RUGBY AT RUATOKI

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 9, 10 May 1939, Page 3

RUGBY AT RUATOKI

HOME TEAM DID WELL PAROA HAD TO FIGHT Thp Paroa-Ruatoki game last Sat_ sirdsiy was the first Rugby football match in Ruatoki 'for three years Ruatoki broke away from the Union, and it was pleasing to local football supporters that Ruatoni be able to field a team, come the good old game of Rugby and bury the hatchet, and allc>w time to hear past wounds caused by differences of opinion in the maii'tge. of Rugby in the district. fielded a strong and heavy leam, quite a number of the men, being past representative players. Ruatoki Dlavers were lighter -and younger. Paroa kicked off with the sun in their faces and for the first ten minutes play was slightly in Huatoki's favour. From a set scrum half-way Paroa healed the br'-1 and from a fine passing rush the - winger scored a nice "try near the corner. The kick at goal failed. Ruatoki pressed Paroa for the next ten minutes and for an infringement Paroa was penalised Baker kicking a goal for Ruatoki to make the score 3 all. Ruatoki again charged down the field in, a fast forward rush to the Paroa 25 and from i. lineout near the -copier Rangitaaijfc scored for Ruatoki. Ruatoki G, Paroa 3. Soon after the kick off Paroa scored a try from a fine passing rush. "The kick at goal failed. Ruatoki 6. Paroa 6. Paroa again increased their score another fine try and converted with a good kick putting Paroa in the lead by 11.6. Ruatoki woke uu and made solid forward rushes in.t" Paroa's 25, and scored. The kick failed. The scores were 11-9 in favour of Paroa when the whistle sounded, for half-time. On resuming Paroa went into the Ruatoki 25 wher e Ruatoki was penalised but the kick at g° a l failed. The Ruatoki forwards broke through to Paroa's 25 where Paroa was pen. 1 «f%;ed but the kick missed. Ruatoki iio\v was pressing Paroa, and play was keen,- hard and exciting anf\wrth advantage to Ruatoki In the last ten minutes Paroa pressed Ruatoki, and from a line out almost of goal line a Paroa forward scored. The kick failed. The .score was 14-9. Even play followed from now on end of the game with both sides attacking- in turn.

row scrum, said Mr G. A. Maddison (Hawke's Bay). The remit would serve to point a way towards a scrum formation which would give universal satisfaction,. Other delegates, including those from the Bay of Plenty, agreed with these views. It was pointed out that the object of the remit was to benefit all countries, not merely to enable New Zealand to get -the ball.