Boys’ High scored first, but King’s fought their way into a 24-16 halftime lead. It was 24-16 with eight minutes to go and King’s scored two more tries. King’s took advantage of some Boys’ High communication breakdowns and scored three tries through their dangerous midfield. King’s also ruled the breakdown and stole ball. Coach Dan Turnock said they had a few chances in the second half, but weren’t clinical enough. He said they were being competitive in games, but not when it came to the big moments. Midfielder Leo Gordon was strong again and openside flanker Tom Illston-Park, in his cap game for eight white jersey starts, grabbed a few turnovers.
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Ross Taylor and the world test championship mace are coming to Palmerston North this week.
Some of New Zealand s victorious world test championship cricketers will this week be stopping in Palmerston North to showcase the famous mace. New Zealand beat India in the world test championship final in England in June and are now taking the trophy, a huge mace, on the road around the country to show the fans and celebrate the title win. The mace will be stopping in Palmerston North at a fan event at Fitzherbert Park on Thursday afternoon.
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Wanderers’ defeat was a shock because not only was it their first loss of the season, but they went down against a side which until Saturday had a meagre four points after 12 games. Palmerston North Marist still have a mathematical chance of winning the league title if they beat Wanderers at home next weekend – but Havelock North will have to also lose another game to enable the locals to nab the title ahead of them. Time is also running out for Palmerston North Marist, who after Wanderers only have two more games. Marist and Thistle were locked at 2-2 at halftime, with goals for the Palmerston North side coming from Melvin Rumere and Nick Carrick.
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