HOCKEY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 51, 9 July 1947, Page 5

HOCKEY

MATATUA CENTRAL ASSN. WEEKEND RESULTS The following are the results of games played on Sunday:— Men’s A Section: Tuhoe beat Ngahina 3-0; Ahuwhenua beat Wainui 4-1; Wairaka drew Ruatoki 2-2. Ladies’ A Section: Ngahina beat Wainui 2-0; High School beat Ruatoki 3-2; Wairaka drew Ahuwhenua 1-1.

Men’s B Section: High School beat United 3-1. Ladies’ B Section: Ruatoki B beat Tuhoe United 4-0; Ahuwhenua beat School B 4-0.

The following are the teams picked by the selectors to take part in the trials at Ruatoki on Sunday, July 20, at 10 a.m. sharp:—

Ladies’ Possibles Goal: P. Francis (Wairaka). Fullbacks: Makamaka (Ruatoki), Kohu (Ruatoki). Halves: M. Uatuku (Ruatoki), McTavish (Ruatoki), Marshall (Ahuwhenua). Forwards: Hauraki (Ngahina), Poneka (Ruatoki), Kelly (Wairaka), Haheka (R.H.S.), Rangiaho (Tuhoe). Probables Goal: Tangotou (Ngahina). Fullbacks: Whetu (Tuhoe), Rangihika (Wairaka). Halves: Thrupp (R.H.S.), Temo (Ngahina), McLean (R.H.S.). Forwards: Anderson (Ruatoki B), Hohua (R.H.S.), Te Amo, Hare (Tuhoe), Hope (Wainui). Men’s Possibles Goal: Merito (Wairaka). Fullbacks: Tuhoro (Wairaka), Pei Rapai (Ruatoki). Halves: Tawera (Ahuwhenua), Mike (Ruatoki), Uatuku (Ahuwhenua). Forwards: M. Tihi (Ruatoki), Hoke (Ngahina), Wilson (Ruatoki), Makamaka (Ahuwhenua), Temo (Ruatoki).

Probables

Goal: Poneka. Fullbacks: Hudson (Wairaka), Rangitane (Tuhoe). Halves: Penny (Wairaka), David (Wairaka), T. Hohua (Tuhoe). Forwards: Riini (Wairaka), Te Moana (R.H.S.), P. Hohua (Tuhoe), J. Nuku (Ahuwhenua), M. Nuku (R.H.S.) WHAKATANE ASSOCIATION RESULTS St. John’s Benefit Cup:— Men: Rangitaiki beat Whakatane 3-1. Ladies: Rangitaiki beat Whakatane 3-2. Sunday’s Results Whakatane Section Men: Whakatane beat Poroporo 5-4; Taneatua beat Poroporo B. 4-2. Ladies: Poroporo beat Whakatane 2-0; Taneatua beat Paroa B 3-2; Paroa A beat Kiwis 1-0. Rangitaiki Section Men: Rovers beat Te Teko 11-2; » Rangers beat Riverslea 4-1. Ladies: Te Teko A beat Rovers 2-0; Rangers drew Te Teko B 2-2. The selectors have chosen the following players to represent Whakatane against Opotiki at Whakatane on Sunday, July 13:— Men: Arrol, Waller, Jensen, A. Corbett, K. Civil, B. Nuku, Rigden, Stoddart, Kingi, Learning, F. Dodunski.

Emergencies : Backs, Griffin, Crawford; forwards, Rawson, M. Matchett.

Ladies: Mrs Corbett, M. Kingi, B. Peebles, D. O’Brien, N. Jensen, Mrs Edwards, M. Moore, A. Hunt, K. Hunia, Mrs Cannell, J. Grant. Emergencies: Backs, Haimoana; forwards, Mrs Sutton, B. O’Brien.

WAIRAKA TEAMS The following are two of the teams to represent Wairaka during the weekend. The bus will leave at 12.30 p.m. sharp. Ladies to play Galatea on Saturday at the Domain and on Sunday at Fuatoki: P. Francis (Capt.), H. Rangihika, M. Biddle, M. Ross, C. Thrupp, P. Kelly, B. Riini, M. Ngatai, M. Keepa, M. Tuhoro, L. Jaram. Emergency: J. Irimako. Men’s B team to play Tuhoe United on Sunday: D. Keepa, S. Stewart, B. Amoroa, K. Merito, G. Merito, B. Hudson, J. Hudson, B. Biddle (Capt.), J. Lafferty, J. Karepe, T. Patterson. Emergencies: R. Merito, D. Karepe, H. Merito.