That was soon evened up with another good forward drive which yielded a try and from then on it was a really torrid match. The shackles were broken when a high ball was dropped by Dannevirke and a seven-pointer scored.
This was against the run of play at the time as Dannevirke's forwards were working well. A second try sealed the match 26-12 for PNBH but as a grading game it should indicate both teams belong in the same grade.
Coach Michael Tayles said he was pleased with the team and he looked forward to coaching them further as he knew quite a number from coaching them at South School.
The first 15 travelled to Palmerston North to play another PNBH side and lost its fixture but the game was only 30 minutes and coach Brian Johnson said his team, which has lost half of its last year players, was just starting to combine well when the final whistle blew.
The Under 14s were decisively beaten but that is what grading games are about.