DECISIVE WIN FOR RAHUI JUNIORS

Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1948, Page 4

DECISIVE WIN FOR RAHUI JUNIORS

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The junior game-at Otaki e'nded in a .decisive victory for Rahui juniors over Hui Mai, the scbfe beirig 13 points to riil. Rahui outciassed their Oppbnents bn the. day and gave an impressive display in the secbnd half, The game operied on ari urifortunate riote wheri, follbwing , ten minutes' play, ' which had been • eVeri, Rahui fbrwards broke away arid were pressiri'g hard when ari apparent crosskiek saw S. Wyiie, a Rahui player, break his left leg. 'Numerous penalties awarded for scrum infringements ' gave Rahui miribr kdvaritages, and' th'e gbod' kickirig of* the 'full-badkj,!C. 'Tay-'1' ldr,'"saw them constafitly ori "thq attack. Their back ijrie ' was , riot*' fundtioriiiig suc'cessfully, f "hbW'pVer,' ; although ' Ghaney '/ and^^^iervyood:' made several atteiripts ":' t6 . Itherri goirig;. Apdr't from!) a * shbt laf goal '.'b'y Taylor fbn6(virig' "riri* infririgeiiierit and bne' by 'Putri; for' Hui Mai,, both of which .,wpfe urisuccessful, and a , further pen- , alty to 'Rahui ' which saw Ted * Fox ^ and B. Hakaraia aimost ffVer, brily * for the mbvemerit to break down because bf bffside play, there was Iittie to enthrise over in the first half. The spell ended With the . -sCbfing unopened. 4 • •' Adjustments at half-time saw the home team vastiy improved, ; and where they had failed to top off advantages in the first spell, they made every post a winner, and the game livened up as a result. Although Hui Mai were penned in their own territory practically throughout, their defence Was' quite good, otherwise the' score could easily have been doubled. Efforts by Ted Fox and Mudgway just failed when the bounce of the. ball was against them, arid Hakaraia Was forced out when Rahui Went bn the attack shoftiy after the kick off. They made two more unsucceSsful attempts .and a penalty", brought temporary relief .fbr Hui- Mai. It was of very short diiration, as th'e ,]uck gave Rahui backs ; a ; chartCe and back they cattie hard for the ball -to go out teri -yards from the Hui Mai line. The lineout saw Ghaney in possession, make a grand effort to suc'CeSsfully dummy, and then burst over to touch down behiiid the posts. C. Taylor had an easy kick. Rahui 5, Hui Mai .0. There was no stopping the home , Side riow and within two minptes a for Ward rush resulted in A. Watt going over at the corner. Taylor missed this kick, a hard one, and Rahui led 8—0. Rahui's back line was noW dOing everything right, and a fun in which Merwobd and Smith were conspicuous was topped off through following up, by Watt adding another try, this time under the _ pbsts. Taylor made no mistake with the kick arid 15 minutes after the spell began the score was '13—0 in Hahui's favour., Hui "Mai were apparently nonplussed over the rapid change events had taken, as they failed to function as a team. Solb efforts by COok, Tutu, Benning arid Horn in turn failed to gain thbm any grbund. Rahui cbritinued to press and Spiers, Smith and Merwood all- riafrbwly missed adding to Rahui's lead. Iri the closing stages the visitors got into the hbme Side's twenty-five only to be run but. Catley's display for Hui ■Mai Wris- realiy sblid, and while Rahui had few if any passengers. [Merwood, Ghaney and Taylor were a tower of strength to their side: The gairie ended Rahui 13, Hui Wai n.

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was referee.