Games played at Invercargill on Saturday May 19 2018
The first game of the day was between Dunedin Bears RLC and Cowboys RLC .
The referee was Mike Lemalie.
Photos by Dave Loudon Photography.
Cowboys got off to a great start scoring a try in the opening minutes of the game and converted the try. They went on to add 4 more trys to the score sheet leading up to half time.
Dunedin Bears opened their score card in the second half. Cowboys maintained their strong game right through the second half to round out the game with a score of 46 against the Bears on 14.
To the credit of the Bears they put up a good battle considering they only fielded 12 players and had no reserves.
The second game of the day saw He Tauaa RLC play Kia Toa Tigers RLC. The referee was Bruce Aupouri.
Kia Toa showed good form five minutes in to the game with their first try on the scoreboard. They carried on adding points to the scorecard right through until the end of the first half.
He Tauaa showed some good defensive moves and tackles throughout the first half – but Kia Toa dominated the game . At the half time whistle Kia Toa held the lead with 28 points on the board and He Tauaa yet to score.
In the second half He Tauaa opened their scorecard running in 3 tries and converting all of them. Kia Toa carried on with good consistency to win the game with 44 points on the board against He Tauaa on 18.
He Tauaa made a valiant effort on the day but were struck with an injury toll which did not help them . It was a clean and fast flowing game of rugby league.
Games at Dunedin last Saturday:
- Winton/City played Otago University RLC. University took the win with 50 against Winton/City on 22.
- Cooks RLC were scheduled to play South Pacific Raiders RLC at Dunedin , but die to the non-availability of a referee the game was cancelled.
The combined Otago/Southland premier grade club competition has now concluded for this season. The four teams from each of the provinces will now round out the season with another round of local games leading up to the club semi finals and a grand final.
The winners of each club grand final from both Southland and Otago will meet for a grand provincial final .