MAORIS HAVE REVENGE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 126, 14 June 1937, Page 9

MAORIS HAVE REVENGE

Hastings Given Sound Trouncing | THREE TRIES TO REID tw*i»wV M-A.C. kad their reyenge for their openlng-day defeat and they axxiomplished it in convincing style, Hastings being down by 25 points to nil. The Maoxis were always on top, paxticularly the forwards, who wisre mainly xesponsible for the big 8core. The game attracted a big crowd, even though it was played on the outer area at Nelson Tark The teams were as£ollow: — M.A.C. — S. Jackson; Meafou, Staples, "Walford; Crawford, Kurupo; Newton; E. Jackson, Mataira, Collier; Eeid, Thompson, Kingi, Purcell; Greoning. Hastings.— Dyer; Eobertson, Nelson. Wright; Gillies, Cook; McYay; Howell, Tate, V erry ; McDonald, Wileon. Eichards, Croft; Muir. -The .opening stages were evenly contested, then Gillies led Hastings on a promising attack but Walford efBected a brilliant save. M.A.C. rerurned witb Crawford, whfi was playing in the backs, breaking away and kicKing hard, for Staples and Kurupo to follow up. The last-mentioned beat the opposition for the tohch-down and M.A.C. led 3 — 0. The Maoris continued to press hard, particularly nmong the forwards. Several times they came close to getfcing over but frequent infringements, particularly off-aide play, afforded Hastings respite. Unrelenting, however, the Maori forwards continued to set the paea and eventually Jackson battled his way over for a well-earned try, which his brother converted. A little later Reid juggled the ball under the bar and, from, the resulting ecrum, he broke dway to finish his job with a good try. Shortly after this M.A.C. lost. Craw.ford, who went of? injured and was repjiaced, by Ponga. The change made little difietence as far As the play was concerned for M.A.C. were unquestionably on top and before the interval Jury Thompson forced his way over t«> hiake thA score 14 — 0 at kalf-time. After the interval Hastings showed gre&ter resistance and for a timo they more than held their own. Occasionally their forward line burst through with proniising breake, but they were unablo to . finish off their movements" to any material advantage. Whou the Maoris again resorted to their hustling tactics the Hastings defence slumped badly and Meafou collected a try as the result of a rapid succession of misha'ndling. For the romainder of the game, tbc Maori forwards wero on top and twico Reid forced his way through the Hastings defence, the first from {-ood hard Work on his own part, and the second from' a pretty piece of passing by some bf his other forwards, and the ilnai count was 2 5-r0« Thp' scoXcrs wero: — M.A.C. t Reid (three tries), S. Jackson (two convcrsions), Kurupo, E. Jackson. Thompson and Meafou (try apiccol Mr A. K'irkpatrick Was refcroc.