Cowan stars as Tasman down Otago
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Tasman were pushed all the way but eventually emerged 32-24 winners over Otago to seal their place in the ITM Cup play-offs.
The Makos were grateful to scrum-half Jimmy Cowan, who only joined them earlier this month, as he pulled the strings to down the Championship side.
They led 14-10 at the break, with Cowan setting up the first try for Kieron Fonotia with a quick tap penalty before playing a role in David Havili's effort just before half-time.
Otago stayed in touch thanks to a try from Jayden Spence and the boot of Hayden Parker.
It looked to be going horribly wrong for Tasman at …
The Makos were grateful to scrum-half Jimmy Cowan, who only joined them earlier this month, as he pulled the strings to down the Championship side.
They led 14-10 at the break, with Cowan setting up the first try for Kieron Fonotia with a quick tap penalty before playing a role in David Havili's effort just before half-time.
Otago stayed in touch thanks to a try from Jayden Spence and the boot of Hayden Parker.
It looked to be going horribly wrong for Tasman at …