RUGBY SIDELIGHTS

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

RUGBY SIDELIGHTS

Points of Interest in Saiurday's Games EVerafd Jribkson Wris the briSt forward at Nelson Park on Saturday. • • • A riotable absentee in the ranks of Hastings was the provincial full-back, liibrrib Dyrir, who is on the sick lirit. • • - # The inside backs for M.A.O. were gbbd, but thriy Wefe badly lfet dowfl by the three-quarter division. • • • Danie Graven, Springbok half, did not appreeiate the attentions of the Taranaki forwards ; «• » § Though M.A.C. scored five tries, not one was converted; Two field goals, however, wefe put over. '# a » . Hastings' recruitirig officer had a biisy time ori Sattifday rilid had to efirol- five jririicfs to giVri thri first fifteeri a ffill cbmplemfe'fit. * w * Giliiris was ririSily thri pick of the Hastings backs. He played quite his best gaifie to datri arid .was rrisporisible for several fine breaks- * V • D. Fofd arid N.- Avery riontinue to show excellriiit forrri. Ford is in esperiially gbbd forlfi both ih the tight. and in the loose. * * # The Technical. vanguard Wefe sricrificed by the rearguard afid Mririst fully riktended- fbf three parts of the girime, went on fpr a comfortable victory. * * * Re'id, Cbltic j seeuring at half -way against Pirritbs, swervbd his Way past a dozbn blac'k jrirseys to go over for ri splendid "try. * # • Robins, Marist captain, was twice temporarily laid-out and after the second experience played his best fooibrill for the. day. * # 4 Hanrian, Marist full-back, was agairi in good form, never failing to be. ifi position a.nd kicking with fine judgment. # * * Hannigan and Mackie were a busy pair for the Celtic team and Mick Kelly, chimirig in, at times ran with tbe guile of a three-quarter. 0 '* * « The Spririgbbks brick up iri grerit style but were easily fofced irito etrors by the bustlirigi fTarrinriki fbrvvrirds. • . # • As ri plrice-kick rirtist, Brand, Bpriugbok full-back, was very disappbiriting, but he kfiows his line-kick-ing. ■ n * * Daltbn hbbked the ball from inost Scrums and then the tfoUblri Started; Fiually Allen gbt doWfi ori orie of the atrocious pasSbs rifid rafi away to score Marist' s second try. ■ * # # * Drop-kicks Were. pfevalent on the No. 1 rirria at Nelson Pafk. The jUniors recorded two ifi the early game, and fiot to be outdone, the sefiiors . did likewise, ri * # Thri Apsriy-DriVine-Hblt combifiation was in exceilent form for Hastings Old Boys against Hastings. The lristmentioned of the trio secUred three filie tries. , « # • Wolstenholme, Pirates, hun§ on when a pass wOuld have meant ad easy try. He repeated the procedure again a little while later with siiniiar results. 1 / * ri « The rapidiy-improved Hastings Old Boys odd-man in the pack, Ashman, was seen in a new role as half-back against Hastings, Conditions were just right for the clyxnge, and six of the eigjht tries were reoorded by backs. * ri •Too many backs fail to appreciatfe just when to paris to a comrade. Mclvor, Marist, early against Technical, fell intd this error, and White waited in vain for the pass that, had it come, would have resulted in an easy try. ri ri ri White, Marist. wing three-quarter, reappeared aitef a long spell and disripperired again long before balf-timc. "Fddtballer'S kfiCd" Was thri catise, afid the field, lias said aU r6Voir td liiln fdr this Winter at least. * ri • Brand, Springbok full-back ofi Sat^Urday, was fiot at all pleased with the referee's decisiofiS: At times fie threw up his arms as if in rlespair. Louw, back-row forward, also took part in the disCussionS; * ■ * Believe it Or fiot, but Mapuhi, Pirates full back, chasing & rolling ball to Wards his oWn goal with the Celts in hot pursuit. specujated adroftly and the ball SoarSd over tlie erossbai and then travelled into tLe dead-ball area. # ri • It was just as well for Hastings that Les. McCarthy, the Hastings Old ; Bqy skipper afid goal-kidkef, WaS not in good forin ; otherwise tbe score : Would have beeli bver two score. Les put over only thfee out bf the eight sliots he had for conversiong. ri ri o The fact that it was-a mofith Siuce M.A.C. had had afi outing probabU accoufited fdr tlie" UnimpfeSsive sliowingj they made agaifist' Hdveloct North. The latter had to make a last mihute-f'aliy for a teain, as earlier iii the week tliey had been ini'ormed thai they woiild behaving the bye.