Hawke's Bay Wins

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 201, 10 September 1937, Page 14

Hawke's Bay Wins

DRAB EXHIBITION OF RUGBY South Canterbury Beaten In Second Spell F0URTEEN POINTS TO FOUR Hawke's Eay won a drab representative Rugby inatch against Canterbury by 14 points to four at Nelson Park, Hastings, yesterday. It was the most uninteresting representative match played in Hawke's Bay this season, and it was not until after half-time, with the score four to three against them, that the home side played with any dash at all. The visiting backs tossed the f ball about in fine style> but their movements lacked finish. The teanio were as foilow:— HAWKE'S BAY. (Black and White ' M. Dyer V. Herbert U. Robins E. Apscy L. Bradley P. lteid L. T. Moss S. McKenzie S. lteid A. Bownian C. Wilson Sxuith E. Jackson D. Dalton L. Haunigan south canterbury (Green and Black) R. Lundy K. McRhail J. Wright E. Ryan C. Gart wright B. Morrison C. Saxton G. T. Adkins J. Striing J. Stewart E. S. Thomson G. Bucetach J. Gilmore G. Gunn H. Graham The visitors began. the game with a spirited passing bout from their - own twenty-five and gaiued 50 yards. Had McPhail not kept possession too long after taking a nice kick from Morrison, South Canterbury would nave ueen over. A later run by the same player again just missed. H.B. Beaten for Ball. Hawke's Bay spectators are now becoming used to seeing their forwards beaten for the ball. it happened again at the beginning of yesterday 's match, and the speedy South Canterbury backs tossed the ball about in great style in sbveral attacking movei^ents. Soon, however, the Bay improved in the loose and Lundy was called upon to save. Picking up brilliantly in the loose, Moss sent his backs away near the line, but when P. Reid failed to take his pass Morrison retrieved the position for South Canterbury with a suro kick. Immediately after, a scrum on the Bay twenty-iive saw Ryan liotcli a good lield goal. South Canterbury 4 Hawke's Bay 0 A brilliant swerving run down the sideline by McPhail had Hawke's Bay troubled, and when Saxton came up 011 the outside to take a handy pass it looked as though the visitors would cross. The situation was ably retrieved by Dyer, who kicked past four opponents into .touch. Saxton was hurt in the process and left the field, being j replaced by A. Gaffarey at centre, Wright going to halffl Robins missed a penalty, and Reid then was grassed within inches of the line. When South Canterbury staged a counter-attack, the Hawke's Bay defence was at sixes and sevens. Green jerseys flashed all over the field, and the ball was passed with abandon, thc home backs appearing unwilling to go low. South Canterbury's First Half. Apart from occasional individual efforts, Hawke's Bay did not' loolr like

scoring in the first half. llather it was the otlier way about; tlie South Canterbury backs were very euterprising, and 011 several occacions their snappy passing moves almost bore fruit. Just before the interval Hawke's Bay staged a rally. Herbert collected a. stray kick in the twenty-five, rrausferred infieid to Dalton, to Hannigan, who ran over well out. Herbert's l-ick missed. South Canterburv ... ... 4 Hawke's Ba.y 3 It was obvious at the beginning oi the second spell that the Hawke's Pay 'selettor had spokeu kindly to his bojs in the dressiug-slied at the interval. They immediateJy begian to toss tbe ball about, and within a minute of the start Jackson had scored in the coiner alter good following-up * by Hannigan and Howman. Herbert missed the kick. Hawke's Bay 0 South Canterbury ... ... 4 Following a centre kick by Herbert Jackson, fielded well and was within a few yards of the line when his pass to Hannigan was knocked on. The visitors deared but Hawke's Bay again pressed with a loose forward rush, Bownian and lleid being prominent. Tkere was now no doubt that the Bay forwards were not going to allow tbe visiting backs to have their own way as in the first spell, and although South Canterbury stiiJ got the ball lrom a uiajority of tfie scrums it was not as much use to them as lyHerbert's Smashing Run. At this stage McPhail retired hurt aud was replaced by R. Jamieson. A smashing run from midfield was made by Herbert, who in the process brusked aside five opponents. He fell at tho last fence, but got up to score iu a handy position. Bradley gioa'ed Hawke's Bay 11 South Canterbury 4 Next blood came to the Bay at tho end of a spirited passing bout in whieh the ball was kandled by all the backs before going to Jackson, who scored. Bradley's kick curled round the posts. Hawke's Bay 14 South Canterbury ... 4 The game ended soon after when a determined attack by the Bay All Black forward trio broke down when Reid was forced into touch. Mr J. Seott refereed. THE CURTAIN-RAISER A bright and interesting game was provided tho early arrivals to Nelsoa Park yesterday afternoon with the cur-tain-raiser to the senior representative Rugby matea, the two teams being the Hastings junior-grade representatives and the Thfirsday representatives. Despite th'e fact that the former were clearly superior in every phase of the piay, there were plenty of bright movements and the game was full of action. in the first spell, with the wind behind them, the junior representatives piled up Ii3 points to their opponents' six. After the chunge-over, however the niid-weekers lield their own territorially for about half tho spell, but tlie juniors increased the margin to 27— G. Mr. D. G.' Patrick refereed.