Waikato Scores 9-5 Win Over Hawke’s Bay

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32383, 24 August 1970, Page 11

Waikato Scores 9-5 Win Over Hawke’s Bay

INZ. frrn Asiociatlon) HAMILTON. Waikato, which will challenge Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield next Saturday, scored its first win over Hawke's Bay for eight years when it won the representative match here. 9-5. on Saturday, '

The game was played on a heavy ground and heavy rain fell almoat through the second half. Waikato led 8-5 at half-time

and Increased this to 9-5 midway through the second half. B “* • J?’/ o’’* 0 ’’* victory was obtained it had to defend determinedly in the final stages against constant Hawke's Bay attacks. For Waikato. G. Skudder scored two tries, and N. Pickrang kicked a penalty. P. Hobdell scored a try for Hawke's Bay which was converted by I. Bishop. Results of other representative matches: ~A ! ..T auran« a : Ba z •’ 15 (M. Connor, G. D. Rowland. B. A. Clark, B. W. Simpson, tries; Clark a penalty), Counties 6 (R. N. Lendrum two penalties). At Ashburton: Southland 6 <F. Oliver, I. Bruce, tries), MidCanterbury 0. Al Timaru: South Canterbury 27 (G. Wilson 3, G. Hannan 2, M. Foley, N. Moffat, tries; N. Twaddell 3 conversion*), North Otago 8 (A. Ford, try, penalty and conversion).

At Nelson: Nelson Bays 24 IT. Mitchel, G. Ross, R. Owater, M. Little, tries; T. Morris 3 conversions, penalty and dropped goal), Marlborough 9 <D. May 2 tries; K. Patchett penalty). At New Plymouth: Taranaki 13 (D. A. Vesty, G. O’Neill. A. I. Scown, tries; T. Heppell 2 conversions), King Country 3 (P. Strange try). At Dunedin: Wellington 14 (J. Karam, A. R Leslie. O. Stevens, tries: Karam penalty and conversion). Otego 3 <M. Collins try).