Nor'West News: May 08, 2018

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Taspale Valavaia of SBHS looks to pass to team mate Waitangi
Tuisuga as he is tackled during their match on Saturday.
Evan Blyth
is tackled
by Zach
Gallagher
of Christ’s
College.
SBHS lose close encounter to Christ’s
SPORTS
• By Gordon Findlater
SHIRLEY BOYS’ High School
have suffered an opening
round defeat in the UC
Championship, losing 27-34 to
Christ’s College.
Hosting one of the competition
powerhouses on Saturday, Shirley
Boys led 24-20 midway through
the second half.
However, the tides quickly
turned when they conceded a
penalty try and were reduced to 14
men after intentionally
sending the ball dead in their
own in goal area. Shirley captain
Mitchell Barry, who scored a
first half try and went five from
including an effort from
halfway, then levelled the scores
27-27 after a penalty
conversion with just over
10min remaining.
In the dying stages of the
game Shirley found themselves
camped in their own 22, fighting
to fend off constant pressure from
Christ’s.
The visitors power up front
proved too much in the end
though as they bundled their way
over the line to steal victory on
the final whistle.
On Saturday Shirley travel
to Lincoln to face Lincoln
Combined.
SBHS perform a haka prior to the start of their match on Saturday.
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