SATURDAY'S GAMES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 190, 24 July 1940, Page 8

SATURDAY'S GAMES

GOOD ATTENDANCE AT AV AIM AN A A VH AK AT AN E JUST TOO GOOD I FOR AHUWHENUA | Tlic AVhalcalanc Rugby sub-Un-I ion T s competifions were advanced a I further stage on Saturday when Paroa journeyed to AVaimana and AVhakatane Star were the visitors to Ruatoki to meet the improving Ahuwhenua side. The game at Waimana, witnessed bj' a good attendance, was of a [.bright nature, particularly in the first spell. Open play characterised , the game for the most part but for I some time in the second half ploy slowed up somewhat and it wa s during this time that Waimana put on eight points and temporarily took the lead. Reasserting themselves the Paroa men cam'-* again and put the issue- beyond doubt. At RuajtoM "Alunvhenua turned on an improved exhibition, to run

Whakatane Star very close in a game tliat was for the most part patcliy. Some good back movements were witnessed, the teams being even in this department, but in the forwards Ahuwhenua held a slight advantage in the scrums and lineouts. In the loose, however, the Whakatane Star vanguard more than held its own and under the conditions, with the play opened up, gave little away. A draw might perhaps have been a better reflefX of the game than the 9-6 Whakatane win. Great speed and opportunism was displayed by Wilson, a former junior, who scored two tries of distinct merit. K. Merito was mainly responsible for one of them and this player turned on a sound game all through. A good game was also played by Howat, who notched the other points for the Star team.