Regional sevens to Canty

Press, 7 March 1983, Page 21

Regional sevens to Canty

Canterbury showed form befitting the Ranfurly Shield holder in taking out the regional final of the FreshUp seven-a-side rugby competition at Oamaru on Saturday.

The red-and-blacks romped in for 20 tries in their first four games- of the qualifying round, displaying a fine level of fitness for this stage of the season. Only Otago was able to offer them any real resistance.

Southland emerged on bop in the opposite pool, relying heavily on the talents of Stephen Pokere in the process. Pokere scored a total of 37 points in his side’s last two qualifying games. Canterbury was down 10-8 at half-time in the final, after two tries apiece for the Southland winger, Paddy O'Brien, and the Canterbury halfback, Alan Lindsay.

■ln the second half, Don Hayes and Tony Dalziel were able to dominate possession, shutting Pokere out of the games. -Canterbury pulled away to a' comfortable 26-10 win, after second-half tries by lan Mather, Craig Green, and Dalziel. Andy McMaster converted all three.

Both Canterbury and Southland will travel to Feilding next week-end for the national final Results:—

Canterbury A 20. Mid-Canter-bury B 0; Southland B 25. North Otago A 6: Canterbury A 43. North Otago A. 0: Otago 42. Mid-Canterbury B 0; Canterbury A 34. Southland B 4: Otago 54. 'North Otago A 6; Canterbury A 18. Otago 7; MidCanterbury B 32. Southland B 16; Mid-Canterbury B 12. North Otago A 32; Otago' 40. Southland B 12; Canterbury B 22, Mid Canterbury A 3. South Canterbury 24. North Otago B 4; Canterbury B 26. North Otago B 0; Southland A 32, South Canterbury 0; MidCanterbury A 18, South Canterbury 4; Southland A 36, North Otago B 4; Canterbury B 10, Southland A 33; Mid-Canterbury A 28, North Otago B 4; Canterbury B 22, South Canterbury 18; Mid-Canterbury A 32. Southland A 4.

Final: Canterbury 26. Southland 10.

Canterbury and Southland (on try difference) to national final. Region One at Hamilton:Bay of Plenty 14, Auckland 12: Counties 22, Taranaki 12; Waikato 18. Thames Valley 12: Auckland 22, Counties 4: Bay of Plenty 12. Thames Valley 10; Waikato 14, Taranaki 6; Auckland 18. Taranaki 0; Bay of Plenty 14. Waikato 12: Counties 30. Thames Valiev 6 Auckland

22, Thames Valley 0; Taranaki 26, Bay of Plenty 10; Waikato 18. Counties 14; Counties 22, Bay of Plenty 16; Thames Valley 30, Taranaki 10; Auckland 26, Waikato 8.

Points: Auckland 8; Counties 6 (17 tries); Waikato 6 (14 tries); Bay of Plenty 6 (13 tries); Thames Valley 2; Taranaki 2. Auckland. Counties, and Waikato to national final.

Region Two at Feilding.-Manawatu Greens 12, Hawke's Bay 4; Wellington Blacks 18. ’ Horowhenua 0; Manawatu Whites 28. Wanganui 6; Wellington Golds 16, Wairarapa-Bush 12; Wellington Blacks 20, Hawke's Bay 16; Manawatu Greens 22, Horowhenua 4; Manawatu Whites 40, Wairarapa-Bush 4; Wellington Golds 30, Wanganui 12; Hawke's Bay 24, Horowhenua 6; Manawatu Green 36, Wellington Black 10; Wairarapa-Bush 12. Wanganui 8; Manawatu White 22. Wellington Gold 10. Final: Manawatu White 22, Manawatu Green 12. Manawatu White and ' Manawatu Green to national final.

■ Region Three at Blenheim: Marlborough A 16. Buller 10; Marlborough B 16. Nelson Bays 10; Buller 17, Nelson Bays 10; Marlborough B 36, Marlborough A 10; Marlborough B 16. Buller 7; Marlborough A 20. Nelson Ba vs 18.

Marlborough B through to national final.