat T. Connors (C.), fall: B. Dell .(O.) beat C. Tauranga (C.), fall. Second round: Dell beat Connors, points; Pay beat Tauranga, points. Final: Pay beat Dell, retired. 136Hb. —Final: K. McLaughlin (C.) beat A. Burns (C.). 125jlb.—First round: J. Lightfoot (C.) beat P. Massetti (O.), fall. Second round: Lightfoot beat L. Tuuta (C.). P. Massetti drew with I. Tuuta. Final: Lightfoot 1, Tuuta and Massetti (equal) 2. Junior 1781 b round: R. Simpson (O.) beat S. Gillander (C.), fall. Second round: T. Metua (C.) beat Simpson, fall. Final: Metua beat Gillander, fall. 1651 b- Final: G. Seaton (O.) beat P. Aiono (C.) fall. 1541b.—Final: R. Callaghan (C.) beat K. Irerua (C.) fall.

1431 b Saville (Nelson) unopposed. 1321 b round: R. Mackie (O.) beat B. Scott (O.), fall. Second round: G. Stewart (C.) beat Scott, fall. Final: Stewart beat Mackie, fall. 11441 b.—A. Peterson (C.), unopposed. 10511 b.—R. Scott (O.) 1, C. de Malmanche (C.) 2. Trophies Presented Woodward Shield (most scientific senior): J. Stanley (S.). William H. Straw Cup (most scientific junior): G. Stewart (C.). Bryan Roberts Challenge Trophy: Canterbury. Jack MeInnes Cup (most points): Canterbury. C. Flowers Cup (juniors): Canterbury: Marlborough Cup (most promising wrestler): . I. Tuuta (C.). Connors Trophy (most promising junior): B. Watkins (O.).