Canty favoured
NZPA Wanganui A perfect record over the week makes Canterbury a firm favourite to retain the Page Trophy, the symbol of colts hockey supremacy, in Wanganui today. Canterbury, after five straight wins, will meet Auckland, which has had four wins and a draw, in the final. The Canterbury coach, Bob Best, believes that his team has every chance of repeating last year’s win, and he said he will be disappointed to lose. In a semi-final yesterday, Canterbury ended the hopes of previously unbeaten Wellington, 3-1. Auckland whipped the surprise semifinalist, Hamilton 6-1, in the other semi-final, and have an “even chance” of downing Canterbury, according to its coach, Alwyn Riggs. Northland, the only team to win all six Lusby Trophy games, continued their steady path back to Page Trophy status with a deserved 3-2 win over Nelson. Results. — Page Cup: Taranaki 3, Ashburton 2; Canterbury 3, Well- ' ington 1; Auckland 6, Hamilton 1; Manawatu I, Hawke’s Bay 0; Otago 2, Wanganui 1. Lusby Trophy: Northland 3, Nelson 2; South Canterbury 4, Southland 3; North Shore 2, Counties 1; Poverty Bay 1, Wairarapa 0; Tauranga 4, Marlborough 3; King Country 2, Wairoa 1.
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Press, 19 May 1984, Page 72
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