SURPRISE FOR M.A.C.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 108, 24 May 1937, Page 9

SURPRISE FOR M.A.C.

Havelock North Put Up Stout Retittance MAORIS WIN, 27—13 Havelock North staged t wonderful fight against the tedoubt§ble MJLO. team, and the ecore, 27—13, was by no zneans a reliable Indicatioa of the general run of the play, for it was only in the latter half of ihe second spell that the Maoris " regained the lead and placed the issue beyond doubt. Tfp to that atage ihe encounter . of the two paeke of forwards had been a one and produced some high-class Eugby. The teams wero as follow MiA.C.— S. Jackson, A. Walford, Staples, Meafou, Kurupo, Peeti, Hemapo ; Marino, Collier, E. Jackson, Reid, Kingi, Tbompson, Greening, Crawi'ord. Havelock North.— Bligh, feangi Joll, E. Gloyn, Inglis, F. Gloyn, O. Joll, Davis, A. Joll, Russell, Ferguson, Small, Ross, Wright, Butcher, Whitehead. Right from the outset the Village forwards made it clear .that they were undaunted by their bigger opponents, and in the early stagjes they had the M.A.C. backs well bustled. There was an exciting period as first one side and fchen the other broke away in a succession of thrilling forward rushes. First success went to M.A.O. two wqllearned tries rewarding the good work of the forwards. More than half ihe Spell had gone belore Havelock were rewarded, and then it came from a brilliant piercing run by R. Gloyn, who sent his winger Inglis, over and the margin was redueed to 6 — 5. The crowd were given considerable pleasure a couple of mintttes later when the Villagjers again broke away in a great rush that netted auother five points to put them ahead. However, shortiy afterwards S. Jackson kicked a penalty goal, uid the interval found Havelock Ieading 10—9. The Villagers had been playing surprisingly well, and in the second spell they were called upon early to defend their lead. They successfnlly did eo ror a time ; in fact, they did more than this : they increased the margin with a penalty goal, The feature of the play up to this stage -had been the wonderful tackling of both sides, but principally of the Villagers , The 'paee was temfic, for Tori Reid, Jackson, Crawford and Greening had settled down to some of their best exhibitions, and it speaks volumes for the defence of the Villagers that they held their line intact as ibng as they did. It was not until half-way, through the spell that the M.A.C. avaianche of scoring comanenced, and once under way it was overwhelming, the Maori ' forwards eweeping .overything before » them in irresistible attaeks, in which the backs joined forces to make tliem ' all the more etfective and forcefiil. . T'ries came in bewildering succession, ahd the Maoris rau out Winners 'By a big mirgin. The scorers were. — M.A.C. : S. Jackson (penalty and three conversions), Hemapo and Crawford (two trles), Greening and Thompson (trj each). Havelock .North : C. Joll (penalty goal and two conversions), Inglis and Russell (t'ry each). Mr J. Scott was referee.