First five-eighth Scott Eade was the hero for Southland Boys' when he slid through a gap to score the last try of the game and kicked the conversion to give his team a 21-16 win over Gore today.
Gore was leading 16-14 when fulltime was up on the clock and looked like causing the big boil over of the Highlanders First XV rugby competition.
Eade's late try kept Southland Boys' unbeaten record intact after the 11 round robin games.
Southland Boys' came out on top with 50 points, and was followed by Otago Boys' 47, Kings 41 and Gore 40.
These teams will play a round robin competition to find the two finalists.
Kings scored three tries in the first half to lead Dunstan 14-0 at the break, and added a try in the second spell to win 21-15. The two best players were the inside back combination of Caleb Gray and Gifford Henry.
The middle four are Dunstan 28, John McGlashan 27, Waitaki Boys 24 and Verdon College 23.
The bottom four teams are South Otago 15, Kavanagh 14, Central Southland College 12 and St Kevins 5.
Results: Otago Boys' 62, Waitaki Boys' 24; Kings 21, Dunstan 15; South Otago 27, Central Southland College 0; Southland Boys' 21, Gore 16; Verdon College 31, Kavanagh 27; John McGlashan 24, St Kevins 7.
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