RUGBY IN WAIROA

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

RUGBY IN WAIROA

ATHLETIC MAINTAIN LEAD Y.M.P. BEATEN TO 22 TO 11 NUHAKA DEFEAT WAIPAPA l Special to tht! 11 rraltl.) WAIROA. this day. Athletic, leaders in the Wairoa rugby Sub-Union’s- club competitions, maintained their lead at the Lambton square grounds on Saturday, when hey defeated Y.M.P. in the principal .trior fixture in Wairoa by 22 points .o 11. r'lav in the early stages was very ;.rag.gy, but the standard improved as the game continued. The Maoris pressed hard and at half-time led by eight points to five, but towards the clcse of the game they weakened and .ho.he took the lead. Al.hletic opened their scoring nccoun, after 10 minutes’ play, when Powdrell short-punted near the halfway mark and, following up with a good burst of speed, R. Brownlie gained possession to .score an easy try under tht posts. Brady converted. — '..hietic 5, Y.M.P. 0. Y.M.P attacked and a penalty kick . out jusr inside the half-way line enabled W. Bartlett to gain, three joints - with a good. kick. —Athletic 5, Am.P. 3. Heartened by this, the Maoris pressed hard and their efforts were rewarded when H. Rangi, the Y.M.P. centre, scored in the corner after a .ic.ermir.ed run down, the side-line. W. Bartlett converted with a great kick from a difficult angle.—Y.M.P. 8, Athletic 5. Changing Fortunes On the resumption of play after half-time, Aifhle.Uc swept play downfield. and from well outside the opposition 25 and to the left of the posts, Brady put Athletic in the lead with 9 good field goal.—Athletic 9, Y.M.P. 8. Straightaway Y.M.P. attacked and Korea came through with the ball at ais toes. Following up, H. Rangi gathered in nicely and short-punted to allow the left-winger, W. Smith, to secure and score a good, try in a handy position . The kick failed. — AM.P. 11, Athletic 9.

Stung by this reverse Athletic carmen p.av i nt L-o x .M.r-. jenmory, and from a scrum inside the 25yd line, me bail travelled out to W. Powdrell, wno with a gjou turn oi speed, dashed over to touch down in. a candy position, Brtfdy converted.'— ..m-ocie i 4, y.M.P. 11.

Almost immediately Powdrell, scored a second try when he took a good ass from ,T. Brownlie and alter running almost half the length of the ..c,q scored a brilliant try under the posts. Brady added the extra points, -mmiieuc 19, Y.M.P. 11.

During the closing stages. Athletic :on.tinued to attack, and following a -rum inside Y.M.P. territory Pow-

_iroil again secured and with a good pass sent Raureti over for a try in me corner. The kick was disallowed. jib xinad whittle sounded with the core Athletic 22, Y.M.P. 11. Mr. R. M. McDonald was the referee.

N DHAKA BEAT WAIPAPA d:i a good, hard-fought game in inch ahe Nuhaka forwards were the deciding factor, Nuhaka defeated -.Vaipapa by 15 points to 8. JUNIORS Nuhaka 11 beat. Waikarcmoana G.