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Gerry Townsend, Nelson Bays halfback, pounces on Roger Harvey but the Marlborough halfback has slammed his pass away. Bays flanker John Allan swoops in from the right

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Graeme Cocks receives fine support from his fellow forwards as they control the play from a lineout. Russell Dickson, Nelson Bays lock, is wary of getting offside at the end of the line. Other players are: Roger Banks (M), Terry Julian (NB), Jim Joseph with headband (M), Ray Sutherland (M), Bevan Grant (NB), Keith Edwards (NB), and Bruce Smith (NB)

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Terry Mitchell makes sure of Marlborough winger Jeff Patchett during the second half. Mitchell, a Maori All Black, had a busy time on defence in this spell. He also made some useful attacking runs

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Hands probe from many directions for the lineout ball but Nelson Bays lock, Russell Dickson, appears to have it scooped

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Gerry Townsend fires a smart pass to first five-eighth John Chadwick to set the Nelson Bays backs in motion. Popping around the side of the scrum is Marlborough flanker, Richard Hegglun

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Jack Gleeson ploughs over the line to score Marlborough's try. Nelson Bays winger Andy Jennings arrives too late. (Ross Hollyman photo).

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Marlborough halfback Roger Harvey looks for support as he goes down in Keith Edwards's tackle

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Forced to dive full-length in a defensive tackle is Bays winger Terry Mitchell but his opposite, Jeff Patchett, burst through

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Graeme Ross manages to kick ahead as Marlborough's dynamic first five-eighth Tony Goddard wraps him up

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"Back you come laddie." Rod Bowater had the line open to him but referee Mr J. J. Walton (West Coast) calls him back for an infringement

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Marlborough winger Mike Guillemot has the ball firmly grasped and his left hand ready to fend Nelson Bays defenders as he sweeps towards the line. Coming across in cover defence are Ron Tasker and Rod Bowater and at far right is John Chadwick. They nailed him