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March 27, 2003 New Zealand beats West Texas A&M West Texas A&M 2 New Zealand 3 Amarillo, Texas Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Scoring New Zealand            Jackman 6, O'Meara 40, Keinzley 61 West Texas A&M     39, 41 It was a game played in the worst conditions of the tour so far and resulted in the first injuries of the tour. Head Coach Sandy Davie was pleased, ³These were the toughest conditions encountered on tour with a strong wind and slightly bumpy surface. Despite that the team responded well and created more opportunities than A&M and learnt from their first half mistakes. I am happy with our third win but have some concerns about the injuries.² Mel Edwards has a heel injury, and Maia Jackman a thigh strain but neither is serious. Simone Ferrara was carried off after dislocating her shoulder which popped straight back, and Zarnia Cogle suffered a serious shin bruise. Both are expected to be sidelined for 4 to 5 days. New Zealand Howard, R Henderson, W Edwards,M, (Jarden, K, 32) Ray, M, (McCahill, T, 46) Duncan, P, (S Ferrara, S, 46) Keinzley, M Smith, R Doody, R Moorwood, H, (N Smith, N, 46) O¹Meara, L Jackman, M (Cogle, Z, 40) The final match on tour has been changed with Texas Tech cancelling the fixture because one of the Texas Tech team died this week after being involved in a car crash, and the funeral is set for Saturday. West Texas has stepped in to play New Zealand again at a yet to be confirmed venue. The SWANZ will don black arm-bands out of respect for the Texas Tech fraternity.