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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>May</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 23<br />
SLIPPERY: Steve Swain powers through the<br />
tackle of Alipate Gonerogo.<br />
EYES UP: Waihora’s Harry Kirk looks to spread<br />
the ball.<br />
PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY<br />
DETERMINED: Gareth Pietzner tries to stop<br />
Jared Adams after a lineout.<br />
LEAP: Ryan Banks (left) and<br />
Tom Turner both go for the<br />
high ball.<br />
DUEL: Southbridge’s Isilie Fine<br />
wins the battle in the air.<br />
Southbridge advance to semi-finals<br />
• By Gordon Findlater<br />
SOUTHBRIDGE have advanced<br />
to the semi-finals of the<br />
Combined Country Cup after<br />
a hard fought 31-25 win over<br />
Waihora on Saturday.<br />
They also got revenge on last<br />
year’s final which Waihora won<br />
31-24 in June.<br />
Southbridge dominated the<br />
opening 40 minutes and went<br />
into the sheds with a 24-8 advantage,<br />
courtesy of two tries from<br />
speedy winger Cameron Sheat.<br />
Southbridge scored again early in<br />
the second half, which extended<br />
the lead to 31-8, before Waihora<br />
launched a spirited comeback.<br />
In the final minutes, Southbridge<br />
found themselves holding<br />
on to a slim lead and down to<br />
14-men.<br />
“The whole team stood up in<br />
the last 15 minutes. We were<br />
camped in our half with a man in<br />
the sin-bin, but the guys showed<br />
great character to hold on,” said<br />
Southbridge coach Mike Rowe.<br />
They now host Lincoln on<br />
Saturday in another all-Ellesmere<br />
clash, in which they will play for<br />
a spot in the grand-final. The<br />
two teams met in the opening<br />
round of the competition when<br />
Southbridge claimed the Murray<br />
Cooper Shield.<br />
“They’ll be a much-improved<br />
team since then. They will have<br />
done their homework and they<br />
have one of the best forward<br />
packs in the competition,” said<br />
Rowe.<br />
Lincoln were the only quarterfinalists<br />
to win on the road when<br />
they defeated Glenmark 19-15.<br />
Quarter-final results<br />
Darfield 17-16 Oxford,<br />
Rakaia 20-15 Prebbleton,<br />
Southbridge 31-25 Waihora,<br />
Lincoln 19-15 Glenmark.<br />
Semi-final fixtures<br />
Darfield v Rakaia,<br />
Southbridge v Lincoln<br />
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