AUSTRALIANS HAVE ANOTHER WIN

Chronicle (Levin), 2 September 1946, Page 8

AUSTRALIANS HAVE ANOTHER WIN

-Press Ass.ocicition

COMBINED TEAM BEATEN

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NAPJEK, Hept. 1. In a matcli featuriiig fast, open football, the Austniluiu Kugby fearu beat the combined' llawke's ]>ay-Povei-t% Bay team liy 19 points to 1.1 after being down 1L— (1 at thc end of the firsl spell. The game was played in sunnv weather before a erowd reminiscent oi Jhtnfurly Sliield davs. Play opened cantionslv with Bay forwards dominating the early stages, hustling Piper and forcing him to lose valuable ground with line kicking. Atistralia's iirst trv resnlted from brilliant passing by the back line, AIcBride making the opening which sent Ktone over in Ihe corner. Livermore's kick was a gneat eii'ort but the ball struck the ceutre of the crossbar and bounced back inlield. Stone received a leg injury in scoring the try and was sent off, the big winger AIcLean rejtbicing him. Stone 's loss was an unforiuuate one as he displayed amaziug speed and ability prior to the injury. Pook, whose line kicking was one of the features of the match, relieved the Australian pressure with a magnilicent line kick and sliortly afterwards ntsulc no mistake with a penalty from ti reasonable position. Australiu ilawk'e's Bay-Poverty Bay 3. • Due to a beautifully executed cut-in. Johnson paved the way for the second Australian score in exactl.v Ihe satne spot as the lirst. He gained the line to liand on to AlcBride who bullocked his way over in the corner. Liveriuore's kick just missed. In un attacking niood Huwke's BavPoverty Bay swept to Australiu 's line where Barbour was grassed just short of his objective. For some minutes they battered at the line and Barbour, following up fast, scored near the posts. (Jook made no mistake. Ilawke's Bay-Poverty Bay 8, Australiu (j. Another try came (Jombined's way just before the closing of the spell when AlcCormick dived on the ball from a scrum on the line. Cook's kick fell short, making the halt'-time score Combined 11, Australiu 6. Eastes,— the fast Australian winger, in a solo eii'ort, was responsible for Australiu 's next try. He took u pas* half-way between Australiu "s half and ■twenty-five and burst for the line. Bwerving in towards the posts he fooleil Cook with a rapid change out field and, scored under the posts. Livennore converted. Australiu 11, Combined 11. All the visiting backs luindled to score Australiu 's next try, AicLean showing great pace to cross wide out. Livermore's kick failed. Combined pressed hard to make up the leeway but found the tourists' tackling too deadly to make any impression. Cook came into the backbne severai times to make the extra puhi but without success. Carrington sufiered an injury and was replaced by 1). Lyons. Combined were winning most of the set serums at this stage and Calqott .and Lyons nearly topped olf a cieye/'Vut-f.hrough bv Bullick. * For the uexb., tte/: 'jfiifiti;tes : ay -grim "forward stmggile' ensued',' Austfalia clearing a line-out on their own line by a long throw-in and clearing kick. AlcBride made a smart stab when he cut past Barbour and Cook, scoring between the posts for Livennore to convert. Before the game liuished sliortly afterwards, AleLean featured in another brilliant solo when he feceiveil Clotliier's penalty kick 011 his own twenty-five, raced to the Combined twenty-five where, with only the fullback to beat, he slipped to his Jcuees as he made to swerve and was snioth ered. The game ended Australiu 19. Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay 11.