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NZ Truth, Issue 1274, 1 May 1930, Page 12

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Hawkes Bay Adopt Old Rules

((From "N.Z. Truth's" Hawkes Bay Rep.) TIV last week's note space was devoted to a the H.B.R.U. not playing the competition games under the international rules' so far as the kick-into-touch was concerned, but at the time of going to press the .H.B. management committee met, and after a lively discussion decided to revert to the above law. Previously the same body unanimously instructed their, delegates at the N.Z.R.U. annual meeting to vote against, the proposal to ( play under the international rules this season either m inter-provin-cial of competition games. _ Most of the provincial matches this Season will be played away from home, the first against Poverty Bay the end of rtne month, closely followed by the annual !? m^ wlth Wair arapa on the King's .Birthday. In all senior games m the Bay last week, players indulged far too- much m the kick-into- touch or, m many cases, down^t&gf-this* l^ niovements This fault will very soon be got over. Nevertheless, it is' obvious that Players place a good deal of confidence m the advantage to be gained by the re-adoptfon of this rule. tir?? c J 0T F snown Napier and Hastings disc oses the fact that the Bay this season will field a very strong side, particularly m the forwards. It was gratifying to see much more attention paid to scrummages than m the past six or seven years. . What is considered the two strongest sides m the competition, Napier H. 5.0.8. and Celtic, were drawn together m the first series. _ After a hard-fought game, the Celts went down to the Napier team by six to three, the winners' superior fitness playing a most important part m the result. Technical outpointed Pirates by six .to. nil '.ln' a game which was mostly confined to the forwards .the winners, with the exception of hooking, having the- beet 'of it. No doubt the coaching of Jack Swain is going to have a . decided beneficial result. I Pirates backs did not harmonise at all but this will soon be remedied, as the material is there to be moulded.---y Yates, although young m years, is old as a senior, player, but is as good as ever and saved the Pirates on many times last, week.' His defence is better than ever. •."■■" At Hastings, the newly- formed Tamata team with Wanoa as skipper went down to AJ.A.C. m their first game by nine to six after a very fair exhibition. One of the M.A.C. masters (from America), stepped out m the forwards for the first time m his career on a Rugby field. : Having plenty of weight, pace and strength to push, this player, with tuition, is going to develop m a rep. player.