MARIST RUN UP BIG SCORE AGAINST KAITI CITY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22947, 16 May 1949, Page 3

MARIST RUN UP BIG SCORE AGAINST KAITI CITY

In a high-scoring, but dull and onesided match on the Oval No. 2 ground, Marist seniors overwhelmed the newlyformed Kaiti City team by 36 to nil. The light blues were definitely the better team, chiefly due to their physical condition, ability to open up play and team combination—tactics which paid handsome dividends. Certainly Marist had more opportunities with a larger share of the ball. Nevertheless, had Kaiti City made use of what ball they did receive, the score might not have mounted to such a height. With the score standing 24-ml at halftime, Marist had up to then shown some bright movements by their backline, play which Kaiti City had been unable to counter. The dark blues came back after the spell showing more life, but never at any stage looked like overhauling their opponents. Mistakes in passing and a tendency by some players to go too far A spoiled a number of promising movements by the Marist backs in the second spell. W. Kaggctt, the Marist half, saw much of his good work nullified in this manner. Together with the Marist fullback. G. Thomson. Raggett was the pick of the Marist backs. I>. Swann Plays Well

B. Swann, the Kaiti City half, played well and was altogether the best of the dark blue backs. The centre-three-quarter, B. Perre, was not far behind and on a few occasions saved the side with some well-judged kicks. In a resourceful and tigerish pack, T. Donovan and F. Deanes were prominent for Marist, while S. Tuahoha for Kaiti City played well in a beaten pack. Following a scrum near the line after 10 minutes play W. Raggett opened the scoring for Marist with a try between the posts for J. Cleary to convert. A second try soon afterwards, when a rebound from a Kaiti City forward favoured Marist, was scored by the second five-eighth, B. Sexton. Cleary converted to make the score 10-nil in favour of Marist.

A good dribbling rush and fast following up by the Marist forwards enabled J. Ferris to add a further three points with an unconverted try. A pretty move in which G. Thompson, the full-back, came up into the backlind between the second five-eighth and centre, was topped otf with a good try by the Marist winger, B. Samuels. The kick missed.

Kaiti City were penalised and from an easy position T. White goaled. A determined run by the centre-three-quarter, T. Patterson, rewarded him with a try for Cleary to convert and bring the score up to 24-nil. The Marist winger, B. Samuels, came into the picture again with a good try near the corner. , S. Sullivan gained Marist another three points when he crossed the line for a try, which was not converted. With the tally at 30nil in favour of Marist Raggett cut the defence to ribbons near the line and scored an unconverted try. Marist were scoring with monotonous regularity and P. Carlin’s try near full-time, which was not converted, brought the final score to 36-nil. Mr. P. Hatyb was the referee.