HAWKE'S BAY 29, TARANAKI 3.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 27 August 1923, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY 29, TARANAKI 3.

A POOR DISPLAY BY TARANAKI

TEAM

The display given in the Hawke Js Bay-Taranaki contest proved very uisappoinung. The visitors showed unuuuoted superiority in combination and training. Tne loams lined out as follows:— Hawkes iiay (.oiacK and wane): Fullback, lates] tnree-quarters, VV. Aic-' liregor, Jvinvau ana Ureuside; hveeignths, iNepia ana iSL hLiveli; hair, liingston; rover, iJatchelor; forwards, Kirkpatrick (captain), Irvine, iiebuerley \J. Jirowuiee, Mci Nab, OrmoKd and Daley. .

'i'aranaki (amber and black): Fullback, Uoutts; toree-quarters, R. McGregor, Johnston and Sykes; fiveeighths, H. Oliver and Cameron (captain;; naif, .berg j rover, tt. Taylor ; forwards, Kiveii, l'ryday, Paterson, Matene, West, iiayiey ana Linn. Keieree: Mr Jb\ .Juiian. KirKpatrick won the toss for ends, and placed the Hawke's Bay men in defence or the northern goal, with the sun behind them West set the ball going, JBarwan returning for a half-way scrum, from which the amber pack, headed by Alatenc, launched an attack which the whites eventually repelled with a penalty. From a hne-out in the home team's end, Hingston, .N. Kivell and iNepia gained ground, i£irwan's pass being spoiled by Matene, who found touch. following the throw-m, liirwa.ll aashed throagn and delivered a short punt, which Sykes manked in the danger zone. His kick sent piay to the northern half, where iierg took a penalty kick, which Kirwan returned, and Johnson was called upon to relieve near Taranaki's line, \\est broke away with a useful dribble, but M. Kivell, smartly securing the ball, started the .Bay backs in a passing movement, which broke down wnen it reached Kirwan, and from the scrum lierg came round to be stopped by Yates, who returned play to the home twenty-five. Leading a uanjierous 101----wa-rd rush, Brownlee, when close 10 Taranaki's line, was rilled off-side, the penalty allowing West to relieve a critical situation. From half-way Paterson and Linn headed the amber pack in a determined movement, which Kingston smothered inside his, twentyfive. Jierg secured and opened a likely movement,- but Johnston, dropping Cameron's pass, allowed N; Kivell to return play to half-way. The Bay forwards, continuing, were checked, by Ooutts, whose kick was marked by ivirkpatrick, and a line-out in the southern end took place.. The throw-in was followed by a scrum, from which tjhe ball wejr^ to Qrenside, who effected a swift dash, only to be grassed by McGregor. Following i*p rapidly,; Hingston got possession, and made a good opening by zig-zagging in-tield and passing to Batchelor, who went on to open the score with a try close to the posts. Kirwan failed with an easy kick.

Hawke's Bay 3, Taranaki nil. Following the kick, Cotitts and then Yates defended their respective lines, .from tne northern end 'Kivell. came through with a brilliant run, passing to Ivirkpatrick, whom Coutts brought down two yards from f h line. The I i>ay forwards pressed the advantage, I but Ma tent and Linn eventually forced play past the twenty-five. Taking a lull ball from Yates, Sykes made an unsuccessful attempt 10 pot, Yates returning for a- half-way line out. A. few moments later Nepia unsuccessfully endeavoured to goal from a penalty, and the Bay vanguard rushed, to be stopped by Cameron, who lined. Followed a scrum, from which Matene made a fine break-away, and passed to West, who, threatened by Yates, passed infield to find he was not supported, and a certain score was missed. Shortly afterwards West, with the ball at toe, came through from a scrum in the southern end. Nepia snatched the leather up, and getting round the amber pack passed to W. McGregor, who secured a try between the posts. Nepia converted, the score after thirty minutes of play reading— Hawke's B?y 8, Taranaki nil. Kirwan received from the kickoff, and delivered a surprise packet by coming through with a swerving run and passing to W. McGregor, whd sent the ball to Brownlee, allowing him to get over between the posts. Nepia was again successful.

Hawke's Bay 13,, Taranaki ml. . During the following play the home forwards made a series of etforts which Yates repelled with clever kicking. Following a scrum near half-way; Brownlee was ruled off-side, and Matene made a good but unsuccessful attempt to goal, Yates returning for a throw-in at half-way. Here Bei^g, Cameron, and Oliver figured in a rapid interchange of passes, but Johnston was spoiled, and Nepia lined at the southern twenty-five. In an ensuing melee in front of the" Taranaki posts, an infringement allowed Nepia to goal, and half-time sounded a few moments later with the scores: — Hawkes. Bay 16, Taranaki nil. On resuming, the visitors delivered an attack, which the home forwards sent out with a good combined movement which resulted in a scrum in the Bay twenty-five. A passing rush allowed Berg Cameron and Johnston to gain ground, but It. McGregor failed to hold the ball, and Daley led the Bay forwai'ds in a counter, which took the ball over the home line, where Nepia lost to Coufcts, who forced. Following the drop out, Hingston made a sensa-j tional .ran through the home defence, but his pass to W. McGregor when almost on the goal line was interested by Matene. From a scrum Linn made a fine break-away, to be checked by Yates,-and the ball travelled across the< Bay backs to Grenside, who was collared by Coutts, the ball going into touch inside the defenders' twenty-five. From the line-out N. Kivell and Kingston handled the ball with precision, the latter getting over between the posts. Nepia converted.

Hawke's Bay 21, Taranaki nil

An exchange of long kicks ended in a run by N. Kivell, who centred. Linn aiid West led a rush by the- home forwards, but Yates checked and opened up a counter by his. rearguard, wliijn, in a dangerous position, was

stopped by Paterson. Play travelled rapidly from end to end without advantage to either side until, from a scrum in Taranaki's ground, .Hingston. sent the leather to N. Kivell, who effected a good opening,l and transferred to Grenside. Threatened by Coutfs, Grenside returned the ball to N. KiveLl, and the latter completed a pretty piece of play with a try ten j yards in. Nepia failed to convert. ■• Hawke's Bay 24, Taranaki nil. Hawke's Bay's final score followed quickly. KiveJ initiated a passing exchange which sent the ball to Grenside who, when tackled by R. Me-1 Gregor, transferred in-field, allowing' McMab to get over unopposed, and race* round to score between the pesis rsepia converted. Hawke's Bay 29, Taranaki nil. During the concluding stages of the game the home team livened un, and Duimtamed a pressure which kept the visitors on the defensive. Running up to the twenty-five to take a full ball, U>utts essayed the goal with a drop-1 tf 'w VIV?V ell Bhort- "In iakllsS ! bail W. McGregor fumbled, a K crum resulting, from which the ball travelled trom Berg to Cameron to R. McGregor who, with a swerving run, pierced the opposition, to score in the corner Matene failed with the difficult kick and lull tune sounded with the scores-

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