Buller to defend Lochore Cup against Sth Canterbury
RESULT – Lochore Cup Semi Final
19th Oct. 2013
30 vs 40
FULL TIME @ Cook’s Gardens , Wanganui
Wanganui 30 (Nick Cranston, Sailosi Nagicu, Zyon Hekenui, Lindsay Horrocks, Jason Temara tries; Hekenui con, pen)
Buller 40 (Mitieli Kaloudigibeci, Blair McIlroy, Iliasi Namua, Phil Beveridge tries; Andrew Stevens 3 con, 3 pen). HT: 12-28
The second tier Lochore Cup for teams finishing fifth to eighth, South Canterbury will face Buller in Timaru in a replay of last year’s final. It means all three Hanan Shield sides – Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury and North Otago – will feature in finals.South Canterbury beat Thames Valley 14-8 while Buller, the defending champions and country’s smallest union, upset Wanganui 40-30.
South Canterbury will be looking to break their wretched run in finals – they have played in three Lochore Cup finals and lost them all.
Meads Cup:
Mid Canterbury 28 (Will McGoon 2, Johannes Lambrechts, Dwayne Burrowes tries; Murray Williams 4 cons)
West Coast 25 (Andrew Williams, Andrew Connors, Rowan O’Gorman tries; Tim Priest 2 cons, 2 pens). HT: 7-13.
North Otago 48 (Sale Pi’i, Matt Duff, J’ndre Liebenberg, Rob Smith, Ratu Vaituinaruku, Simeli Knoiferedi tries; Ed Keohane 6 cons, 2 pens)
Wairarapa Bush 34 (Richard Puddy 2, Byron Karaitiana 2, Johan van Vliet, Ben Pereria tries; Glenn Walters 2 cons). HT: 31-12.
Lochore Cup:
South Canterbury 14 (George Folau try; Liam Edwards 3 pens)
Thames Valley 8 (Josh Law try; David Harrison pens). HT: 3-5.
Wanganui 30 (Nick Cranston, Sailosi Nagicu, Zyon Hekenui, Lindsay Horrocks, Jason Temara tries; Hekenui con, pen)
Buller 40 (Blair McIlroy 2, Mitieli Kaloudigibeci, Iliasi Namua, Phil Beveridge tries; Andrew Stevens 3 cons, 3 pens). HT: 12-28.