First Representative Match

The annual Queen's Birthday representative Rugby match between Poverty Bay and East Coast ended this year in a win for East Coast by 19 points to 12. Coast scored four tries, while the Bay's 12 points all came from penalties early in the game.

Poverty Bay failed to show the form which last season's concluding games suggested, and the backs in particular had a poor day.

The Rugby Queen in the current queen carnival, Miss Ann Buckland, kicked off. At left are two members of the P.B.R.F.U. executive, Tony Bain and Jesse Baddeley, and at right the referee, Mr D. Wiley.

B. Watson (E.C.) passes the ball smartly as he is tackled by G. Maynard (P.B.). At right is Sonny Rutene on defence.

Poverty Bay on attack. J. Strang running with the ball, with W. Maxwell and A. Rowlands in support.

P.B. half back G. Wagner getting the ball away from the scrum.

Incidents from the game. In the top picture, W. Aitken has the ball, and an E.C. player has his right leg.

Referee Wiley signals one of the Coast's earlier tries.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 48 : June 26, 1958

First Representative Match