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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 221, 19 September 1938, Page 17

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EASILY BEATEN. AUCKLAND FIFTEEN. BACKLINE OUTCLASSED. FORWARDS MARS GRIM FIGHT (By Telegraph.— Special to "Star.") NAPIER, Saturday. <>'" -derailed in the back division by <he bewildering speed of the home team's '!'•'•" Posing, the touring Auckland Rugby hi-- «..* no match for the Hawke's Bay MM-..., in „ spectacular game at McLean J ... k to-day. ■11.- Auckland forward* more or less h-M the b.g Bay packmen, but the backs ».■!.■ confused and confounded by the constant .weeping rushes in which the forbacU lr ° m thC SCrUm t0 JOiD the Tin. final score of 37 point* to 11 wai Jl wk s H fl l"' ~t," n ° f the tlen «l of play s3:rs P e'n being moßt -.the heyday of 'SwkeT J \T™S i l . ' " Ulh i ino ."A itc k lan m b.. ks seemed to give up the ghost llie whole backlino went well, the thlee-.iuartei-s particiila.lv. Aspev showed o.iUtandmg lorn,. while Lc O e *ne delated the crowd by his will-o'-the ,vko dMhrj through rt.o Auckland defence. Fox -d VenS 1, i , 0n hree,lUß,tPr ' BhoWed "^ Backs Outwitted. The star of the Auckland line on attack an. defence was Pile, who retrieved the r. r. 1 "v" ,y t, 7. e * by ciever kitki "gOutside hiin pearmnn caught the iny.gm.it.oi, „t the crowd with spectacular r ' ,e „ tried hard, but were outwitted by their opponents' apeed. Until he retired hurt. Pepper wis th«. eTe v f °T," r k l 1 0n I t, ' e f ! d ' L .e e > Auckland rwh. and with Lange Hull and Brown, tried to pull tha Mm. out of the Kre. The forwird". how«-™ ihri! - ° J' rin - edy & e weak tackling of the f J\£*i "ii *u Tlle "ground failed to quell the spirit of the pack which battle, to the end. Hannig^Mcl Hawke^R 1 Jack "u° n " ere the best ° th* Jlawk.es Bay pack. Details of tha Play. The teams were:— o;int W^r d -. A '£}***' **««<*• Martin, Orant Brady Pyarman, J. Pile, Gallo«a>. McLean. Hull, Lange, Drake, Pepper Brown, Priest. . ' ' Hawke's Bay: M. Dyer, R Fox R Thomas, L. Clothier, R. Ward. C. Wilson, Bowman, McKenzie, J. O'Brien, L Hanmgan, Dalton, E. Jackson. The ground wae hard and dustv. Auckland kicked off and there were thrilla in the opening minute* when Fox broke Grant's tackle and raced 40 yards before being tackled. He regained possession from the resulting scramble and dived across. The kick missed, but three minutes later Thomas kicked a penalty awarded! for obstruction by Auckland near the goal. Pile's fine line-kicking gained ground for Auckland, and from well out Clark kicked n penalty. The score after 20 minuttt"ylar was: T

Hawke's Bay 6 Auckland 3 Pepper's tenacity and spectacular dive tackles in the loose delighted the crowd Auckland was attacking when Le (juchihtook a pass at top speed and sidestepped completely through tor a try under the posts. Dyer converted. Hawke's Bay \\ Auckland 3 *%pper came off injured after an attempt to tackle Le Quesne and was replaced by W Lilians. From a line-out on the twentyfive __Ward broke through and passed to McKenzie, who scored. Thomas converted. Two minutes from the end of the spell Brady slipped through a gap, fooling Dyer easily with a sidestep, for a runaway try. (lark converted. The score at half-time was: Hawke's Bay 16 Auckland 8 Bay Piles up Points. Auckland was beaten by clover handling by Hawke'n Bay a minute alter the resumption. Fox started a rush near halfway, eight backs and" forwards handling before Fox rejoined to score on the opposite wing. Thomas converted. Hawke's Bay 21 Auckland 8 The Auckland pack was making desperate efforts. Twice it was only Dyer's speed that stopped them from crossing. Hull, Lange and McLean were prominent, but the backs did not reach the same standard, though Pile was constantly in the picture when he darted around the scrum. A period of ragged play followed. Auckland finally gained and held an advantage. rand McLean got a try from a clever opening by Pearman. Clark missed. Hawke's Bay .' 21 AncKiand 11 A misunderstanding by the Auckland back* ovei* what seemed an infringement let Le Quesne through, and after more scrambling near the line McKenzie got hi* second try. Dyer converted. Hawke'a Bay 96 Auckland 11 Auckland, with Pile and Pearman combining well, showed improved form, but were again defeated by Hawke's Bay's When there were 15 minutes to go the whole back line handled, and

O'Brien joined in to score. The kick missed. 'J he home siile were over again within two minutes, Thomas lacing through easily. The kick missed. Hawke's Bay 32 Auckland 11 The home hacks seemed to do what they liked, and were aided by weak tackling. Right on time Thomas cupped a tine game with a try near the posts, and converted himself. Auckland were defending when the end came, the final score being: Hawkc's Bay 37 Auckland 11 The position between the two provinces now is: -Played 27, Auckland won 16, Hawke's tiny won 9, drawn 2. Points: For Auckland, 390; Hawke's Bay, 296.