HAWKE'S BAY WINS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 155, 19 July 1937, Page 9

HAWKE'S BAY WINS

-PreSs Associatlon.)

Home Team Defeated in Poor Exhibition WAIRARAPA GAME

(By Telegraph-

CARTERTON, Last Night. In a poor exhibition of Rugby Hawke's Bay defeated Wairarapa on Saturday at Carterton by 26 points to 6. The weather was bitterly cold and the gxound- extremely soft soon working into a sea of mud. A southeriy wind was blowing and rain f alling. Hawke's Bay won the toss and played; witih the wind. Attempts were made at passing by both sides but the greasy ball nullified the efforts. A'high kick by Bradley was fumbled by 0 'Callaghan and Clothier touched down near the poles. Bradley failed. Bay then staged about the only back play of the game and a pretty movement saw Apsey fall at the ' foot of the posts, Bradley converting. — Bay 8, Wairarapa 0. Another sloppy back movement ended in Reeves diving across at the cofner, Dyer converting with a great kick from the side line. A forward rush found O'Brien close to the poles and he baxged through to score under the bar. Bradley goaled. — Bay 18, Wairarapa 0. Wairarapa keeping the ball well at' foot rushed the Bay line, tihe rush ending under the goal. Hero Bay infringed and Brunton goaled. — Bay 18, Wairapara 3. Bay immediately chargei back and near the goal Fraser emerged from tho ruck and scored. Bradley failed with an easy one and the speel ended — . Hawke's Bay . . 21 Wairarapa 3 With the wind behind them , in th© second apell Bay were mostly on the defensive but though Wairarapa worked hard they could not cross till a back movement, practically the only one attempted, saw Brunton cut through to score but h'e failed with the kick. — Bay 21, Wairarapa 6. Bay accepted several forces averting scorcs by narrbw margi&s. A forward rush say Bay emerge in charge in Wairarapa^ twenty-five. Here Fraser again picked up and bullocked across uuder the goal posts and Dyer goaled. — • Bay 26, Wairarapa 6. The ground was now a sea ef mud and Bay wero practically on the defensive till the call of time. Mr. J. Blake was the referee.