Sevens elimination
Canterbury will be represented at the national final’ of the provincial seven-a-side rugby tournament, to be played at Palmerston-North on October 3. Canterbury had no difficulty winning the central South Island zone elimination at Lancaster Park yesterday. The only other union present was Mid-Canter-bury, which, like Canterbury, had two teams. The third union in the zone, South Canterbury, withdrew last -week.. The winner was Canterbury B. which beat the A team on the toss of a. coin, after they had. „ drawn, 10-iO, in. their round-robin 'match. There was very heavy
rain at the time and as there was nothing at stake both sides agreed to toss for the decision. The Canterbury B team was Murray Straight, Don Gillanders, Steve Hansen, Bruce Deans, Graham Kench, Mark Mclntosh and:Bill Andersom, The A team, which looked stronger on paper, was John Masefield, Dale’Atkins, Daye White, Steve Scon. -Wayne Smith,'Victor Simpson arid Robbie Deans. -p-.H’raj s;< Results were:— Canterbury A 30, Mid-Canter-bury B 6; Canterbury B 18, Mid - Canterbury A 4; Canterbury A 10, -Canterbury B W. " ; * * ■ vnu
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Press, 22 June 1981, Page 3
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