The visitors landed an early penalty to first five Matt Robbins before Timaru Boys’ went on the attack. A poor pass and a poor option cost Timaru Boys’ two chances of crossing the line. However, they backed themselves by turning down two handy penalties in favour of line outs and the second time it paid a big dividend. The pack went close to scoring after hammering Christchurch Boys’ line but when the ball was spread wide fullback Max Aitken ran hard into a gap and scored an excellent try. First five Taine Cordell-Hull landed an excellent conversion for a four point lead.