Royals, Roslyn both well beaten

THE two Dunedin teams found the going tough in the South Island Women’s Championship yesterday.

Both the Dunedin City Royals and RoslynWakari were beaten comfortably by their Christchurch opposition at English Park.

The Royals, who had won their first two games in the new competition, were missing a couple of key players for the clash against fellow unbeaten side Coastal Spirit, and were beaten 30.

They will get an immediate chance for revenge as they return to Christchurch for the final against the Spirit this weekend.

After that, the Royals will have two weeks to prepare for their Kate Sheppard Cup semifinal against Northern Rovers.

RoslynWakari and Cashmere Technical, both of which started the South Island championship with two losses, met in the curtainraiser at English Park.

Cashmere made no race of it, leading 50 at halftime and winning 91.

Holly White scored a consolation goal for RoslynWakari in stoppage time.

Anton Fitzgerald scored a hattrick to lead Queens Park to a 53 win over Green Island in the ODT Men’s Premiership.

Ollie Sims had given GI the lead after just six minutes but, after an own goal levelled the scores and David Mwangi made it 21 to the Invercargill club, Fitzgerald went to work.

He scored in the 45th, 50th and 63 minutes, and after Rob Rietveld grabbed a second for GI, Juan Sebastian Castillo Viveros sealed victory for Queens Park.

The leagueleading Dunedin City Royals beat Otago University 30 with goals from Frankie Goodwin, Liam Batts and Max Davidson.

Taylor Donaldson scored twice and George Duncan added a goal to lead Mosgiel to a 30 win over Northern, while Wanaka and RoslynWakari battled to a 00 draw.

In the women’s league, Otago University beat Northern 32, and Queenstown and Green Island shared a 22 draw.