Wanganui XV wins
PA Timaru Hopes of South Canterbury returning to second division rugby next season were dashed at Timaru’s Fraser Park yesterday, when an enterprising Wanganui XV came from behind in the final 15 minutes to snatch victory, 24-21. The national third division encounter was evenly contested, and only a slow start by the home team cost it the match. Thirty minutes into the game South Canterbury found itself trailing by 18-3, although it bounced back with two tries during the middle stages to lead, 21-18, 16 minutes into the second spell. South Canterbury’s tight five drove and mauled well, while the No. 8, John Simpson, again gave 101 per cent at the back of the scrum. Scorers: Wanganui 24 (Steve Gordon 2, Solomon Su’a, Jerome Nahone tries; Kelvin Chase four conversions) beat South Canterbury 21 (Craig Dorgan, Paul Ryan tries; Barry Fairbrother three penalty goals and two conversions).
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Press, 30 August 1989, Page 72
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