OTAGO BEATEN 20-8

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25274, 28 August 1947, Page 8

OTAGO BEATEN 20-8

POVERTY BAY-EAST COAST FORWARDS ON TOP <P.A.) GISBORNE, August 27. A combined Poverty Bay and East Coast Rugby football team beat the Otago touring team by 20 points to 8 in a fast and spectacular match at Gisborne to-day? The fit home pack overwhelmed the visiting forwards in the loose and, although Otago secured plenty of the ball from the scrums, the fast backs were seldom allowed to get into actiori. At half-time the home team led by 3-0. but in the second spell attacks by both forwards and backs tore holes in the Otago defence, and, in the latter stages, the Combined team was completely on top. For the Combined team. King, McKinley. Barbour (2), Lee. and Birrell scored tries. Clay converted one. For Otago, Woodhouse and Lynch scored tries. Orr converting one. MALVERN SUB-UNION Teams to represent Malvern, at Akaroa on Saturday. August 30.: Lmder 21 Team.—G. Wilson, (8.D.), D. Palmer (Sheff.), M. Hynam (8.D.), I. Guiney (Spr.), G. Tilley (8.D.), R. Wall (Sheff.), L. Keown (Spr.), K. Marsh (8.D.). D. Clapp (Spi.), E. Marsh (8.D.), P. Benney (8.D.). J. Boulton (Kir.), R. Williams (Darf.). E. Benseman (Spr.). K. Boulton (Kir.). Emergencies: A. Levick (Darf.). R. Hynam (8.D.), R. Avery (Hor.), J. Cran (Hor.). Team manager: Mr R. S. Williams Senior Team.—H. Walker (Kir.), O. Clark (Sheff). P. Connell (Kir.). A. Teale (8.D.), G Knight (Hor.), C. Bishell (Sor.). E. Tilley (8.D.),; W. Robinson (Spr.) D. Gilmour (Kir ), D King (Hor.). J. Milliken (Spr.). D. Jerkins (Sheff.). J. Locker (Hor.). R. Boulton (Kir.), E. Doak (8.D.). Emergencies: D. Hutcheon (Darf.), R. Gunn (Darf.). T Marsh (8.D.), M. Williams B. Calder (Kir.), H. Calder (Kir.). Team manager: Mr R. G. Deans. Bus for junior team to depart from Darfteld at 8.30 a.m.. picking up at Kirwee at 8.45 a.m. Bus for senior team to depart from Springfield at 9 a.m., picking up at Sheffield at 9.15, Darfield at 9.30. and Kirwee at 9 45. Advt.