{"id":5095,"date":"2017-10-29T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wp\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2025-03-03T22:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:41:01","slug":"2017-lochore-cup-rugby-final-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wsct\/2017\/10\/29\/2017-lochore-cup-rugby-final-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Lochore Cup rugby final Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNuyuKqYUDo?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mid Canterbury has won the Lochore Cup rugby final despite being forced to play most of the match with 14 men.<\/p>\n<p>The Mid Canterbury Hammers beat West Coast 47-15 in Methven on Sunday despite losing fullback Maleli Sau when he was red carded for a dangerous, high tackle in the third minute.<\/p>\n<p>In a reflex action, Sau caught Logan Heath around the chin, dropping the West Coast midfielder to the ground when he seemed set to score.<\/p>\n<p>West Coast went ahead 10-0 with an early penalty goal and a subsequent penalty try awarded.<br \/>\nMid Canterbury were down to 13 men for a spell after skipper Jackson Donlan was sinbinned for a deliberate knock-down in conceding the penalty try.<\/p>\n<p>But Thomas Hanham-Carter crossed for the Hammers in the seventh minute for the first of six tries by the home side.<\/p>\n<div id=\"98345240\" class=\"landscapephoto\">\n<div class=\"hdivider\">Flanker Seta Koroitamana scored two tries &#8211; four minutes apart in the final quarter &#8211;\u00a0 for Mid Canterbury and Fijian compatriot\u00a0Willie McGoon, who grabbed a hat-trick in last weekend&#8217;s semifinal, also scored, along with Christian Vainerere and Dan Fransen.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jared Percival, in pinpoint goal-kicking form all season, converted four tries and added two penalties and a dropped goal.<\/p>\n<p>West Coast &#8211; missing former All Blacks hooker Corey Flynn, who was playing for a World XV against Japan, managed a second try, to lock Isei Lewaqai late in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Mid Canterbury led 28-15 at halftime after a late flurry of Percival points.<\/p>\n<p>West Coast never threw in the towel, despite being down to 14 men themselves for the final eight minutes after wing Regan Stanton&#8217;s yellow card.<\/p>\n<p>But the visitors &#8211; in their second Heartland final &#8211; could not cross the Hammers&#8217; line in the second spell.<\/p>\n<p>Mid Canterbury, making the most of brilliantly fine conditions in Methven, scored three times in the final quarter to seal their first Lochore Cup victory in the Heartland Championships&#8217; second tier after two Meads Cup top tier titles.<\/p>\n<p>The game was played at Methven because Mid Canterbury&#8217;s traditional home ground, Ashburton Showgrounds, was unavailable due to a date clash with the Ashburton\u00a0 A and P Show.<\/p>\n<p>FULL TIME<br \/>\n<strong>Mid Canterbury 47 v 15 West Coast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mid Canterbury Scorers:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tries<\/strong>: Thomas Hanham-Carter (7&#8242;), Christian Vainerere (15&#8242;),Willie McGoon (25&#8242;), Seta Koroitamana (66&#8242;,70&#8242;), Dan Fransen (80&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Conversion<\/strong>: Jarred Percival (16&#8242;,27&#8242;,71&#8242;,80&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Penalty<\/strong>: Jarred Percival (23&#8242;,39&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Drop<\/strong> <strong>Goals<\/strong>: Jarred Percival (40&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Yellow<\/strong> <strong>Card<\/strong>: Jackson Donlan (4&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Red<\/strong> <strong>Card<\/strong>: Maleli Sau (3&#8242;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Coast Scorers:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tries<\/strong>: Penalty Try (4&#8242;), Isei Lewaqai (32&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Penalty<\/strong>: Tom Reekie (1&#8242;)<br \/>\n<strong> Yellow<\/strong> <strong>Card<\/strong>: Regan Stanton (72&#8242;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid Canterbury has won the Lochore Cup rugby final despite being forced to play most of the match with 14 men. 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