He credited the team for making use of ball possession and taking their chances. “We stopped big runs from the opposition. We got the ball and moved it in the right positions. We are glad to have beaten a team that was on the top of the table.” Apart from the team s all round effort, the coach highlighted individual moments of brilliance from Roby Adams and halfback Ned Milne. The result, saw St Thomas dropping points for the second time this season. They moved to second place with 43 points, behind St Bede s College which had a dominating win on Saturday.
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.
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