Exciting polo to North, 6-5

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34000, 14 November 1975, Page 11

Exciting polo to North, 6-5

• Polo 11 Rugby on horseback el 30 miles an hour," said one of the leading South Island nlayers, Emmett O'Sullivan, before yesterday's match at the Canterbury Show. After an exciting contest, won by North. 0-5, It was easv to see why. Yesterdav s third chukka was a spellbinder. South Island, led by O’Sullivan i Ashburton >, was down, 2-5. but within 50sec had equalised. Roger Myer 'Waimatei won a contest with North's David Coddington Wanstead' for the ball, and scored. Within seconds of the turn-round. Calder scored again after a constructive centre bv O’Sullivan The teams ciianged ends again, and from the hit-in O'Sullivan scored a solo goal after playing the ball downfield, lifting a shot between the posts from 50 yards. Precious goals had been scored bv John Falloon iWairarapa for North, and Meyer for South. Falloon scored his first with a reverse shot and his second with a brilliant shot wide out and 50 yards from the posts. South had had its chances. One shot from a melee in front of the posts was hit straight and true, but fickle fate or fancyfootwork bv an alert pony robbed South of the chance. O'Sullivan was still not hitting the ball squarely, and missed several chances After Souths brilliant burst of scoring, it seemed that a draw would be a fair result—hut the last goal by Falloon.

which made the final score 6-5, was such a wonderfully i executed shot that few would have denied the winners their laurels. The public will enjoy the contrast of styles when the teams' meet in earnest today for the Hagley trophy.