RUGBY FOOTBALL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 34, 28 May 1947, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

UNITED CLUB TEAM FOR SATURDAY The United senior team to play. Paroa at Whakatane on , Saturday next is as follows: Rowson, McGougan, Cave, Hunt, D. Stewart, De Lacey, Kahui, Green, Campbell, Wilson, Gardiner, Hollis, Francis, Butler and Cassidy. Reserves: Cruse, Shapley, L. Stewart, Boon, McKenzie, Debreceny.

Players, including reserves to be at A. and P. shed no later than 2.15 p.m.

JUNIOR GAMES PAROA 13, WAIRAKA 9 UNITED 27, POROPORO 3 In the first of the lyso junior games at the Domain on Saturday Paroa defeated Wairaka by 4 points. It was a good game to watch and both teams showed excellent style. Scorers for Paroa were: Takatahiwi (converted), D. Tawa (converted). A penalty goal kicked by D. 'Tawa gave the remaining points. For Wairaka Reo scored one try and J. Lafferty two. None of these was converted. _ \ Mr. J. Whitehead was referee. United Defeats Poroporo United by hard and steady play secured a 24 point victory over their opponents. Poroporo was the weaker side but United did not leave any .loopholes in their play nevertheless. Scorers for United were Lines, Quigg (converted Rutherford), Rutherford, Shapley (converted Goodall), Carling (2), and Chadwick '(converted Rutherford). Poroporo’s three points came from a penalty put over by M. Tiepa. Mr G. Oswald was referee. UNITED .JUNIOR 'TEAM The junior team to play at Waimana on Saturday is as follows: Mundy, Diners, Skelton, Taylor, G. 'Goodall, Mickell, R. Goodall,' P. Armstrong, Laloli, Patterson, Edmondson,' Shapley, Quigg, Carling, Chadwick, Howat, Henderson, Inder, Rutherford.

Bus leaves Rock at 12.45 .p.m.

RANGITAIKI SUB-UNION SATURDAY’S GAMES ♦ Games to be played under the Rangitaiki Sub-Union on Saturday .next are as follows: Seniors Thornton v Matata at Ecjgecumbe Domain, 2 p.m. Otakiri v Matahina at Otakiri, 2 p.m. ■ Juniors Thornton v Te Teko at Thornton, :l p.m.

Matata v Otakiri at Matata, 1 p.m.