The Otago Boys' High School juggernaut reached another level when it beat King's High School 60-7 in Dunedin yesterday.
Otago Boys' showed it was in a class of its own when it scored 10 tries to outclass its opponent on a soggy King's field.
The first try came after just six minutes when Chris McNoe came in from the blindside wing and used his searing pace to speed through a narrow gap.
Five tries were scored in the first half when Otago Boys' led 25-0.
Blindside flanker Matt Heffernan, a skilled support player, scored two tries.
Otago Boys' started the second half in the same dynamic style and added three converted tries in 11 minutes to stretch the lead to 46-7.
Prop Jonah Aoina used his strength close to the line to score his second try and fullback Reece Mau'u glided past five defenders on a 40m run to the line.
King's was reduced to 14 men for the last 25 minutes when replacement loose forward Rewi Pomare received a red card from referee Rob Wells for tackling a man dangerously in the air.
King's rallied after this and had its best period of the game for the next 20 minutes when it stopped Otago Boys' scoring.
King's spent time deep inside the Otago Boys' 22m, hammered the line for five minutes and was only prevented from scoring by a vigorous Otago Boys' defence.
Otago Boys' ended the game by scoring two converted tries in the last five minutes to seal its third-best score in an interschool First XV match against King's.
The best players for Otago Boys' were rugged No 8 Jamie Mowat, flying winger McNoe, Sio Tomkinson for his leadership in the midfield, halfback Kadin Brocks for his speed to the breakdown, crisp passing and accurate kicking, and dancing fullback Mau'u.
Lock Liam Trainor and second five-eighth Reece Te Pairi were the only King's players to enhance their reputations.
Otago Boys' showed it was in a class of its own when it scored 10 tries to outclass its opponent on a soggy King's field.
The first try came after just six minutes when Chris McNoe came in from the blindside wing and used his searing pace to speed through a narrow gap.
Five tries were scored in the first half when Otago Boys' led 25-0.
Blindside flanker Matt Heffernan, a skilled support player, scored two tries.
Otago Boys' started the second half in the same dynamic style and added three converted tries in 11 minutes to stretch the lead to 46-7.
Prop Jonah Aoina used his strength close to the line to score his second try and fullback Reece Mau'u glided past five defenders on a 40m run to the line.
King's was reduced to 14 men for the last 25 minutes when replacement loose forward Rewi Pomare received a red card from referee Rob Wells for tackling a man dangerously in the air.
King's rallied after this and had its best period of the game for the next 20 minutes when it stopped Otago Boys' scoring.
King's spent time deep inside the Otago Boys' 22m, hammered the line for five minutes and was only prevented from scoring by a vigorous Otago Boys' defence.
Otago Boys' ended the game by scoring two converted tries in the last five minutes to seal its third-best score in an interschool First XV match against King's.
The best players for Otago Boys' were rugged No 8 Jamie Mowat, flying winger McNoe, Sio Tomkinson for his leadership in the midfield, halfback Kadin Brocks for his speed to the breakdown, crisp passing and accurate kicking, and dancing fullback Mau'u.
Lock Liam Trainor and second five-eighth Reece Te Pairi were the only King's players to enhance their reputations.
First XV
The scores
• Otago Boys' 60
Jonah Aoina 2, Matt Heffernan 2, Reece Mau'u 2, Chris McNoe, Hemaua Samasoni, Matt Jones, Josh Buchan tries; Sio Tomkinson 3 con, Mau'u 2 con
• King's 7
Joe Cairns-Thomson try; Reece Te Pairi conHalftime: Otago Boys' 25-7.
