Waikato pushed
j PA Invercargill ; Waikato beat Southland. , 16-9. in a first division cham- ■ pionship rugby game at i Rugby Park. Invercargill, yesterday. ; The Ranfurly Shield holder ; rested five of its normal ! team for the match and had i to battle hard to overcome a i courageous Southland side. | Waikato seemed to have 1 the match in safe keeping : when it led 10-9 at half time I with "the wind advantage in I the second half. • However. Southland. ' spurred by the threat of i relegation to the second divi-
sion. fought hard and was still only' one point behind with 10 minutes to play. However, the lock, John Fleming. clinched the Waikato win with a simple try from a lineout on the Southland line. Both backlines played secondary roles, as the forwards battled evenly for possession. Scorers:— Waikato: B. Morrissey. W. Coates. J. Fleming, tries; R. Adam two conversions. Southland: B. McKechnie three penalty goals.
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Press, 14 September 1981, Page 32
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