MAORIS SUCCUMB TO HARLEQUINS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3493, 1 November 1926, Page 10

MAORIS SUCCUMB TO HARLEQUINS

Magnificent Came Ends 11 to 5 GAME WON IN THE SCRUMS [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] [By Electric Cable —Copyright.] I (Received Sunday, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30. Maoris 5, Harlequins 11. Quick Brcaking-up Demoralises Backs. At Twickenham, in full weather, over 15,000 people saw a tremendously hard and fast game on a perfect turf. The Maoris, who w r ero obliged to bring in Kingi, Lockwood, and Crawford. for Mete. Bell, and Manning tackled finely and found their pace most valuable in defence, but the Harlequin forwards, with Price and Chick as wingers, got among the visiting backs so quickly after break-ing-up, that the Maoris did not develop many handling movements, thus Fahvasscr and Phillips had few chances.

A great feature nf (he game was the magnificent kicking r.y Harlequin’s full-back. Hubbard, who repeatedly found the touch-line, his super!.' efforts driving back the Maori forwards.

The visiting forwards scrummaged hard, but were bouton a!, heeling. They were al-o handicapped in the second half .by losing Putaka, who was injured. Harlequins had all the best of the first, half, in which Laird scored a clover try,, .after kicking to cho right, and following up. but Hubbard failed to convert. Just before half-time, Hubbard scored a fine penalty goal. Harlequins Maoris •• 0 Wakefield scored a gnat-individual try from mid-way in tb f second half, after a fine run, and H ibbard converted. Harlequins .. .. ..11 Maoris 0 Soon after, Kingi brofe ; sway, h aimasser took the pass, mid scored a try, Pelham converting Harlequins .. .• -• -1 Maoris 5 It was a very fine match.