Matthew VoceaTwo of the three unbeaten teams in Heartland rugby will meet this afternoon when King Country hosts North Otago in Taumarunui. North Otago opened its season with a 30-24 win over Buller and last week held off Mid Canterbury, winning a cliffhanger 34-33. King Country coach Craig Jeffries, in his first season with King Country, has had a background of coaching in the Bay of Plenty and with the Steamers. "I thought I’d widen my experience and got appointed to the King Country Rams this season. Josh Clark is absent after injuring his chest against Mid Canterbury and Junior Fakatoufifita, who came on in the Mid Canterbury game, takes Matthew Duff’s position on the openside flank.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2018 16:30 UTC