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Thursday, 24 September 2015

Magpies beat Otago


As part of our reading programme we engage in reading tasks from the Kiwikidsnews resource which involve the use of higher level thinking to respond to comprehension tasks.

Tasman  and Hawke's Bay Magpies are leading their respective ITM Cup divisions.The Hawke's Bay Magpies beat Otago in a hard fought battle with Israel Dagg’s Second half hat trick lead the Magpies to their first win of the season,winning 39-22.Looking good for Israel Dagg heading into the rugby world cup later on this year.

This event took place at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin it At various stages of development it was also known as Dunedin Stadium or Awatea Street Stadium, or its non-commercial official name during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Otago Stadium. It is also known colloquially as 'the glasshouse' due to its resemblance to a horticultural hothouse. The stadium was opened by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on 5 August 2011.The Stadium holds a Capacity of 30,748.

This match was played on the 21st of August.With a win over Otago Hawke's bay win their first game and could make the cut out rounds.For Otago they need to pick their game up if they want a chance,remaining  winless after 3 rounds.This event took place because The people of the ITM cup want to know who can make the cut off rounds in late November.    
 

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