Otago must win today
PA Dunedij If ever a team has mofl. va.ion to do well, it is ib« Otago rugby team whieli must b«.;u ...aribo-cuga at Carisbrook today ot relinquish its place in tin first division of the nat> ional championship. The province’s rugby future goes firmly on the line in the promotion-refo. gat ion match. Otago is up against al team which will have equal motivation. Marlborough has already suffered the frustration of going within an ace ot promotion to the first division. Last year it drew, 10-10, with South Canterbury in the promotion-relegation game. Otago's coach, Alan Stevens, and the captain, Paul Sapsford, must call for an all-out effort and the players must respond, or a province steeped in nigb.v history "’H make the final step in a nearcalamitous fall. Otago has lost the last six consecutive matches and in the national championship had a record of one win and nine losses. Marlborough has fashioned the season with an impressive record. In 14 matches it has lost only four games. The teams for today's match are.— Otago: B. Wilson; I. Palmer, J. Waldron, K. Mitchell, P. Mac Fie, D. Halligan; R. Edwards; J. Masefield; J. Flaus, R. Roy, W. Graham, A. Hollander; P. Sapsford (captain), K. Bloxham, P. Oliver.
Marlborough: B. Hunter; G. King, B. Ford, I. McAlpine, S. M’rfell. T. Devereux; R. May; G. Lomas; D. Neil, B. Dwyer (captain), J. Love, L. McDonald: S. Huntley, K. Sutherland. G. Harrison.
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Press, 3 October 1979, Page 38
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