College Fifteen Too Strong For Rongotai
The annual match between Rongotai and Horowhenua Colleges - resuited in a win for Horowhenua by 11 points to six. The game was played under excellent conditions, bbth teamS playing fast open football. . The loose Horowhenua forwards proved too much for the home team as time after time the pack, led by Morrison and ' Besfc, raced down'v into Rongotai terri'tory, while1' / Roach proved invaluable in his active backing Up.' For Horowhenua Goodwin scored a, weM-deserved try, which Lang converted. The same player also ' kicked two excellent penalty goals% > . ' "Rongotai's points came from two : penalty goals in the earlier part of " the game. Second Fifteens' Match BLK
The seconds' game resulted in a nine-all draw after a bright dis--play. Early in the game Neil, Horowhenua 's first five-eighths, cut through the opposing back line and dived over for the first three points. Williams, the full-back, prdyided the remainder of the points with two penalty kicks. Rongotai's points came from - two tries and a penalty goa1.
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 July 1949, Page 4
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169College Fifteen Too Strong For Rongotai Chronicle (Levin), 26 July 1949, Page 4
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