Otago centre Freedom Vahaakolo scores the winning try near the end of the NPC game against Southland at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. Otago clinched a dramatic 26-19 win over a tenacious Southland side. This was a game Otago was expected to win but Southland refused to follow the script, in front of about 6000 spectators at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. But a triple dose of bad luck led to Nareki, Ioane and Hohneck all heading to the sideline. Koroi responded with two penalties for Otago to recapture the lead and it set up a tense finish.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2021 07:52 UTC