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PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON
John McGlashan first five Oscar Crowe is scragged by Southland Boys' replacement Cooper Mitchell during a Southern Schools Rugby Championship game at John McGlashan College on Wednesday.
Tom Loader (left) and Lachie Clearwater are in support.
Southland Boys won the fixture 67-19.
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