Otago bounced back from its hammering by Hawkes Bay to dish out its own medicine with a convincing 38-7 win over Waikato at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon.
Otago had been thumped 41-0 by Hawkes Bay in a Ranfurly Shield challenge last week but it made that a distant memory with a solid 80 minute effort.
The home side led 20-7 at the break and never gave Waikato a sniff in the second half, scoring the four try bonus point with 10 minutes to spare.
Hayden Parker helped himself to 23 points and was the catalyst for much of what Otago did right.
The win puts Otago back in the running for the top four of the championship in the ITM Cup.
