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Valley snatch win at the very last

Otago Daily Times Online News·Monday, 11 May 2026·22 days ago
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A 45m Isaac Clunie penalty with time up on the clock got Valley home in a country classic against Maheno on Saturday. The Citizens Shield frontrunners were down by one — in the top of the table clash — as the clock ticked past 80 minutes. Valley were chipping away at the Maheno defence when they won a penalty just past halfway. Clunie calmly strolled to the front and lined up the shot, which was on the money. The 34-32 win kept Valley the only unbeaten team in North Otago this season. Earlier, Maheno jumped out to an early 8-7 lead off the back of the McCarthy brothers. Sam scored a try and Ben added a penalty in the opening 20 minutes to have the home side in front. Valley then struck back with a contentious try. Hot on attack in the Maheno 22m, Clunie spun the ball wide and a Valley dummy runner collided with a Maheno defender. Joji Rinakama crossed the line and the ref deemed it legal to put Valley in front. Maheno snatched back the lead just before halftime as Sam McCarthy bagged his second.…

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