Effortless Auckland victory.
PA Auckland Auckland scored 11 tries in beating Wanganui, 59-6, in a Ranfurly Shield match at Eden Park yesterday. The shield-holder, playing into a gusty breeze against its second division opponent, had 19 points on the board in 21 minutes. Auckland, despite leading 23-0 at halftime, probably played a shade below its usual high level, even if it scored 36 points downwind in the second half.
The Auckland midfield backs lacked pace on the soft ground and their moves were a little predictable. Scorers.— Auckland 59: Tries to Mark Adam (3), Alan Whetton (2), Zinzan Brooke (2), Joe Stanley, Bernie McCahill, Mark Brooke-Cowden and Sean Fitzpatrick; Grant Fox kicked six conversions and one penalty. Wanganui 6: Try to Dean Addenbrooke; Lachlan Harding one conversion. The referee was Geoff Smith (Hawke’s Bay).
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Press, 16 July 1987, Page 40
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