Veteran rugby league coach Frank Endacott has helped the Northern Bulldogs to their first Canterbury Rugby League premiership final since 2007. Photo: Geoff Sloan/Star MediaThe Northern Bulldogs would equal Canterbury’s feat in the 1993 provincial rugby league final win over Auckland if they can snap recent Linwood’s dominance of the Massetti Cup. Endacott is no stranger to beating the odds during an illustrious coaching career, and if the Northern Bulldogs triumph at Nga Puna Wai on Sunday, the 72-year-old will draw one obvious comparison. “The best one out of all them was the Canterbury one against Auckland in ‘93 at the Showgrounds,” he recalled. “Beating the Keas would be right up there with it.”Linwood have been similarly dominant in Canterbury rugby league’s premier men’s competition, winning the last four grand finals against Hornby.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 10, 2020 05:48 UTC