RUGBY FOOTBALL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 10, 22 September 1944, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RANGITAIKI UNION ' COMPETITION POINTS Results of competitions played under the Rangitaiki Rugby Sub-Un-ion over the current season, are as under:— Seniors, Smith Shield: Edgecunv be 12 points; Te Te.ko 10; Otakiri 6; Thornton 6; Matahina 6. Knock-out round Duff Cup: Edge* cumbe winners.; Otakiri runners-up. Juniors Inness Shield: Thornton 19 points; Edgecumbe 16; Te Teko A 13; Matata 6; Otakiri 4; Te Teko B 2. Knock-out. round Lion Cup: Thornton winners; Te Te'ko A runners-up.

TAURANGA v WHAKATANE The following is the Whakatane Junior team to play Tauranga at Tauranga to-morrow: — Hudson; Skelton; Back; Hunt; Cameron (Capt); Beaumont; Bluett; B. Hudson; Stewart; Green; Dines; Walker; Ward; Savage; Clarke; Rivett and Beveridge. The station bus to connect with the Taneatua train leaves the depot, at 7.40 a.m. School football ETAOI'N WHAKATANE DEFEATS TAURANGA On Wednesday the boys of the Whakatane District High School had the pleasure of a visit from Tauranga teams for football matches on the Whakatane Domain. In the primary school match played first the Whakatane boys proved rather more aggressive and speedy, and their backs handled rather so that they were able to win 11—6. Maxwell and Maitland (2) scored for Whakatane, the latter converting one try. The secondary boys were represented by two light-weight teams who played a closely-contested game which was largely confined to the forwards, neither set of backs displaying much combination. However on one occasion a good passing movement resulted in the ball leaching the Tauranga wing, who was able to outpace the opposition and score. Tauranga's other points came from a penalty goal, the game, ending B—o8 —0 in their favour.