H.B. Wins, 34-Nil

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 141, 2 July 1937, Page 12

H.B. Wins, 34-Nil

POVERTY BAY BACKS OUTCLASSED Yesterday's Game Played on Sodden Field THIRD REP. VICTORY Hawke's Bay maintained their series of victories in the season 's representative programme by defeating Poverty Bay by 34 points to nil in the game at Nelson Park, Hastings, yesterday. The game was ' played on a sodden field, and in occasional sharp showers of rain, so that handling became difficult. With a good share of the ball, Hawke's Bay kept up the offensive, and were not seriously troubled by their opponents at any stage of the match. As a whole, the Poverty Bay team lacked combination and were not able to produce any concerted movementst despite the fact that in the opening stages their forwards gained a fair share of the ball. In a storm of rain the game began, and Poverty Bay bustled the defence with a forward rush. Attempts at handling were broken down by the slippery ball. Although Hawke's Bay ap-

peared to have control oi serums as far as hooking was concerned, the opposing pack repeatedly pushed them ofi the ball and made ground in dribbling rushes. When Hawke's Bay adopted thes.e tactics they gained ground, and Bradley, juggling the greasy ball as he went, darted through the defence for a try. His kick went under the bar. — Hawke's Bay 3, Poverty Bay nil. Play was very even after the score, a major portion of the time being spent in inconclusive scrummages. Although they were now receiving plenty of the ball, the Hawke's Bay baeks were not at home on the" sodden ground, Clothier, Bradley, and Robins being the only ones to handle with auy degree of certainty. A forward rusiL carri.ed the ball into touch near the line, and from the ensuing line-out Reid whipped out the ball to Clothier, who speedily transferred to Bradley, to liobins, who passed on to Devine, who scorod. Herbert 's kick went wide. — Hawke's Bay 64 Poverty Bay nil. Another try came immediately when, l'rom a scrum on the line, Clothier made. his way through the opposing forwartls, Johnson completing the movement. Bradley failed to convert. — ^Hawke's Bay 9, Poverty Bay nil. A fine try by JacRson followed within five minutes. A high kick by J. O'Bnien was followed up fast, and with two opponents clingiug to hib the big forward slid over the line. Herbert converted. — Hawke's Bay 14, Poverty Bay nil. The home paek at this stage was playing well and keeping right on the. ball. In the closing stages of the first spell Poverty Bay made a rally, £. Grant being prominent in a run iu whdch he reaehed the line, only to be recalled for a knoek-on. The defence held, however, and the Hawke's Bay forwards resumed their offensive. HaJi time came with the score: — Hawke's Bay 14 Poverty Bay U Within three minutes of the resumption of play Devine secured in midfield and showed, a fine tuni of speed in running to the line, wliere Apsey took an infield pass' and xan across. Herbert missed the kick. — Hawke 's Bay 17, Poverty Bay il. Bradley cut the defence to ribbons with a sparkling run downfield, and was very unfortunate that Apsey fell just as the pass went out. The old combination of Clothier and Bradley came again to the f'ore when they engineered a field goal for the latter. — Hawke's Bay 24, Poverty Bay nil. Bcoring seenied to have assumed the appearance of a proeession when Clothier, who had steadily got rid of the ball to his baeks as soon as he received it for the whole of the match, indulged in a run^ dummied his way through, and sent Devine over for his second try. Reid missed the kick. — Hawke's Bay 24, Poberty Bay nil. For a time Poverty Bay took the offensive, but they were unable to complete their movements, due to lack of combination and the efforts of the Hawke's. Bay forwards, among whom Fraser, Bowman and Jackson did good work. Hawke 's Bay scored again, however, as the result of a solo effort by Devine. Herbert converted. — Hawke's Bay 29, Poverty Bay nil. Near time, a kick by Milligan travelled thTee feet into the hands of Reid, who burst through a tackle to score. Herbert again converted. Time was ealled with the score st?ill

Hawke 's Bay 34 Poverty Bay ..•.••••• 0 Mr A. Kilpatrick was the referee. Tlie teaius wero as follow: — HAWKE'S BAY. Dyer Herbert Devine Apsey Robins Bradley Clothier (capt.) W. Johnson J. O'Brien, Reid, Bowman, Wilson, Fraser Dalton Jackson POVERTY BAY. J. Milligan G. Grant A. Webster A. McAneney Bright J. Thompson D. Swinbourne R. Rogers ^ D. Thompson Steel Spence, E. Mckneney Waide Leaeh M. Rogers