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The game between South Africa & Hawkes Bay was played at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand on Sept 15th 1937.
The referee was E.A. Empson (Canterbury), the crowd attendance was 17,000 and the weather was fine while the ground was firm.
Hawkes Bay lead 9- 8 at half time.
Final score: South Africa 21 - Hawkes Bay 12.
Scorers for Hawkes Bay were: Tries - W.A. Johson (Napier TCOB), C.C. Wilson (Waipukurau HSOB), E.S. Jackson (Maori Ag. College), Penalty Goal - V.G. Herbert (Napier TCOB)
Scorers for South Africa were: Tries - S.R. Hofmeyr (Western Province), A.D. Lawton (Western Province), D.H. Craven (Eastern Province), W.E. Bastard (Natal), W.F. Berg (Transvaal), Conversions - G.H. Brand (Western Province) (3)
Springboks v New Zealand 1st Test. Athletic Park, Wellington Highlights of the 1st Test in the 1937 series won by New Zealand.
Persons identified:
SA: Turner, Williams, Craven, Lyster,
NZ: Trevathan, Cobden, Sullivan, Dick
General Description: Opening Shots of crowd filing into the ground and pipe bands playing. Crowd of 40,000 watches teams walk onto the field.. Weather is showery but ground is firm.. Teams exchange cheers prior to SA kicking off. Trevathan kicks penalty goal for NZ and camera pans to celebrating fans. NZ winger Cobden is tackled hard and injured as play continues. Then shown being stretchered off the field. SA winger Williams scores in the corner after a fine run. NZ replies with a try by winger Dick in the second half. Trevathan misses the conversion.
Lyster SA makes a strong run down the left wing. Forward exchanges are torrid affairs. Crowd then seen celebrating drop goal by Trevathan for NZ. Final shots show happy crowd leaving ground with NZ with NZ one up in the three match series.
RUGBY REFERENCE INFORMATION:
The first test between South Africa & New Zealand was played at Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand on 14th August 1937.
The referee was L.E. Macassey (Otago), the crowd attendance was 40,000 and the weather was showery while the ground was firm.
New Zealand lead 6- 3 at half time.
Final score: New Zealand 13 - South Africa 7.
Scorers for New Zealand were: Try - J. Dick (Auckland), Penalty Goals - D. Trevathan (Otago) (2), Dropped Goal - D. Trevathan (Otago)
Scorers for South Africa were: Try - D.O. Williams (Western province), Dropped Goal - J. White (Border)
South Africa & Taranaki at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 15th September 1937.
The referee was E.A. Empson (Canterbury), the crowd attendance was 17,000 and the weather was fine while the ground was firm.
The score at half time : Hawkes Bay 9 - 8.
The final score : South Africa 21 - Hawkes Bay 12.
The scorers for South Africa were : Tries - W.E. Bastard (Natal) , S.R. Hofmeyr (Western Province), D.H. Craven (Eastern Province), A.D. Lawton (Western Province), W.F. Berg (Transvaal), Conversions - G.H. Brand (Western Province) (3).
The scorers for Hawkes Bay were : Tries - W.A. Johnson (Napier HSOB), C.C. Wilson (Waipukurau HSOB), E.S. Jackson (Maori Ag. College), Penalty - V.G. Herbert (Napier HSOB).
Springbok flyhalf and captain for 1st Test Danie Craven, later notoriously intransigent Chairman of the South African Rugby Union at the time of the 1981 Springbok Tour of New Zealand.