RUGBY IN "THE BAY"

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 May 1939, Page 3

RUGBY IN "THE BAY"

The name of the All, Black forward A. Bowman, has been missing so far from reports of games played by his club, Technical Old Boys, in the Hawke's Bay competitions. Of other well known Bay players Lori Re id played his lirst g&nie for but not the second. Everard .iaekson is still leading M.A.C., and his broth er Selwyn, .ait has been doing some sensational kicking. M. Dyer, Hawke's Bay rep fullback, has been kicking well ? too, and a grea,t penality goal by him enabled Hastings to equalise against Pirates on Saturday week. Highlight of that day, however, was a dazzling run by the fast ex_St Pats threequarter, R. Fox who ran through the whole of the Technical (team for a great matchwinning try right on time. LEAGUE TEAM RECALLED Tlie 1926 Rugby League team, whose tour to England was jeferred to by .Mr J. A. Lee at the annual meeting of the Auckland Ilugby League recently won only 17 matches out of the 34 on its programme, and was beaten in all three tesits, but this was of minor importance! compared with the internal dissension in the team } and the allegations that were made of misconduct on the part of some of the members. After the tour a searching enquiry into happenings during the tour was conducted by the New Zealand League. followers of the code arc confident that the team to leave for England on July 27 next will create a better impression both on and off the field. MAORI RECRUIT The Manukau league club hopes to have acquired another Ririnui in W. 14 stone 51b Maori forward from Tauranga, who played for the same team as Ririnui in 1937 Mc. Leod is only 23, but has had a wealth of football experience in 'Vaiiganui, Taranald and the Bay of Plenty.