PONEKE WIN WELL

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 1, 1 July 1935, Page 13

PONEKE WIN WELL

Johnsonville offered some stout resistance to Poneke at Johnsonville, but in the concluding stages the superiority of the Poneke back line asserted itself and two converted tries gave the town taam an easy win on points. Play throughout was fast, hard, and interesting. Both packs kept hard at it from start lo finish. The Poneke backs were definitely superior, mainly through

strong play by Prebble at first fiyeeighth and fast passing bouts which always tested the Johnsonville defence. M. Kenny played well at full-back for Johnsonville, his fielding and touchfinding being very accurate, though his place-kicking was not so good. Poneke were without Griffiths. The teams were:—Poneke: Hatchard; Ward, Hill, Hegglun; Barrett, Prebble; Potier; Culley, Stone, Cheesman, Pringle, Hull, Kean, Ongley, Crichton. Johnsonville: M. Kenny; Welsh, He]-1 liwell, Kelly; Lindsay, McClelland; Chancy; Round, Bowler, A. Kenny, Nossier. AVallace, Craig, Trenchard, Behrant. Almost from the commencement Johnsonville attacked and fine play by the forwards placed them repeatedly near the Poneke line. McClelland, after a fine dash, was almost over, but the defence held. Poneke made several dashes upfield, but the opposing forwards brought play back. Prebble broke away from midfield, and then, from loose play, Kean cut through to the line where Hull went over between the posts. Potier easily converted. 5-0. Within a lew minutes the Poneke backs: indulged in a smart passing bout, which Hill capped with a neat sidestep and scored near the corner. 8-0. Johnsonville asserted themselves again and, aided by good line-kicking, they maintained their position in Poneke territory. Kelly just failed with a drop at goal, and Kenny with two penalty kicks. Then from a scrum near the line,. Chancy dived over as he was collared. M. Kenny failed to convert. 8-3. Trenchard next kicked a penalty goal, but failed with another shortly afterwards. 8-6. For the greater part of the second spell neither side could score. Johnsonville were generally the aggressors, but could not score. Lengthy kicking and fast following up at length gave Poneke their opportunity and irom play in a handy position Stone passed out to Hull, who scored for Hill to convert. 13-6. Trenchard led Johnsonville back in a strong drive, but nothing came of it, and Poneke again swept the field, Hegglun dashing over for a try from a line-out. Hill converted well. The final score was: Poneke, 18; Johnsonville, 6. The referee was Mr. A.'de Clifton.