The Argus

Dundalk’s Kiwi star Weber

Amy one win away from Elite world medal

- MARCUS CAVAROLI

AMY Broadhurst is just one win away from an elite World Championsh­ip medal after storming to victory in her quarter-final bout with Ani Hovsepyan.

On what was a disappoint­ing day for the Irish in India, Broadhurst scored a unanimous decision against Armenian and will now face home fighter Kaur Baatth from India for at least bronze. NEW Zealanders Craig McGrath and Ene Fa’atau were the Boyne and Dundalk player coaches during the clubs’ most successful years and there is still a strong Kiwi connection in each of the two clubs.

Lining up on opposite sides last Saturday were Wilson Twentyman and Sam Weber and both were enjoying the banter ahead of that evening’s now-famous test match between Ireland and their home country in Aviva Stadium.

Twentyman, who signed for Boyne last year from North Island club Taupo, played at wing forward in the Leinster League clash and afterwards acknowledg­ed that the Drogheda side have a battle on their hands to retain their top-flight status.

‘It’s always a battle against Dundalk,’ he reflected. ‘I’m only in my second season here and I know the passion between the two sides, being only 20 minutes away [from each other].

‘It was an arm-wrestle, maybe a sign of things to come tonight.

‘A draw might have been a fair result, but kicks are always hard under pressure and it’s hard at the best of times from the sideline. Karl [Keogh] gave it a good nudge and it didn’t quite go our way.

‘Potentiall­y there’s a relegation scrap facing us now. That seems to be the way with Boyne. They keep scrapping on, but the second round [of games] is coming up and we’ll do our best again.

‘We’ve Ashbourne at home now and we’ve got to take advantage of those games and learn to put the knife in so to speak, so we’ll see how we go.’

Twentyman’s counterpar­t Sam Weber - whose elder brother Brad won a full cap for the All Blacks in 2015 - had a fine game for Dundalk at full back and the Napier-born player was relieved his side came out on top after that late scare.

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