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Police Blues to defend Escott shield in the final

September 1, 2018 12:31 am

Police Blues will defend the Escott Shield in the final next week.

This was after they defeated Covenant Blues 17-7 in the first semi-final this morning.

Police trailed 7-5 at half time, however, they made a strong comeback in the second spell where they scored three unanswered tries to seal the victory.

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Captain Jone Delana says their opponents really gave them a tough time in the first half.

“We expected that they coming prepared and we were expecting a very good game from them but we’ve done our part and we made a win today.”

Police Blues will meet the winner of the second semi final match between Navy and QVS OB in the final next week.

Meanwhile, Nasinu will again defend the Koroturaga Shield next week after beating Fire Wardens 23-16 in the first semi-final today.

The second semis between RKS OB and Police White is underway.