WIN BY ONE POINT

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 285, 31 August 1942, Page 2

WIN BY ONE POINT

Petone Undefeated At Rugby This Season MUTUAL CUP MATCH The meeting of Petone and Hqtt, winners and runners-up for the Jubilee Cup. in the annual match for the National Mutual Cup on Saturday afternoon attracted the largest crowd which has been seen at Athletic Park thia season. There were even a few spectators on the western bank, and a sprinkling on the end seats. Though the weather whs ideal, there was an almost entire absence of back play, spoiling tactics and deadly tackling preventing passing movements from getting far. A duel between two hard-working sets of forwards saw Petone the winners by eight points to seven. ■ .. Though they had a strong sun in their eyes, Hutt dominated play in the first spell, and led at half-time by seven points to nil. Half an hour had gone before Haigh opened the scoring fpr Hutt with a penalty goal. Towards the end of the spell, Tresslder, the Hutt left wing-three-quarter, made a fast'dash up the line, and swerving infield, dropped a neat field goal from an acute angle, giving Hutt a lead of seven points to nil at half time. Petone appeared' to get their second wind when play was resumed, and Dougan, who was playing an enterprising game at half-back, sent his backs going several times only to gee them run up against rock-like defence. At last White, the Petone captain, reduced his team's leeway by landing a penalty goal. Both teams, came close t-> scoring on several occasions, but faulty handling at critical moments pulled up -the movements. A quarter of an hour from time, good work by the Petone forwards worked play to Hutt line, and McGrath made an opening which enabled S. Jaeger to score close to the posts. He converted his own try to give Petone the lead, 8-7. Though Hutt tried hard to save the day, Petone had the better of the closing stages, and thus went through the season unbeaten. Petone owed a good deal of their success to sound defensive play at full-back by Kent, who took tlje high kicks cleanly, and rarely failed to find touch with , his powerful kicks. Mr. I. Ramsay was the referee.

After the match, the Jubilee Cup and the National Mutual Cup were presented to the captain of the Petone team, B. White, by the president of the Wellington Rugby Union, Sir Alexander Roberts, who is also President of the Hutt Football Club. He congratulated ths Petone team upon having won the Wellington Union’s genior championship competition more often than any other club. Mr. J. Robertson replied on behalf of the Petone Club.

UNIVERSITY BEAT AIR FORCE

In a fast, and open game at Kelbuln Park on Saturday afternoon, University beat Air Force, winners of the Hardhnm Cup competition, 17-15. Tries were scored for University by McLellan (2), Fleming, and McKnight, one of which was converted by McKnight, who also kicked a penalty goal. For Air Force, tries were scored by Speuee, McDonald, and Thompson, one of which was converted by Clark, and Mahoney landed a field goal. Lower Grades. Junior: Athletic won by default from Wellington College Old Boys; Petone won by default from Hutt. Third: Oriental 14, Wellington 5; St. Patrick’s College Old Boys 9, Petone 8; Seatoun 11, Miramar A 3. Fourth: St. Patrick’s College Old Boys 8 Hutt 6; Wellington College Old Boys 9,’ Petone 3; Johnsonville IS, Onslow 6; Poneke won by default from Upper Hutt; Wellington A won by default from Porirua. Fifth: Hutt 20, Poneke 0; Petone B 6, Pliinmerton 0; -Petone A 25, Wellington 6; Onslow won by default from St. Patrick’s College Old Boys; Athletic 18, Miramar 0.

Sixth: Hutt A 9, Petone 3; Porirua won by default from Hutt B

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND

The sole selector, Mr. A. McDonald has chosen the following team to represent Wellington against Auckland, at Welling* ton ou Saturday next:— ’ . Full-back: Kingston© (Army); threequarters: Hudson (Petone), Donovan (Army), S. Jaeger (Petone); five-eighths: Haves (Poneke-Onental), btptt (A.S.C.); half-back: Johns (Poneke-Orieutal) ; forwards: White (Petone), back row; Murphy (University), Foley (Marist), Stanaway (Marist), Brownlie (A.A. Battery), middle row; Harvey (A.A. Battery), Bills (Petone), Baumber (Eastbourne), front row. . Emergencies:—Baeks, Patrick (University), H. Jaeger (Petone); forwards, Beard (Wellington College Old Boys), Haigh (Hutt), Illingworth (Wellington), The players will train at the Poneke gymnasium at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, Any player not available should notify the secretary of the Wellington llugby Union without delay.

BULLER BEATS NELSON

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WESTPORT, August. 30.

In the second Seddon Shield Rugby match of the season, played yesterday, Buller defeated Nelson. 10-3. For Buller, tries were scored by W. Neighbours and J. Burt, Stewart converting both. Kotua kicked a penalty goal for Nelson. Eddie Holden, an All Black, who later played Rugby League in England, was back in his old place in in the Buller beam as centre-threequarter, and showed glimpses of that fine form that churaoterized his former play in New Zealand and overseas.

TANK BRIGADE LOSE Narrow Win For Wanganui

Dominion Special Service. WANGANUI, August 30. In a game marked by robust forward play the Wanganui Rugby represeuUftive fifteen beat the N.Z. Army Tank Brigade by 16 points (two converted tries, one unconverted try, and a penalty goal) to 14 (one converted try, two unconverted tries, and a penalty goal). From the start tiie clash of the forwards made the game interesting, and the back play of both sides was sound. In no game this season in ’Wanganui has so much real forward play been seen. Nonq of the pack was eager to shine in the loose at the expense of solid scrummaging. At no time was there much between the (earns, the play going rapidly from end to end, with Wanganui grasping the opportunities better. For ’Wanganui tries were scored by MeCieneghan and Firmin. Farley kicked a penalty an ( ] converted two tries. For the Tank Brigade, Rosenfeld!. scored two tries and Arnold one. Passmore converted a try and kicked a penalty goal.