HOROWHENUA JUNIORS RETAIN GILLESPIE CUP

Chronicle (Levin), 25 August 1947, Page 4

HOROWHENUA JUNIORS RETAIN GILLESPIE CUP

In a game also characterised by gopd open football, the Horowhenua juniprs beat Bush by 13

points * to nii, thus retaining the Glllesple Cup. Rppata kicked off.- for Horo-r Whfmua and shortly after a scrum went down on the Bush twenty*fivg, Maffoy got the ball out to . Merwood, who passed to Lankshear and he kicked into touch. Bush pressed back to the centre of the field, where an exchange of kick*!ng followed. Attacking hard, .the Horowhenua forwards carried the game into the Bush twenty-five, wheye they met with stiff resistance. The Bush backs relieved thg situation by a passing rush" which took them into Horowhenua terrh . tory. Horowhenua were fast in breaking from the scrums and > slowly drove Bush back. Malloy set.' the Horowhenua backs going again, with Merwood and Catley doing good work. After fifteen minutes of play the Bush forwards and backs combinefi well in driving Horowhenua inside their twenty-five. A scrum on the twenty-five saw David try to get through on the blind sfde where he passed to Alpass, who was quickly grassed by Merwood. With thirty minutes of play gone Cameron was prominent when, on receiving the ball from Malloy, he made a fine dash^along the line, gaining much gro"und. A scrum took place from which Malloy got the ball out to his backs, but Bush forwards were on the scene and another scrum took place, Jqdd, breaking through with the ball at his toe, sent it into touch near the" Bush twenty-five. Just as the half-^ time whistle blew Horowhenua were- attaehing hard on the Bush goal line. In the second spell Horowhenua returned to the attack, which car-* ried them five yards from the Bush goal line, where rucking took place. Bush forwards, however, put up a solid defence and carried the game to half way. Malloy gave his backs :the ball and it looked as though j Horowhenua were going to score, but McLellan saved with a nice line kick. From a scrum on th§ Bush twenty-five Bryant got the ball and made a clean break to score the first try. Taylor converted. Horowhenua 5, Bush 0.

Horowhenua resumed their attack with Rippen, Anderson and -Rogers following up well. Miller came off the field at this stage and was replaced by Skilton. . Horowhenua attacked on the Bush twenty-five, where Malloy got the ball out to Merwood, who sent it out to Lankshear, then to Capley and finally tp Cameron, who scored under the posts, Taylor converted. Attacking well, Horowhenua took the game to the Bush twenty-five. Hill was seen to be playing well when he made several bids, but was grassed each time. Horowhenua was given a penalty right in front of the posts, Taylor easily putting it over. Horowhenua 13, Bush 0.