Age-group teams beaten

Otago suffered a 5-2 loss to Wellington at the New Zealand under-18 men’s tournament in Napier yesterday. Oliver Battrick and captain Nick Casey scored the goals for Otago, who will play Taranaki in a ninth-16th playoff game today.

The Otago women were beaten 3-0 by Canterbury in Christchurch, and will face Wellington in a ninth-16th playoff game today.