ODT Lochore Cup Semi Final
It was nail biting stuff at Whitestone Stadium on Saturday as North Otago held off an explosive late charge from King Country to win 31-27 and earn a place in the Lochore Cup final where it will meet West Coast which downed Buller,53-22 in Greymouth.North Otago started in impressive fashion with the fresh north easterly at its back denying King Country possession for the first five minutes before the visitors found their collective feet.
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Outscrummed, outjumped in the lineouts and outflanked in the loose and thus beaten at the breakdowns, North Otago was outplayed by a highly motivated Mid Canterbury team which took the game,30-21 at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday and thus a place in the Meads Cup playoffs. North Otago’s loss means it is relegated to the Lochore Cup where it will play in this order, East Coast(Oamaru), Buller(Oamaru) and top qualifier West Coast in Greymouth.
