EASY WIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19997, 24 July 1939, Page 11

EASY WIN

SAY SECOND REP. TEAM

MOTU DEFEATED 35-9

READ SCORES FIVE TRII

HOOD DISPLAY IN MATAWAi

P.B. Second Reps. 35, Motu Sub-Union 9

The Poverty Bay second representative team did not experience serious opposition from the Motu Sub-Union's team on Saturday, winning by 35 points to 9. -

Tire game was played in Matawai before a good attendance under ideal ground conditions, although the wind was chilly to those who watched from the side-line. The teams were:—

Poverty Bay.—Moughan, Read, Malone, Short, Haisman, M. Smiler; Heeney: Doyle, Kigney, Baker, Livingstone. McGufTie, Barty, McGrannachan and McKinley.

Motu.—Thompson, Rum. McTavish, McPike, Whitehead. Peddle, Sargisson; Richardson, Waide, Doole; Whitehead, Corstorphine, Barty, Castles and Russell.

Poverty Bay lost the toss and from the kick-oil were soon on attack, led by McKinley and Barty. A Motu player was penalised for being ofl-side and McGrannachan raised the flags with a good kick from well out. Poverty Bay . . .. 3 Motu 0

Motu from the kick-off had the visiting team penned in their own 25 for some time, and had it not been for the good combination between Malone and Read the Motu team probably would have scored. They continued to apply the pressure, the most prominent of their forwards being Barty and Waide, the latter a former H. 5.0.8. and Poverty Bay representative player. Led by Rigney and Doyle, the visitors were sbon at the other end ol the field, and' Read received the ball from a passing rush on the 25 and after shaking off several tacklers scored under the posts. McGrannachan missed an easy shot. Poverty Bay . . .. G Motu .. .. . . .. 0

Peddle and Rum showed up in a nice passing bout down the side-line and then Sargisson made a good attempt from a penalty for ofl’-side. From a scrum the ball went through he hands of Heeney to Haisman, Smiler and Malone, back to Haisman, who had come around to back up, and then on to Read, who scored in the corner. McGrannachan failed with the conversion.

Poverty Bay .. .. 9 Motu .. .. .. .. 0 Rum made several good runs down the left wing, but lacked, support. Haisman got his side out of trouble with good line kicks and from a lineout Read went over to score his third ry. McGrannachan’s attempt from the side line just u T ent outside, and the half-time score was Poverty Bay .. .. T2 Motu .. .. .. .. 0 Motu Open Scoring Account On resuming Motu attacked and hui ■ chance of opening th6ir scoring account when Castles had a kick a. ,cai in front of the posts for off-side, but the ball struck the cross-bar, anct Malone sent his backs into action, Haisman being unlucky in not scoring. The Motu forwards were playing well together and Moughan had to save his side repeatedly with good line kicks. McKinley was penalises, for being off-side, and Sargisson opened Motu’s scoring account with a food kick. Poverty Bay .. .. 12 Motu 3 This score appeared to put new life into the home team, and they continued to keep tire Bay playei-s in their 25. Thompson essayed a field goal, which fell short into the hands of Malone, who quickly sent out a pass to Read, who ran more than three-quarters of the field to score under the posts .McGrannachan added the extra points. Poverty Bay .. ..17 Motu 3 At this stage the visitors were throwing the ball about in great style. Read ran down the side line and sent in a reverse pasf to Smiler, the ball passing' on to Malone, who sent out a long pass again to Read, who scored in the corner—his fifth try in succession. McGrannachan again added the extra points. Poverty Bay . . . . 22 Motu 3

From a mis-kick by the Motu fullback Livingstone scored in a handy nosition, McGrannachan converting the try. Poverty Bay .. .. 27 Motu 3

Motu attacked from the kick-off and from a line-out 'Corstorphine forced his way through the Bay defence to score a try. Sargisson failed to convert. Poverty Bay .. .. 27 Motu G Rigney and Smiler, by means- of good reverse passing, took play well downfield and Haisman finished off this good bit of work by scoring his first try of the 1939 season. McGrannachan converted. Poverty Bay .. .. 32 Motu 6 The Motu forwards, led bv Barty, Waide and Whitehead, again took play down to the Bay goal line and from a scrum Sargisson worked the blind side to run over and score without a hand being put on him. His attempt ai converting failed. Poverty Bay .. .. 32 Motu 9 Tim finnl frv came when Smiler intercepted a pass at half-wav and mn on to sooro in the corner. Heenev failing to add the extra points. -pnvnrtv Bay .. .. 35 Motu 9 The referee was Mr. C. Walton.