Timaru school boy teams lose to Christchurch teams
Timaru Boys High School remain winless in the UC Championship after five games following an indifferent performance against St Thomas College. Timaru Boys went down 22-7 in Christchurch as they failed to make tackles at crucial times. While championship leaders St Andrews College beat Roncalli Aoraki Combined 36-0, with the combined side showing plenty of pluck. Christs College beat Christchurch Boys High School 28-27 in a thriller to hold on to second place, a point behind St Andrews. READ MORE: * TBHS First XV down despite prop's three try effort in UC Championship rugby * Disappointing start to UC Championship campaign for South Canterbury teams * Timaru Boys' High dominate Roncalli-Aoraki in UC Championship rugby It was only the second time in the past 20 years Christs have triumphed in what is one of the fiercest rivalries in schoolboy rugby in New Zealand. Roncalli-Aoraki played quite well in wet conditions and put in a big defensive effort. Blindside Mitch Walsh impressed along with fellow loose forward Connor Foley-Smith and prop Luke Biutanasivea. It wasnt a day for expansive rugby but halfback Mackinley Ayers also played well. For Timaru Boys hooker Ben Bartlett and prop Bede Fisher stood out, while George Mulder and No 8 David Edh never gave it away. Second five Tafu Tafunaina was the best of the backs along with right wing Sean Rhodes. Left wing Seb van den Bosch scored Timaru Boys only points. The loss leaves Timaru Boys languishing in 11th , unlikely to finish inside the top eight. To their credit Timaru Boys have collected five bonus points along the way so sit ahead of Roncalli-Aoraki Combined on the table, who have notched up their first win. Timaru Boys play St Andrews on Tuesday in Christchurch in their traditional interschool fixture. Roncalli-Aoraki host Mid Canterbury Combined on Saturday and will be a good chance of notching up their second win of the season.