White jerseys for Old? Rugby points table
J ; i ' I' If the Queensland rugby coach, Bob Templeton, has his way, his team will! discard its maroon jerseys and appear in a white strip when it next encounters Canterbury. Mr Templeton said i that two [of the senior i players, Peter Slattery [ and the captain, Michael ! Lynagh, mentioned the i difficulty of distinguish-' ing the maroon jerseys from the [red 4nd black of Canterbury during the match!. The [overcast, gloomy background ac- j centuated the plroblem.
' Mr Templeton said that while disappointed Queensland had lost a game it should have won but! for committing some I “stupid errors and squan- I deringj points when 1 ahead’] he was more than I I happy [with the way the I younger and less experi- ! | ended ! players blended | into tlie team, especially ; I the| rcving No. 8, Sam Scott-Young. Canterbury’s coach,' Dorig Bruce,'said that the , clobk seemed to stay still j [ in ;the| final minutes as j Canterbury became be-j I I : I !
sieged, but he was happy .with the way Canterbury achieved its win apart [from the scrum — “that I was a bit disturbing.” i | “It was an intense ■ game and for a while 1 [ had visions of last year [when we attacked for the [first 25 minutes and they Igot inside our half and 1 'scored. When Grigg got jhis two tries I thought [‘here we go again.’. ! “But we kept up the pressure, the defence re- ] mained solid and it was an improved effort over I all,” Mr Bruce said.
The fourth-round, fixture between the joint holders. Canterbury and Auckland, at Lancaster Park on Sunday will almost certainty decide this year's winner of ihe A.G.C.' South Pacific Championship Trophy. j After three rounds, Auckland. with three awesome displays, remains unbeaten and Canterbury is the only other team to have managed more wins than looses. !
In other fourth (found matches on April 30. Wellington 'will play New [South Wales and Fiji will oppose Queensland.
Points table P W L A Pt Auck. 3 3 0 135 29 12 Canty 3 2 1 ;56 60 S Qsld 3 i 2 60 I 69 5 NSW 3 i 2 |65 83 4 Fiji 3 i 2 53! 65 4 Wgtn 3 I 2 145 ’ I 1 08 4
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