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.
Lochore Cup
GREYMOUTH: A highly motivated West Coast XV took top spot in the Lochore Cup with a decisive 35-17 win over North Otago at Rugby Park on Saturday. West Coast went into the game four points in arrears of North Otago and only needed to win to claim the top position but a late try in the last 60 seconds gave West Coast the vital bonus point which put it a point ahead of North Otago and King Country, which had beaten West Coast the previous week.
Lochore Cup Rugby
North Otago cemented a home semi final with its 29-14 win over Buller at Whitestone Contracting stadium on Saturday.But it was not a done deal until the 66th minute of the game when in the space of seven minutes North Otago scored two tries to go clear.Buller won the toss and gave North Otago first use of the strong southerly, a tactic which appeared to bear fruit when Buller went to halftime with just a two point deficit.
Lochore Cup
OAMARU: North Otago salvaged a bonus point out of its 63-8 win over East Coast at Whitestone Contracting stadium on Saturday in an untidy display of first class rugby.The win puts North Otago level at the top of the Lochore Cup table with West Coast which beat Thames Valley 27-3 but failed to gain a bonus point. North Otago started brilliantly racing out to a 12-0 lead after just five minutes.
