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Development undermanned but victorious

Jared Smith
Sports Editor·Whanganui Chronicle·
10 Sep, 2017 05:30 PM3 mins to read

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Wanganui Development winger Karl Pascoe in a shower of water against Wellington Maori Development at Spriggens Park on Saturday.

Wanganui Development winger Karl Pascoe in a shower of water against Wellington Maori Development at Spriggens Park on Saturday.

The return of a couple of young guns helped strengthen a very depleted Wanganui Toyota Development XV, who saw off Wellington Maori Development 27-10 in horrible wet conditions at Spriggens Park on Saturday.

Wanganui will now meet Horowhenua Kapiti in the RDO Shield final in Petone this coming weekend, after their provinical neighbours defeated Wairarapa-Bush in the other matchup.

Having to follow the Under 18 representative game, which was moved from Cooks Gardens, the soaked ground was covered in mud by kickoff with the rain still pouring, while Wanganui were having to make do with a two-player bench.

Four squad members opting to commit to the Marton Samoans team had left the home side looking short, although Wellington Maori only had a four-player bench themselves.

The saving grace was the strengthening of the backline as centre Samu Kubunavanua was quite happy to trot out for the B team after being rested by Steelform Wanganui, and formed the link in the chain with second-five Ethan Robinson and winger Shaquille Waara, who were back from duties with the Hurricanes Heartland Under 20's.

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Wanganui missed an early chance when Robinson charged down a kick and fed Kubunavanua, who had an open line but passed to the better-placed Waara, who could not hang onto the wet ball.

However, Waara swiftly made amends as the glue stuck when he swept up to make an intecept and run under the posts, which Robinson converted to follow his earlier penalty kick for 10-0 after 17 minutes.

Loose forward Kieran Hussey then went blindside and put through a good chip kick with Waara right behind it to trap Wellington Maori in their own corner pocket, with the home pack then driving prop Marek Willis over for 15-0.

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Wanganui would score two more tries through Waara and lock Josh Lane to put themselves comfortably ahead in the closing stages.

"[Wellington] got a try right at the end, We had one red-carded, so a bit short," said coach Denis Edwards.

Edwards said Willis got frustrated with a player lying on the ball and rucked him - the big no-no of the modern game.

No doubt it had helped to have quality players like Robinson and Waara available.

"I was always hoping to bring them up, but that depends on who drops down from Heartland," Edwards said.

"That's why we end up short on the bench."

The team had struggled initially when trying to play dry weather rugby on a ground with lakes in the in-goal areas, although Wellington Development were guilty of the same thing, especially in their own half.

"We got the better of it with two intercepts," said Edwards.

"Our forwards played quite well, especially in the second half.

"They need to learn to play territory rugby, and then they'll be a very good side."

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