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Mid Canterbury remain unbeaten in rugby's Heartland Championship after beating King Country 32-17 in Ashburton today.
King Country struck first in a match between two of the unbeaten sides in pool B, scoring a try through flanker Sam Mason before the sides traded penalties.
The visitors looked like taking a handy lead into halftime against but Mid Canterbury made the most of their first real tryscoring opportunity by putting first five-eighth Kieran Lindsay across beside the goalposts to tie the scores at 10-10 at the break.
Mid Canterbury were a different side in the second half and scored two pushover tries to hooker James Carr and prop Craig Dunlea, before flanker Jon Dampney joined them on the scorecard and Lindsay cross for his second.
Mid Canterbury replacement winger Siale Lolohea then bombed a certain try before King Country fought back to score a consolation try to Paul Olsen.
Mid Canterbury 32 (Kieran Lindsay 2, James Carr, Craig Dunlea, Jon Dampney tries; Lindsay pen, 2 con) King Country 17 (Sam Mason, Paul Olsen tries; Jared Murrell pen, 2 con). Halftime: 10-10.
- NZPA
