School Rugby Tournament Off This Year

Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1948, Page 7

School Rugby Tournament Off This Year

In view of the continued prevalence of infantile paralysis, a decision has been reached against the playing of the annual quadranguiar rugby tournament by the primary school representatives of the Horowhenua, Wairarapa, Wellington and Hutt Valley districts. The Horowhenua representatives are to play Manawatu on the Levin Park. pomain next Saturday at 1.30 p.m. The team is to be selected from the 20 players, who were to have been the district's elect at the quadrangular tournament. Backs: D. Thompson (Paraparaumu); H. Nicholson (Manakau); P. Davis, B. Hammond and D. Davis (Ohau) ;' D. Fairley (Waikanae) ; C. R. Rataki (Foxton) ; J. Nichols (Otaki Convent) ; B. Frederikson (Levin Convent) ; and J. T. Webster (Otaki) . Forwards: G. Woodmass and L. J. Evans (Foxton) ; B. Bregman and B. Jensen (Manakau) ; R. Reo and B. Bettin (Levin) ; M. Wehipeihana (Ohau) ; W. Knox (Otaki) ; P. Hemmingsen (Shannon) ; and K. Harvey (Levin Convent) . OHAU SCHOOL'S RECORD The Ohau School's fiftben has emerged from this season's rqgby matches with the Very fine record of six wins in the seven interschool games played, the other one being drawn. The final game was played recently at Ohau, when a visit was received from the Foxton School's team. There was a large attendance of the pubiic at the fixtufe. Although Foxton were a much heavier team, the Ohau boys played a grand game and held them to a three-all draw. Ohau's points 'came from a try scored by Dennis ] Davis. A scrum went down ten yards from the line and the diminutiy'e half-back, Turoa Lewis, shot" a nice pass to Davis, who dodged over on the blind side. The kick failed. Foxton also scored an I unconvevted try. *