Nelson A CLEVER WIN

NZ Truth, Issue 1079, 29 July 1926, Page 14

Nelson A CLEVER WIN

Bay Union Goes Down

('From "Truth's" Nelson Rep.) Nelson on Saturday, after a good . game at Motueka, defeated the Bay ' Union by 13 to 9. ' Sexton, Bay's full-back, played a great game and fielded brilliantly. John Clark, South Island rep. forward, played centre-three-quarter, but did not shine as he- usually does. He made one great run from/ half-way, being pulled down almost on the line. Young (Bay half) had plenty to do and did it well. Paddy, Byrne played dashingly at second five-eighths. i. Earle, Bensemann, James and Holyoake were the pick of the solid Bay vanguard.. .'■•,.. Glover, Nelson custodian, had a weak knee and he was overshadowed by his vis-a-vis. , ... Wallace, as usual, rose to the "" occasion, and was great on 'the wing m attack and defence. Wells,, who replaced. Reed' at centre, was not up to "the masters", class, but was sound. McGregor, Nelson's second fiveeighths, was brilliant. His side-step-ping and. dummying- were out of the box. Wallace's tries came from his openings. ' . ' Thompson was solid as a rock behind the Nelson scrum, though the ball was not heeled out too often. Nelson's chances' for the Seddon Shield at Blenheim on August 26 are rosy, as far as the back division is concerned, but the forwards present a problem. • .