HAWKE’S BAY’S BIG WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 775, 23 September 1929, Page 6

HAWKE’S BAY’S BIG WIN

WELLINGTON COLLAPSES IN FAST GAME PORTER PLAYS WELL Press Association NAPIER, Saturday. Goins great guns Tore and aft, Hawke's Bay easily • accounted for Wellington today by 31 points to . 12. The Hawke’s Bay forwards carried everything before them in paralysing rushes that demoralised the Wellington backs. Wellington won the toss and In the first half played with what advantage was to be gained from the diagonal wind. With one minute gone. Porter was too fust round a scrum, and Grenside, from a difficult angle against the cross wind, just missed the goal. Only another two minutes had gone when the Hawke’s Bay forwards went through with the ball at their feet and bustled Heazlewood. Campbell kicked to the line, and Brownlie scored under the posts. Greriside’s kick hit the upright. Soon Wellington had a chance from a penalty, and Heazlewood landed u beauty from well out. The home forwards -were shining in the loose and the support from the rearguard was a great, improvement on previous representative games this season. A Wellington forw r ard held Brownlie after he had parted with the ball, and from the resultant free kick Grenside found the right spot. Getting the ball from a scrum the visiting backs had a good chance, but Johnson hung on too long and his pass was smothered. Brownlie got offside and Heazlewood equalised the score with a wonderful kick. The kick-off was followed immediate. y by a free kick to Hawke’s Bay, but Grenside failed to land a long one. Another free kick straight in front saw' Evans put Hawke’s Bay ahead again. This was the fourteenth free kick, six to Wellington and eight to Hawke’s Bay. An interception of Tsicholls’s pass by Hapi took play to the Wellington line, where, in his excitement, a visiting man got offside and Evans landed his second goal, making the scores at half-time: Hawke's Bay 12 Wellington fi Within a minute of resumption the home forwards broke through a lineout, and Johnson forced just in time. Then Larnbie sent his backs away. McDonald cut in cleverly and Hapi finished off a neat movement in the corner. Grenside landed a great goal. Hawke s Bay continued to attack. Grenside beat several of the opposition, and Botherway and Ruru also paralysed tlio defence, the latter scoring. Evans converted. Intercepting a Wellington pass Brownlie got away and passed to McKay. The latter was offside, but, unobserved by the reTeree, he passed to Hapi who scored. Evans missed the kick. .Next came a Grenside-Kuru bout, and the latter scored. Grenside missed the kick. Heazlewood attempted a pot from half-way and just missed. Then from a free kick he landed an easy one. ' Wilson (Wellington) retired, being [ replaced by McDonald. From a. free kick Heazlewood placed his fourth goal. Cairns (Hawke’s Bay) retired, and Heffernan went on. Wellington rallied, and a pass by Porter sent the backs off, but Julian was caught in the corner. Hawke’s Bay soon returned, and Steere intercepted and scored. Evans missed the kick. Time sounded immediately,, with the scores: Hawke’s Bay .. ~ .. .. 31 Wellington ... .. .. .. .. 12 Porter was the most outstanding figure on the field, and at times he and Heaz.ewood played the whole Hawke's Bay side. On defence, the Wellington backs were sadly at sea, and the local rearguard by far exceeded expectations. Heazlewood’s feat in succeeding with four out of five pena ties was remarkable, for none was easy. Hawke’s Bay threw six points away through very weak kicking. LAST-MINUTE VICTORY WAIRARAPA’S WIN COOKE AND KILBY STARRED Press Association WANGANUI, Sunday. Before a crowd of 5,000 on kpriggens Park yesterday the Wanganui representatives held Wairarapa to a three points margin in the finest exhibition of Rugby ever seen in Wanganui. The visitors only regained the lead in the last few minutes to win by 21 points to 18. The presence of eight All Blacks in the visiting team was a decided attraction. Cooke w § a bright particular star, but on the home side Kilby did not suffer by comparison with Cooke’s comrade in arms. Mill. \\ liereas the visiting pack struggled hard to make the play for Mill, Kilby had to make most of his own opportunities, and it is a credit to him that he earned selection as the best allround player iii the home team. He varied his play to a far greater degree than ever before. The Wairarapa pack seemed rather stale compared with the vim and determination of Wanganui, which excelled at rush It was largely due to the Wanganui forwards that the match was one of neck and neck scoring. In back play the visitors undoubtedly were superior. Cooke 3 generalship and cleverness on attack, “is uncanny anticipation and sound’ defence, were factors which contributed to the success of his team, Puller, Roach and Harvey were outstanding for Wairarapa. Docket t, the Wanganui rover, was dangerous. Gibbons and Ambrose played well at five-eighths. Carlson had an off-day owing to Stringfellows tactics, which bordered on the illegal. Cooke kicked off, and after five minutes’ play Oxley scored for Wanganui, following a forward rush. Tilley missed the kick. A little later Fuller kicked a penalty for the visitors and evened the scores. The visitoi s s\\ ept Y\ anganui back, assisted by the wind, and Mill scored. Fuller converting. Off-side by Wairarapa gave Tilley a chance, and he added three points. The Wairarapa backs retaliated, and Cooke, last to handle scored a great try. Fuller failed at fO'V/ riie nest score came when A\ ins got over after a forward rush. Tilley laded with the kick, and the naii-tiniej scores were: Wairarapa 13, Wanganui 9. With the advantage of the wind in the second spell the Wanganui forwards surged down on the visitors’ line and \Y ills scored again. Carlson missed an easy kick. Then Fuller scored a, try for Wairarapa, adding the major points. Carlson next scored, but Tilley could not goal The imnio team took the lead again when Kilby scored. Deahy failed at goal. * The deciding try of the game was! m °i ocl Live minutes before time, Reid i ? ear , Posts. Fuller goaled. | Ihe final whistle found the scores: i •uaimnipa 2i. Wanganui IS. -Mr. r . t . Atkinson was referee.