Southland Sport
There was to have been two premier grade rugby league games last Saturday at Invercargill – But Winton City / Defaulted to He Tauaa RLC .
The other game went ahead between Cowboys RLC and Cooks RLC .
- The game was played in very wet and cold conditions at Elles Road.
- The game commenced at 2.30 pm with Bruce Aupouri as the referee.
The Southland clubs are now in to their last few games ahead of the semis and the final.
The game was played in very wet and cold conditions at Elles Road.
The game commenced at 2.30 pm with Bruce Aupouri as the referee.
Photo thanks to Dave Loudon Photography.
Five minutes in to the game and Cooks gained their first points on the board in the way of a penalty goal .
Neither Cooks or Cowboys put any more points on the board for the duration of the first half . Cooks displayed good defence throughout the first half despite some efforts by Cowboys to break through to score .
At the conclusion of the first half Cooks sat on two points and Cowboys nil .
The second half saw Cowboys have a change of tactics and they ran in 6 tries , converting 3 of them .
Cooks gave it their all in the second half but despite their efforts they did not gain any more points.
The final whistle saw Cowboys take the win with 30 points against Cooks on 2 points. The players then made a hasty retreat to the clubrooms for a refreshing hot shower after a game played in bitter conditions.
Next weekend will see Winton/ City play Cowboys RLC on Friday evening at Collegiate grounds and on Saturday He Tauaa RLC will play Cooks RLC at Elles Road at 2.30 pm . ( The game may change to Sandy Point if Elles Road is not suitable).
Dave Loudon
Southern Rugby League