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NEWS<br />

32 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> 3, <strong>2023</strong><br />

NC finals day delivers exciting rugby<br />

PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Solid defence ... Glenmark­Cheviot’s Mike Keane tries<br />

to find ahole in­between aKaiapoi sandwich comprising<br />

of (from left) Zach McKay and Connor Smith while Dante<br />

Love hangs on to his legs during their Division One final.<br />

Glenmark­Cheviot 30 vKaiapoi 19.<br />

Offload ... Kaiapoi’s Grace Moriarty off loads in atackle<br />

by Oxford players during their womens 10­a­side match.<br />

Oxford 15 vKaiapoi 13.<br />

On the pace ... Rangiora High School 2nd XV (U18) team<br />

captain Tom Lumber pushes past Casey Taylor of Oxford during<br />

their Under18 match. Oxford 29 vRHS 19.<br />

On his way ... Cody Balagh of the Kaiapoi U16 team makes abreak during his teams final<br />

match against Hurunui Hogs U16. Hurunui 19 vKaiapoi 12.<br />

Side step ... Ashley Colts James Ensor goes for the fend­off as he tries to side­step atackle<br />

by Ohoka Colt’s Taylor Ellis. Ashley 33 vOhoka 7.<br />

Power attack ... Ashley Div 2player Kahrn Schroeder looks for agap as (left) Kaiapoi’s<br />

Ethan Ashcroft and Riley Hurst (right) try to get ahand on him during the Div 2final.<br />

Kaiapoi 29 vAshley 22.<br />

Stopped ... RHS Under 14.5 Gold number 8, Conor Nash, tries to find away through the<br />

RHS U14.5 Green line as Preston Nairn goes in low for the tackle. RHS Green 24 vRHS<br />

Gold 22.

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