Rugby results from week-end

Press, 12 September 1988, Page 18

Rugby results from week-end

Ranfurly Shield

Auckland 39 (J. Kirwan, C. Innes, J. Stanley, B. McCahill, B. Iti, A. Whetton tries; G. Fox six conversions, penalty goal) beat North Harbour 12 (F. Botica three penalty goals, M. Finlay penalty goal). National championship First division: Canterbury 22 (M. Vincent 3, S. Bachop, M. Lake tries; S. Philpott conversion) beat Manawatu 6 (M. Love two penalty goals). Wellington 25 (N. Geany 2, J. Schuster, B. McGrattan tries; N. Sorensen three conversions, penalty goal) beat Otago 9 (G. Couper two penalty goals; J. Haggart dropped goal). Waikato 18 (K. Putt, J. Proctor tries; A. Strawbridge two conversions; J. Boe two dropped goals) beat North Auckland 12 (W. Johnson try; Johnson two conversions and two penalty goals). Bay of Plenty 34 (T. Murray 2, R. Preston, P. Simpkin, D. Oswald tries; Preston conversion and four penalty goals) beat Counties 6 (K. Newson 2 penalty goals). Second division:

Wairarapa Bush 25 (P. Sargent 2, B. Anderson, M. Foster tries; C. Pepperell three conversions and penalty goal) beat King Country 15 (N. Swain try; K. McQuilkan conversion and three penalty goals). Hawke’s Bay 39 (S. Buta 2,

M. Cooper, D. Brooks, J. Bird tries; S. Bell two conversions and five penalty goals) beat South Canterbury 20 (S. Todd, S. Tarrant, B. Matthews tries; B. Fairbrother conversion and two penalty goals).

Third division: Thames Valley 38 (I. Campbell 3, W. Yeager, C. Costello, D. Silvester, R. Silvester, M. Crawford tries; Costello three conversions) beast Horowhenua 9 (C. Laursen three penalty goals).

Representative

Mid-Canterbury 38 (G. Moore 2, R. Rolleston, M. McLeod, L. McDonald, G. Frew, L. Muir tries; Rolleston two conversions and two penalty goals) beat North Otago 4 (M. Jones try). Marlborough 20 (P. Phillips, G. Park, C. Natapu tries; I. Stark conversion and two penalty goals) beat New Zealand Combined Services 12 (A. Kennedy, W. Maunsell tries; S. McLean two penalty goals). Canterbury XV 34 (K. Flynn 2, J. McAllister, G. Jones, S. Foley, H. Robinson, M. Carrington tries; G. Coffey two conversions; R. Adler conversion) beat Buller 4 (C. Alexander try). Also: Canterbury Colts 47 (J. Scott 5, G. McFadden, A. Langley, B. Hayton tries; J. Preston six conversions; McFadden dropped goal) beat Canterbury Maoris 10 (R. Rhodes, T. Williams tries; A. Boyd conversion).