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20 Wednesday August 1 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SELWYN TIMES REACH: Sophie Cameron beats Hannah Glassey to the ball. ON ATTACK: Ruby Keno about to make a pass. Lincoln A get title hopes back on track against Rolleston SPORTS TIGHT TUSSLE: The two centres – Rolleston’s Gemma Rowe (left) and Lincoln A’s Melissa Banks – battle it out for possesion. PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY AERIAL BATTLE: Mikayla Gillespie and Hannah Wilson leap together. (Below) – Gemma Rowe looks to pass to a teammate. • By Jacob Page DEFENDING champions Lincoln A left it late to record a much needed 52-49 win over newly-promoted Rolleston in the Selwyn premier netball competition at the Lincoln Event Centre on Saturday. Rolleston came into the game full of confidence after beating Broadfield A 55-54 in their first run out since winning promotion to the top grade for round three of the season. Lincoln A were desperate to get their title aspirations back on track after a 55-46 loss to Greenpark B. Lincoln A managed to do it but had to produce a fourthquarter comeback after trailing by two goals heading into the final 15min. Coach Vanessa Robinson said her team had more than enough ball to put the match beyond doubt earlier than they did. “We must have won 15 turnovers easily and then just handed them straight back,” she said. “It was very frustrating.” Robinson praised Rolleston’s “back to basics approach” and said her team could learn a lesson from the approach. “We’ve been dominant for a few years and that’s meant that we’ve been able to play with flair and haven’t had to rely on the basics,” she said. “You’ve got to give Rolleston a tremendous amount of credit for their approach and they’re having success with it.” After two weeks of the final round, all six teams are split by just one competition point. Greenpark A proved too strong winning 75-41 against their clubmates Greenpark B, and Broadfield A overcame Southbridge A 58-43. On Saturday, Greenpark B will play Rolleston A, Lincoln A will face Southbridge A and Broadfield A will match up against Greenpark A. Results: Lincoln A 52, Rolleston A 49; Greenpark A 75, Greenpark B 41; Broadfield A 58, Southbridge A 43. Points: Greenpark A 5, Broadfield A 5, Rolleston A 5, Lincoln A 4, Southbridge A 4, Greenpark B 4. REACH: Sophie Cameron beats goal defence Hannah Glassey to the ball. CLOSE QUARTERS: Ashleigh Hill guards against Virgina Hogan. GRAB: Emma Bryce (left) stretches to take a catch. SPEED: Courtney Haberfield chases down a loose ball.
SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday August 1 2018 21 Lincoln Combined Proud supporters of Rugby & Netball in Selwyn face must win game against Nelson • By Jacob Page A WIN on Saturday against Nelson College is a must for Lincoln Combined if they want to make the UC Championship top four for the first time. Lincoln Combined were their own worst enemy during a 24-10 loss to St Bede’s College on Saturday. The result left Lincoln clinging to a semi-final spot with away games to Nelson College and Christchurch Boys’ High School to round out their season. Realistically, they’ll have to win one of those fixtures to have any chance of making the top four for the first time. Coach Mike Wilson said his team struggled to impose themselves on the game in the first half and it cost them. “We were soft in the beginning to be honest. We fell off tackles and made too many errors,” Wilson said. “We were playing into a breeze and I felt like all the 50-50 bounces were going their way, but we certainly didn’t help ourselves,” he said. Lincoln Combined played the game without their captain and midfield general Wil Gualter after he was knocked out during the Crusaders Knights training camp a fortnight ago. “We missed him as any team would miss their only player who plays at (the Knights) level but most importantly we missed his voice and leadership,” Wilson said. He said Gualter was not guaranteed to return this week for the must win game against Nelson College. Against St Bede’s, Lincoln Combined trailed 19-3 at halftime and while a try to halfback Robert Sporke gave them a brief hope of getting a losers bonus point for finishing within seven points, a St Bede’s intercept try killed off that hope. Nelson College lost the Moascar Cup to CBHS on Saturday and will no doubt be eager to take out their frustration on Lincoln Combined in Nelson. Results: Rangiora HS 47, Waimea Combined 20; Christ’s College 38, Marlborough Boys 15; Christchurch Boys 22, Nelson College 12; St Thomas 51, Mid Canterbury Combined 8; St Bede’s 24, Lincoln Combined 10; Timaru Boys’ 57, Aoraki Combined 7; Shirley Boys’ 24, St Andrew’s 22. HARD YARDS: Lincoln Combined reserve forward Ben Aicken surges towards the try line during his team’s 24-10 loss to St Bede’s College at St Bede’s on Saturday. PHOTO: FELICITY PLUCK Springston sneak into semi-final • By Jacob Page SPRINGSTON beat Southbridge 22-12 away from home and scored a four-try bonus point on Saturday to sneak into the semifinals of the Ellesmere senior rugby competition. The result saw Springston go to fourth spot by one competition point, with both Southbridge and Burnham Dunsandel Irwell, who beat Rolleston 53-20, tied on 27 points in fifth and sixth respectively. Springston scored four unanswered tries to lead 22-0 before Southbridge found their feet midway through the second half. Two tries to Springston winger Josh Young proved vital in the outcome. Top-of-the-table Waihora will be waiting for them. They took the Murray Cooper Shield off Darfield 12-0 on Saturday and are looking to add to their trophy cabinet after they won the combined country competition earlier in the season. Waihora scored all of their points in the first half through tries to Joel Harden and Connor MacButler and a conversion to Harry Kirk proved enough in spite of a second half arm wrestle. It was a double blow for Darfield who will now travel to Prebbleton after they grabbed second with a hard-fought 32-25 win over Lincoln. Prebbleton’s Mitch Laughton scored 17 points in the win. The result dashed Lincoln’s slim topfour chances. West Melton ensured Hornby would collect the wooden spoon after they triumphed over the winless cellar-dwellers 31-10. Results: Waihora 12, Darfield 0; Springston 22, Southbridge 12; Prebbleton 32, Lincoln 25; BDI 53, Rolleston 20; West Melton 31, Hornby 10. Points: Waihora 38, Prebbleton 33, Darfield 33, Springston 28, BDI 27, Southbridge 27, Lincoln 23, West Melton 9, Rolleston 9, Hornby 1. Hawkins Trophy goes to Lincoln University • By Jim Doyle WHAT IS it about Lincoln University and New Brighton? The Lincoln University Rams have laid 14 tries on the seasiders in two previous contests. They managed only two on Sunday but a 26-7 win in a grand-final of the Hawkins Trophy at Rugby Park is convincing, especially since Brighton’s points came in the last seconds. Lincoln head coach Bevan Sisson had a compelling take on it. “Brighton are really physical and like to feed off mistakes. So you just don’t give them the ball and there’s no plan B for them,” he said. Sisson said key areas were the back of Brighton’s scrum and in midfield. However, the Rams didn’t punish the Brighton scrum quite as much as in previous games. They kept Aaron McCoy bottled up and did the same to Brighton’s Scotland international, No 12 Phil Burleigh. “Keep them under pressure and they don’t have a lot of other options. You could say we strangled them out of it.” Sisson was surprised that WINNERS: Lincoln University celebrate with the Hawkins Trophy after a 26-7 win over New Brighton at Rugby Park on Sunday. when Brighton won the toss they gave first use of the wind to the Rams. “We’d have taken the wind. It did die in the second half, although we still found it hard to get out of our area in that time. I said it was a 20-point wind and we achieved that,” said Sisson. He agreed with Ben Morris’s after-match comment about hitting Brighton in the first 20min. And they did that, notching their two tries within 16min. “The thing was, don’t let the crowd into it,’’ said Sisson. Gold-clad Brighton supporters were there in droves as usual if the seasiders are in a final. They managed to stay merry in spite of the tide running against them until the death. Sisson had special praise for three young players – Connor Gordon, Connor Garden- Bachop and Cullen Grace. “They’ll be really dangerous with more experience, “ he said. Scorecard: Lincoln University 26 (Connor Garden-Bachop, Mitch Dunshea tries; Brett Cameron 2 conv, 4 pen) beat New Brighton 7 (Jordan French try; Stefan Moir conv). HT: 20-0.
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