Colts keep unbeaten record

Press, 12 June 1987, Page 32

Colts keep unbeaten record

< Special correspondent/ The happiest man in the Canterbury Country rugby/ touring, party yesterday .. was the colts coach,. Darcy Palmer. His young charges beat Otago Country, 13-10, at Molyneux Park, Alexandra, to preserve their unbeaten southern tour record. ■'■ ■■ ./,///,■ The trip south was not such a happy occasion for the Canterbury Country senior side. Unbeateq last winter and again leading up to its two southern

J matches, Canterbury Country, lost to Southland i Sub-Unions on Tuesday r. •. and succumbed,. 12-16, to - .Otago Sub-Unions yester5; ..day. ; ' "■ * ; ? . But the seniors had no > cause to - be downcast - They played with a stir- , ring vigour and attempted r to run hard-won possesr sion whenever possible. In rolling mauls, often movt ing play many metres upr field, the Canterbury tori’ wards were all but unstopt pable, and the try the > team scored, with only six i minutes remaining, came

from one : of these move-* meats.- , . •* ’ .John McAllister, on the .left wing, -received the. ; ?-■ ball oh. the blindside and > . x raced 15m to cross in the / corner, and Lee Golding, who played with rare courage at fullback, converted the difficult kick after earlier landing two .penalty goals. Scorers.—, _ ~ • Otago Sub-Unions 16: Peter Aitken, Dave Latta, Tony Anderson tries; Bruce Weir / two conversions. Canterbury Country 12: . John McAllister a try; Lee

Golding a conversion and two penalties. ’ ‘ .In the 'curtain-raiser,, the Canterbury. Country Colts held sway for three-’ quarters, of the:-match; -allowing little opportunity for the Otago Sub-Union Colts to show their paces. A superb try by Brian Plaskett, and three magnificent penalty goals kicked by Greg Lewis gave Canterbury Country a 13-0 lead which it took into the last quarter bejore Otago Sub-Union&fin-ally clicked. It scored/wo

’ and almost stole, • game. v It would have been rough justice if it had as Canterbury Country had dominated the match,’ . with the red-jerseyed forwards mauling, rucking and scrummaging fit to make even Alex Wyllie. proud. •' Scorers.— Canterbury Country Colts 13: Brian Plaskett a try, Greg Lewis three peanlties. Otago Sub-Union Colts 10: Greg Dougherty, Alan HUI tries,- Ricky, peina a conver- ' ’sion. :