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Poverty Bay made to dig deep in ideal Heartland warm-up

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Poverty Bay’s Jacob Leaf, in Heartland Championship action against South Canterbury last season, was among the tryscorers in his side’s 48-39 defeat of Eastern Bay of Plenty in a Heartland Championship warm-up game in Gisborne on Saturday. Photo / Paul Rickard

Thumping tackles and lusty blows were traded at the Oval on Saturday. 

Lusty blows in the context of Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Weka v Eastern Bay of Plenty is poetic speak for tries, with 15 five-pointers racked up in a clash that constantly drew the roaring crowd of 400 to its feet. 

“We did some really good stuff on attack, but there’s scope for us to improve in terms o...

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