MARIST GIVE TROUBLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 7

MARIST GIVE TROUBLE

LED MOST OP MATCH Y.M.P. SCORES COME LATE Y.M.P 24pts Marist 9pts Maris! had the upper hand in their senior match against Y..M.J'. on the Oval on Saturday until late in the second spell, when (lie Maori tinisti'was asserted and the Marist forwards appeared to go in pieces, the final score being in favour of Y.M.I', fly three converted and three unconverted tries io three unconverted tries.

I'ulil part of the way through tho second half the forward division of tho .Marist team worked liko champions and had the beat of the game. They were well-supported by their back division, which was strengthened by the HeeneyHaisman combination, and then tho forwards lost their combined effort and the Maoris rattled on the score, raising 21 points in a short, time to the intense delight of their supporters. There were too many "shiners" in,the Ma list pack who, instead of lending their weight, were intent on the progress of the ball through the scrum and attempting to make- a quick get-away This tailed, but if they had been content to carrv out their tactics of the early part of the game they probably would have held the Maoris in check. Prominent in the Marist forwards was K. O'Mallorau, 11. Warren, and Knopwood, while M. Parker shone in the loose. The team was without the services of H. Wright, It. Julian, and M. Doyle. The hack division worked creditably, L Winstanlcy's try being a particularly good effort. Moeau's Cnttiug-in The Y.M.P. team did not have T. Dennis to lead the pack this week and it took .1. Maynard a fair length of time before he settled his men down to hard work, but when they did they produced results. 'O, Lynch", a man from Waingake, was tho best of the forwards, being outstanding in his following-up, and the other prominent men wore T. Pohafu, I!. Pumana, S. Nepia, and llickey Nepia. S. Moean's cutting in was spectacular and by that means'ho sueeessfullv broke,through the .Marist backline. t'. Riii worked well behind the scrum, and tin. efforts of Maynard, W. Bright, and ,'L Pohatti also helped towards the. success of the team.

the scorers for the winning team were Moeau ami Lynch, two tries each, •I. Pohatn and T. Polmtu, one each, and two conversions were registered by S. Nepia. and one by Moeau. The .Marist points were contributed by O'Tlalloron. with two tries, and Winsl.anlov.

The referee was Mr. K. R. Waite