The students withstood an early foray into their 22m and followed up with a midfield break that led to left-winger Finlay Hagan scoring in the corner. Heading into the final 10 minutes, Zingari began to pound away at the University line in a bruising exchange, but the students stood firm. The Zingari forward pack controlled the final minutes with late tries to props Abraham Lauaki and Philip Taua-Ah Soon. For the last 10 minutes, Dunedin battered away at the line. Southern 38 (Mackenzie Palmer 3, Konrad Toleafoa, Truman Cuff, Ned Pene tries; Palmer 2 con, Wyndham Patuawa 2 con); Taieri 10 (Samuel Pearce, Reuben Kerr tries).

Source: Stuff May 12, 2024 18:23 UTC