Solid win for I. Bay against Marlborough

Press, 26 July 1976, Page 13

Solid win for I. Bay against Marlborough

rhe former .New Zealand Juniors .ing. Robbie Hunter, scored three ries in I laxvke’s Bay s convincing 33-10 victory against Marlborough in a first division match in the Radio New Zealand rugby competition at I lasting* on Saturday.

’-e win gave Hawke s its first champion- 1 s imints. Previously! it had lost. 7-10. to the competition leader. Auckland. Hawke’s Bax scored five trie* and Richard Cox contributed 13; points in goals. A prominent member of the Bay pack was a former Canterbury hooker. lan Grant. Auckland still leads the fust division, by a point from Malta watu, with Wellington in third place. In the North Island section of the second division, Wanganui beat King Country. 28 9. to join East (’oast at the head of the table. Wanganui scored live tries, and its high-scoring full-! back. Bob Barrell, converted four [of them. In the South Island section, the run of close results continued with Mid-Canterbury and West Coast drawing. 9-9 at Hokitika All Mid-Canterbury’s points) came from penalty goals by the' wing, Mike Tapley, while foi Coats. Gavin Cook scored a try and Russell Nelson kicked a pen alty and a conversion I Mid-Canterbury’s tour of the

S< ddon Shield a»ra ended mi a win. a loss and * dra*. *■ it is now second in its sect h i one point behind the unbeat,' Nelson-Bax s Competition points are FIRST DIVISION

Auckland. Auck P 4 w 1 D 1. F 6* A 37 Pt 8 Hawke’s Rax scored five tries i Mana 4 3 1 65 28 and Richard Cox contributed !.i Wglll .1 1 41 77 4 points in goals. A prominent Cantx 1 1 23 9 2 member of the Bax pack was a II Bav 1 I 40 20 2 former Canterbury hooker. Ian Count. 3 1 2 26 43 2 Grant. Marl 4 1 3 58 98 2 Auckland still leads the til st <»ta’o 1 1 41 11 1 division. by a point from Sth Al. 4 «• •- 4 68 0 watu, with Wellington in third B.O.P ! — — 1 0 place. S land 1 - 1 9 - 1 0 In the North Island section of the second division, Wanganui beat King Country, 28 9. to join SECOND 1 DIVISION North East Coast at the head of the D table. Wanganui scored live East C. 37 tries, and its high-scoring full- *• 85 ■: 1 back. Bob Barrell, converted four of them. Walk 1 . 1 12 3 2 In the South Island section, the p Bax 1 22 0 2 run of close results continued King C T V 2 1 1 18 37 1 with Mid-Canterbury and West 3 1 2 16 M 1 Coast drawing. 9-9 at Hokitika ■ Horn. 2 15 57 <1 All Mid-Canterbury's points I came from penalty goals by the wing. Mike Tapley, while foi P W 1) L F A pt Coats. Gavin Cook scored a try Nel B 7 2 31 23 4 and Russell Nelson kicked a pen Mid < 3 1 1 1 30 32 3 altx and a conversion West ( 1 •— 1 9 9 1 Mid-Canterbury's tour of the Buller 2 — 2 IS 21 0