Rugby: Maheno win extra time thriller

Maheno players celebrate their victory in the Citizens Shield final today. PHOTO: SHANNON GILLIES
Maheno players celebrate their victory in the Citizens Shield final today. PHOTO: SHANNON GILLIES

Maheno completed an extraordinary resurgence with victory in one of the great Citizens Shield club rugby finals in Oamaru today.

Maheno winger Adam Johnson scored a stunning try in the last minute of extra time to seal a 30-25 win for the Cinderella club.

He was instantly mobbed by his green-and-black team-mates as they celebrated a remarkable comeback by a club that claimed the wooden spoon in 2015.

Old Boys scored five tries to two but Maheno goal kicker Craig Smith was in good touch, and the country club showed immense courage to come from 25-18 down in extra time.

Full report in Monday's ODT.

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