National netball

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33934, 29 August 1975, Page 20

National netball

(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. Hawke’s Bay netball supporters for a few delirious moments thought that their first grade side had drawn with Auckland, the national tournament leader, at Onewa Domain yesterday, only to be disappointed.

The scores read 26-26 at the final whistle, but in fact Auckland had taken the match, 26-25, to maintain its

unbeaten record over three days of absorbing play. The Aucklanders enter the final two days with a handy lead of four points from Canterbury, North Shore, and Wellington. Dr A. B. H. Howes, who heads the tournament sports medicine clinic, reported that for the third day he had treated nearly 30 players, many of them with ankle injuries. Some of the injured people had worn shoes with soles which were far too smooth. Results: —

First grade.—Hutt Valley 30, Wellington 29; Auckland 33, North Shore 31; Rotorua 37, Otago 35; Matamata 37, Waikato 36; Auckland 26, Hawke s Bay 2a, Canterbury 30, South Canterbury 24; Hawke’s Bay 31, Matamata 23; South Canterbury 39, Otago 19- Waikato 32, Hutt Valley 32. Wellington 37, Canterbury 28; North Shore 40, Rotorua 37 Points: Auckland 12, Canter bury, North Shore and Wellw«ton 8, Waikato 7, Hawkes Bay and South Canterbury 6, Hutt Valley 5, Matamata 4, Rotorua 2, ° Nason beat Thames Valley 34-24 but lost 28-30 to Western ! Bav of Plenty in the se cond grade and has six P“ l ? ts behind the leader. Auckland Sub- ‘ unions, Canterbury Country and ! Ashburton each has two wins in the third grade, with Canterbury Country and Poverty Bay leading on points from Ashburton, and South Canterbury Minor. i borough. Nelson Minor and W est Coast had victories, although the ' latter two also lost a game each. Marlborough is second on points land West Coast third.