Weather Marred Game With Horowhenua

Chronicle (Levin), 15 September 1947, Page 4

Weather Marred Game With Horowhenua

In a bitterly cold wind interspersed with driving rain, Horowhenua seniors lost their game qgainst Wanganui qn Saturh^y 3 — 18. Horowhenua played a.. very loose game, the forwards showing . -littie ability - to break. Wanganui fielded a heavy team and ,.kept Horowhenua on the defensive most of the. -time. The high wind, whfch during ona portion of the garnc rqached almo§t gale forcq, made accurate kicking almost an imPQssibility. Both back lines piayed soundiy on defence but when it came to attack had countlesg problems to overcome, The ' thr'ee-quarter alwayf marked each other weil and. few lushes were allowed to qover more than a -few yards. W. Galloway impressed when, early in the first half, Horo'whenua were awarded a penalty just clear of the twenty-five mark, and, accura'tely gauging . the utrength of the wind, he gained Horowhenua's onl'y points. Horowhenua 3, Wanganui 0. The game then surged from one end of the field to the other until che Wanganui hooker, C, McNichol, took the ball out of the ruck and, aceompanied by the breakaway, N. Brown, went - over the line, The Eull-back, A. Buncan, f ailed to convert. Wanganui 3, Horowhenua 3. The Horowhenua full-back, D, .Aitchison, made a good attempt to otop the Wanganui fiye-eighthp M. Hunter, as he came down the

| line in a well executed movement, Dut did not succed in dqing so. R, Bruce, f ailed ,to get. the extras. Wanganui 6, Horowhenua 3.

From a scrum tfie ball wenr from C. G. Evans to R. Stevens, who went down the line in an attempt to score. Stevens was tackled by the Wanganui first fiveeighth, I, Wale, but Horowhenua Corced to within ten yards of the line. Wanganui took the initiative and the ball went back to the halfway mark. Following through on his kick, G. Hudson went down on the ball to give Horowhenua an opportunity to come up. The Wanganui half, J. Barnett, took the ball out of the ruck and went through In a surprisq movement. B. Mc~ Cashin tackled him hard and the ball went out to the line. With the start of the second Gpell, Wanganui took the offensive and some gruellifig play re§ulted. A penalty was awarded to Wanganui and Wale took the kick, but found the wind too muqh for him. McCashin lead an infield movement only to be thwarted by the Wanganui fullback. The game came back into Horowhenua territory and Galloway saved with an excelLent kick to the line. A penalty was awarded to Horowhenua, Galloway taking the kick. With a neat punt tb the ' line he gained a good 35 yards. Almost immediately Horowhenua were awarded another penalty, Galloway making another good kick. Wanganui forced upfield, but Stevens came off the wing to save with a good line kick. A pqnalty was awarded to Wanganui qnd Wale sent over an easy kick to make the score Wanganui 9, Horowhenua 3. The Horowhenua forwards took the ball at their feet and went down the line. D. Goldsbury intercepted it and sent back to B. Oulsnan, who, followed by Brown, led Wanganui in an infield rush. Galloway saved with a good line kick. Another penalty was awarded tc Wanganui and Wale succeeded witb the kick. Wanganui 12, Hcrro- ' UrViPrmo R

After a baekline movement Barnett took the ball from the scrum and went over the line. Wale failed to convert. Wanganui 15, Horowhenua 3. Following ;sorne hard play up^n'd down .thev:;i5^:c>the Horowhenua'*. stalwart, if.' G^Ihger, took ' the'Bali and,. aceompanied by Galloway,' pierced the Wanganui defepce. j After a ruck Horowhenua were I awarded a penalty. Galloway tgok j the kick but the ball hi't the posts and- re-bounded. With only five minutes to. go, Horowhqnua made a spirited attempt to sqore. The rush was spoilt when Goldsbury took the ball at his feet, gathered it in and passed to R. Dallison, who sent it to the line. A penalty was awarded to Wanganui and Wales sent the ball over to make the score Wanganui 18, Horowhenua 3. Mr, F. G. Carrington carried the whistle.