Southland rampant
PA Invercargill Southland made an emphatic start to its 1983 South island second division rugby campaign when it trounced North Otago, 55-0, on a puggy Rugby Park in Invercargill yesterday. Southland ran in 10 tries, beating its previous national championship record of nine in a match against Buller last year. North Otago proved weak opposition and was unable to secure enough good ball
to deprive Southland of its chances. The first five-eighths, Brian McKechnie, with six conversions and a dropped goal, became the first player to score 500 points for Southland. Scorers.— Southland: (Jimmy Cormack (3), Bruce Pascoe (2), John Chittock, Brent McKenzie, Chris Hiini, Bruce Robertson, Lex Chisholm tries, Brian McKechnie 6 conversions and a dropped goal.
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Press, 4 July 1983, Page 36
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