Selwyn_Times: September 06, 2023
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SPORT 25<br />
fighting’ for shield<br />
Collins missed from 50m<br />
out and, with 2min remaining,<br />
energetic North Canterbury<br />
fullback Kyohei Yamasawa put<br />
the game out of reach.<br />
Yamasawa intercepted the<br />
kick to restart play and scored<br />
in front of North Canterbury<br />
coaches Matt Keane and<br />
James Lowe, kicking off the<br />
celebrations.<br />
Kettles said their defence was<br />
“outstanding”.<br />
“(Ellesmere) are a great pretty<br />
good outfit, and their defence<br />
was fantastic – we got pretty<br />
narrow in our shape,” he said.<br />
“But it was a great day, and<br />
a great occasion for rugby. The<br />
guys absolutely loved it.”<br />
In the first match on Saturday,<br />
the Ellesmere under-16s beat<br />
North Canterbury 26-12, while<br />
the Ellesmere colts took down<br />
North Canterbury 24-19 an hour<br />
later.<br />
A late try to Ellesmere<br />
under-18 lock Billy Duncan<br />
wasn’t enough to win their clash<br />
which ended in a 29-22 defeat to<br />
North Canterbury.<br />
Meanwhile, a hard-fought<br />
tussle between the development<br />
sides saw North Canterbury<br />
secure a 46-31 win after<br />
Ellesmere took a 19-17 lead into<br />
halftime.<br />
CATCH:<br />
Ellesmere<br />
winger<br />
Josh<br />
Charlton<br />
competes<br />
with North<br />
Canterbury<br />
first-five<br />
Patrick<br />
McCallum<br />
to win the<br />
restart.<br />
PHOTO:<br />
JOSH<br />
BAMBER/<br />
CRFU<br />
The day was capped off<br />
with a thrilling 29-28 win to<br />
Canterbury in their NPC clash<br />
with Taranaki.<br />
Seniors: North Canterbury<br />
26 Ellesmere 13.<br />
Development: North<br />
Canterbury Stags 46<br />
Ellesmere B 31.<br />
Colts: Ellesmere 24 North<br />
Canterbury 19.<br />
Under-18: North<br />
Canterbury 29 Ellesmere 22.<br />
Under-16: Ellesmere 26<br />
North Canterbury 12.<br />
•More photos, page 28<br />
TARGET: Ellesmere captain Tim Murgatroyd looks to offload.<br />
PHOTO: JOSH BAMBER/CRFU<br />
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