M.A.C. BEAT MARIST & DRAW LEVEL IN RUGBY LEAD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 114, 31 May 1937, Page 9

M.A.C. BEAT MARIST & DRAW LEVEL IN RUGBY LEAD

RECORD CROWD SEES GAME Pirates Upset Hastings Old Boy WIN TO TECHNICAL c ivimied keen interest in club Bugby football in Hastings and Napier wa? a^sured on Saturday whp.n M.A.C. accemplished. a great triumph by downing tbe coanpetition leadefs, Marist, foy the first tifflie this peason, Thip upset of Marist leaves them, with M.A.C., In the role of duel leaders, and there is a good bunch of teams close at Jhand, It is clear that the first roijfld "will conqlude next Satufdav ■with the ultimate hohours gtill very mjjph in doubt Thp main clagh, between M.A.C. and Marist, on Saturday attracted a recorfi attendance and was a thrllling exhibjtjon. The Maori forwards were definitely supreme and carried the day by 27 points to 11. There was one big sjirprise during the afterjxoon, and that was the defeat of Hastings H.S.O.B. by Pirates, thp lgttpr gainiijg tjieif first win of the «eason ny 16 — 14 after a particularly fast and open game. Technical O.B. lowered the colours of Hastings by 11 points to nil in a good, interestipg game. Napier H,S.f).B. col lected a very easy wifi at the expense of Havelock North,' the Yillagerg going down by 28 points to 12, *Phe positions of tho teams on the championship ladder are now as follow i

Game Points Ch. W. L. D. For Ag. Pts. M.A.C. 6 1 — inH 66 12 Marists 6 J ^ 114 71 12 Tech. p,B. 5 2-!- 114 39 10 Napier O.B, 4 3 — 90 91 8 Hastings 4 3 — 49 65 8 Ueltic 3 4 — 55 81 6 Hastings O.B. 2 6-— 98 127 4 Pirates 15 1 74 121 3 Havqlcck N. 6 1 66 137 1