VILLAGERS WELL DOWN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 167, 2 August 1937, Page 9

VILLAGERS WELL DOWN

M.A.C. Fdrwards Score Clear-ciit Win MA0R1S N0f" IMPRESSIVE Though they, did not perfOtim ih keeping with their standing in the competition, M.A.O. scored a cleaf^ out yictofy over Havelock North ifi Ihe ifiEifi attrkctidh Et Heison Patk, Hastings, on Saturday. The Mariri pack wriri too good for the Villagera, who friiiiid the pEco tori fast' aiid Sverittiaiiy M.A.Bi fEn o\lt ttthners by 23 $rihiy to hiL Thri teaihs were EA fdiid\t:~ MtA.G,— B. JacksOii; Meafdu Spadi Poi, Kingi; Staplesj EUfUpri; NeWtrin; Cunninghatii, Mataifaj E: -JdcksOti; Reid| ThbMpSria, Te Ngaio, Greeniiigj Crawiord. Havelock North. — Bligh ; Koy jrill, p, .Gieyu, Taylor; Hangi Joii, c. Joli} DEvis j POrgusOn, Heilefiian, A. Jollj Butcher, Small, Wright, Russell j Mc1 Kenzie. TerritorCally the opening exchangris favqUfrid th'e Villages who kept rigkt up with the ball all the tinie and had the Maoris Workirig hard ofi defenee. However, the M.A.G. forwards were eVrif dahgeroliB when thriy had the ball a£ their feet and ffequetitiy brokri away fn prOriiising lriose rushesi The Maori backs Wefe nrit in griod foi-rpk loBirig Crinsider&bie slieea oi territory at times OWing tri faulty handlifag and piayiiig 6tit bf positioil^ With the Bpell well EdvatiCed arid iio sesfe feeorded, the Maoris settlrid down to their typical forward play and for a time thriy had the Yillagers dei'ending hard. SeVerai times the Maoris wrirfe close to getting ovrir brit determiiifed tackliiig kript thri liriri dear. M.AiO. were slowly givihg ifray When from the ruck Kurupo snapped a nippy. field grial. Hriaftencd by this suceess M.A.C. w6re quickly pressing strongly and a detrii1-' thilied forward ruSh biided itt B. Jarikson forcing his way over iicar the Corner flag. The Maoris, at this etage, defihfitrily beld ft tefritOrlal EdVantage, aiid though the Yillagers Were individually respbrisible- for sonie good clearanCefe, the Maoris Wefe Sritting the pace arid compelled the Yillagers to concede Beyerai fdrce-aoWriSj The ifitgfvai was CaUed withsthe Maoris leading 7— n'il. Iri thejeariy part of the second epell the Villages had a bfief pefiod drifing which they kept thri Maoris, ofl defrihce, but poor handlirig by the Maori bhcke was al§o a contribiitbfy CElise. With the forwards again taking the gaiue iri haiid, MiA.C. pfriSsfed hard, fdrwards Ehd bEcks an turn making gf^orts to BfriEk flbWii the YillEge defgace, A proloiiged forward struggle oii Ihe line saw the ball unexpectedly roll irito the opeja End Staples scorrid a "gift^ try. The efasiiing play was up and down, twice the Villagefs coifling Within an ace of scoring, but werri unable.tri iind En opening. A sudden change of Veniie wEi riiado By thS MEori frifwarda dweepirig the fuil lerigth of the field to harid ovef the ball to the becks, They

neaf the battled UVer an= othfef riofrier try( thriri Newton landed E uekt lield goril/ arid finally CraWford put in one of hi's mariy spirited dashes to sriore ari liriConvrifted trys The s5ofefs WefE:; — M.A.C.: krifugo (fleia goai and tiy), e. Ja'cksbn (tWo trihs), NeWtUh (lield goal), StapleS and ClfaW1 f'dfd (try eEch'). The ffeferee was Mr A. kiffepatfieki.