TOLAGA BAY GAMES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22316, 29 April 1947, Page 6

TOLAGA BAY GAMES

TAKAPAU VICTORY HAUITI BEAT PAIKEA Competition games under the jurisdiction of the Tolaga Bay Sub-union commenced on Saturday in calm and sunny weather. Two senior matches were plaved. Last season's champions, Hauiti, defeated Paikea by 12 to ml, while Takapau defeated Tauwhareparae by 17 to nil. SLVi-.Nifc.EN TO NIL Play iu ine main nxrure between TaKiA-ni umghi Blues) ana iau-wna.-i.arae (unite) was, except tor me iinai images, lacking in co..eeriea movements, pray geneial.y Deng auu wiin occasional individual flashes. jt'jUvViiarepai'ao seemed to miss the leaaersnip Oi Jacx F.ocxwood, oui nevei'ine.ess iney kept the opposition Ouo.y ana never iet up until me final wn.stie. At Uie commencement of tne second spell tnsy nad tne territorial advantage ana retained u mr some UiYlw . . nay opened quietly with both sides maxi..g mistax.es in nauonng the oaii. iveison attempted a arop-Kick wnich iai.ea to rise, .-viier several minutes oi scrambling piay, uooctiey, who was following u.j wen and was the fittest torward on the ne.d, went over wide out. Campbell taiieo to convert. — takapau ' Nelson and O. G. Janies were associated in a last passing rush wnich just tailed to reach me une. Later, Cram s a Kempt at a a. op-kick ended in a '•gruooer.” Play hashed across to the opposite wing where btubbings junior electrified the crowd with a side line dash only to be pushed out near the corner flag. Takapau were awarded a penalty wnich taned to raise the Hags, out Bert Smith following up fast, caught the Whites napping and teli over the line lor a good try. Nelson .ailed to convert—Takapau 6. In the first quarter of an hour alter the interval Takapau were penned in their own territory, but eventually rallied under an irresistible attack headed by Tute Lincoln and Gordon otuocmga" which ended in Scragg crossing me ulnia line crail converted. Shortly ailerwaids a typ.cal side-line buist oy J s.ubomgs ,\vno threw the oval infield to Crain, saw tne latter s speed prevail in a nash for the line, ine laiica to convert his own try.— Takapau 14. Snortiy before the call of time Craill was successiul wiin a penalty.—Takapau 17, i'auwhareparae nil. For Tauwhaieparue Lincoln in the forwards and Stewart in the backs were prominent, whilst for Takapau Gordon Stubbings, Tute Lincoln, ar.a Percy were the pick of a hard-working pack'. In the backs Nelson played his usual heady game, and was ably supported by O. G. James and Craill. Mr. N. Sadler was the referee. BACKS DECIDE GAME In tiie early game between Hauiti ana Puixea p.ay was generally o. a ragged natu.e characterised oy the burning uic.ics oi me sturdy Paikea lorwaros, with ihe Poki brothers prominent m several dribbling rushes, and tne nippiness ot the Hauiti backs oi whom ooysie Brown was particularly in the limelight, white Dwarf Brown at iuli-back on several occasions extricated his side from some tight corners through sheer speed. Hauiti drew first blood iollowing a particularly good dribbling rush when H. fiuru went over in a good position lor Paiiina to convert. Turei Rangiuia and Brown were seen in a good passing bout which ended in the latter oeing grassed, just short of the line. The next score came just after the interval when Mac Walsh crossed Paikea’s line during a forward scramble. Pahina failed to convert. —Hauiti 8. Hauiti were now in the ascendency and although driven back time and again by the opposing forwards would not be denied. Their backs were handling the ball better than their opponents and were exploiting weaknesses in the Paikea defence. From one of these sorties the ball came to Boysie Brown in the centre of the field on the 25 line and he made no mistake with a beautiful drop-kick. The game ended shortly afterwards with Hauiti the victors by 12 points to nil. Mr. Bert Brown was the referee. In a curtain-raiser Paikea juniors defeated Hauiti juniors by 5 to 3.