RUGBY AT WAIROA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19038, 11 June 1936, Page 7

RUGBY AT WAIROA

VISITING TEAM WINS SIX POINTS TO THREE XAt'fFIMIASTIXCK COMBINED (Special lo llie Uendil.) WAJR-OA, tliis day. In a hard forward game played in the pouring rain ami on a muddy ground, a combined Napier-Hastings ltughy learn heal- Wairoa yesterday afternoon by six points to tiiree. The name was played on l.ainblon Sipiarc and was witnessed by a large crowd. Alt hough the greasy nature ot the ground and the bah made handling difficult, llie game was full of interest. From the outset., Napier did most- ol (he attacking, and displayed much better combination than the home side. whose 1 ks could nnl gel going. Napier. 100. showed superiority in the serums, hill, frequent breakaways by the Wairoa forwards, especially ill the second ball often had llie visitors' defence rattled.

Napier's first try was scored halt way through the first half. Following a still vVairoa attack, the Napier forwards jroke away, and swept nearly the whole .cngth of the field with the ball at their toes. O'Brien picked up and dived over die line. , Just beore half-time, Wairoa equaled, Powdrell snapping the ball up iol.owi'ng a spectacular tonvard rush and coring wide out. The score at hall,nne was three all. . Willi the wind in their favour the Wairoa plaveis put up a much better mowing ,u the second hall', but could not weak through Napier's dogged delenee. The visitors second score rani ted Irpm i brilliant attack by the barks whicl. Gilded in Walford securing a fairly easy fry.