POVERTY BAY DEFEATS MANAWATU.

Shannon News, 17 June 1924, Page 3

POVERTY BAY DEFEATS MANAWATU.

TWENTY POINTS TO NINE. Manawatu opened their representative football season badly on Saturday when Poverty Bay met and defeated them by 20 points to 9.

The Manawatu forwards were outclassed 'by the heavier Poverty Bay pack and badly served by half and five-eighths, were unable to get going 1 Manawatu started off with the- wind ' at their backs and for twenty min, uies the play was even/'but without' brilliancy, Manawatu being in the Poverty Buy territory for most of the time but never looking like scoring. A strong forward rush by Poverty Bay opened the scoring, a splendid piece of dribbling taking the ball over the line. A good kick added the major points. Some smart forward play by Manawatu was just unfinished, and a lew minutes later another rush by the Poverty Bay forwards again scored. Poverty Bajy 10, Manawatu

Manawatu opened their scoring with a penalty kick from a scrum, a difficult'kick adding three points. w The relief was only momentary, however, and Manawat'u’s tackling proving •weak, Poverty Bay got a combined movement going and added another score. Tureia kicked his third goal, the spell ending 15—3 in favour of the visitors. A change of location amongst the Manawatu backs effected some improvement in the second spell, and from a brilliant run Bailey scored, the kick failing. 15—6. - A further try was scored by each team, Tureia • converting for Poverty Bay and the Manawatu kicking failing. The game ended with Manawatu lasting well, but unable to penetrate their opponents’ defence.