NAPIER H.S.O.B. in Club Rugby

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 138, 28 June 1937, Page 9

NAPIER H.S.O.B. in Club Rugby

HASTINGS O.B. UPSET CELTIC Pirates Down After Leading M.A.C. at Halt-Time SATURDAY'S MATCHES Two sarprise§ ward provided ln club Rugby football in Hastings and Napier on Saturday, and tbey bad the effect of extending the margin of points between the two leading teams and the remainder of ihe field. Wintry conditions prevailed, but generally the standard of play waa good and the games wero bright and interesting. The big surprise oi the afternoos was at Napier, where Napier H.S.O.B. scored a last-minute win by means of a field goal over Techndcal O.B. by 13 points to 11. The Hastings surprisepacket was provided by Hastings H.S.O.B., who completely overran Celtic in the first spell and finished up victors by 23 points to three. Both the other xnatches were in accordance with recent form, M.A.C. aowning Pirates by 32 points to 16 after the latter had led at the interval, and Marist accounting for Havelock North- by 23 points to eight. . f The positions of the teamB are as follow: — Pts. Pts. W. L. D. For Agt. TI. M.A.G. 10 1 — 221 95 20 M.B.O.B 9 1 — 178 99 18 Tfich. 03 7 3 — 163 62 14 Hast. H.S.O.B. 5 6 — 172 156 10 Napier* H.UO.B. 5 -6— 120 151 10 Celtic »«.-«•••• 5 6 — 109 130 10 Hastings ...... 5 5 — 72 116 10 Pirates ...... 1 9 1 119 217 3 Havelock North — 10 1 99 227 1