RUGBY UPSETS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 200, 22 May 1944, Page 3

RUGBY UPSETS

Hutt Beats Athletic

ARMY—OLD BOYS DRAW

As the result of some upsets in the fourth scries of the Wellington Rugby Union’s Jubilee Cup competition on Saturday after* noon interest in the contest has been quickened. Athletic suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Hutt, who won convincingly by 8 points to uil on the Hutt Recreation Ground. The Hutt forwards played with dash, and kept going tirelessly, overshadowing the Athletic pack, who were unable to reproduce the lire and fervour they had infused into their work against Poneke-Oriental the previous Saturday. There was a definite weakness on the Athletic five-eighths' line, which prevented the speedy three-quarter line functioning to advantage. It was a clever interception which Millard made to send Hare over for a try for Hutt under the posts toward the close of the game, A good crowd at Athletic Park, which paid £ll3 at the gates, enjoyed one of the brightest displays of Rugby which has been seen for some time past in the game between Army and Wellington College Old Boys, which fittingly ended in a draw —ll all. Two strapping sets of forwards infused plenty of life into their play, and controlled the ball well in hammering foot-rushes, which took a deal of stopping. Lindsay, the Old Boys’ hooker, raked the ball from the majority of the scrums, and enabled Goldstone to give an outstanding display behind the Old Boys’ scrum. He was over the line from a scrum on the Army line within two minutes of play starting, and scored another clever solo try close to the posts in the second spell. Hall. at first five-eighth for Old Boys, took Goldstoue’s machinegun-like passes very cleanly, and gave one of the best displays seen in this position since Mark Nicholls laid aside his jersey. Army were greatly strengthened by the presence of M. N. Paewai, the former Otago University half-back. behind their scrum, and It was a brilliant try he scored when he whipped round a scrum and went clean through the defence. There were many highlights in this game, and one of the greatest titbits was when Cochrane snapped up the ball in his own twenty-five after a tackle, and raced 60 yards to ground the ball between the Old Boys posts. Had Morrison, who played this time at centre-threequarter. had his place-kick-ing boot on, Armv would have won. as he missed a couple of easy shots. A stirring tussle between two strapping sets of forwards on Petone Recreation Ground saw Poneke-Oriental just get home from Petone by one point—ls-14. The combined team dominated play in the first spell, but Petone came with a great rattle iu the second session and got to within s point of therr opponents’ score. V. Calciuai. the Poneke-Oriental captain, won the game for his side by converting the try he ecored himself, and also adding the extra points for the tries scored by Howells and Hookham. Jaeger scored and converted the try for Petone. and also landed a penalty goal, but he was unable to improve tlie tries scored by Robertson and Pettigrew. A great battle for the wooden spoon between'llarist Brothers’ Old Boys and Wellington on Prince oE Wales Park saw Marist narrowly emerge victorious. 9-8. Wellington took the lead when Nash intercepted a pass in his own twenty-five, and handed on to Shand, who raced away to score under the posts, for Coupland to convert. They forged further ahead when Compton scored from a centring kick by Ilazlett. All Marist could manage In the first spell was a penalty goal by O’Brien. Marist had the advantage of the exchanges in the second spell, and victory came through tries by O’Brien and Benvin. As a result of Saturday’s games. Athletic and Poueke-Orlental arc leading for the Jubilee Cup with six points each. Then come Army and Wellington College Old Boys, with five points; Hutt and Petone, with four points; Marist, with two points; and Wellington, who have yet to score. Chief interest in the Hardham Cup competition centred in the meeting of the two unbeaten teams, Navy and Seatoan, at Athletic Park. Iu this match Navy gave a fine display of team work to win 12-o. rhe forwards, led by their captain, Shirley, did well in scrums and line-outs, and were well supported by the backs. Jaff ray, at second five-eighths, was very much in the picture, as he scored two tries, and a neat pass by him to Greatbatch enabled the nippy Navy half-back to score a try from play on the Seatoun line. Navy sadly missed T. Webster, their full-back, who is nursing a broken ankle, as place-kicker, as the place-kicking by both teams \vafl feeble in the extreme. Training College had a day out against Air Force on Kilbirnie Recreation Ground, scoring a runaway victory 21-3. Fox scored two tries for the budding teachers, and -Sutherland and McDonald also crossed the line, three of the tries being converted. Upper Hutt played well on Maidstone Park to ‘beat University by a goal from a try and a try to a goal from a try, and Johnsonville just managed to beat Eastbourne on Kelburn Park 9-8. Miramar scored their second win of the season by beating Hutt B 8-0 on the Polo Ground

Jubilee Cup. Hutt. 8 (a try by Hare, which was converted b.v L- Bileh, ’"’ho also kicked a penalty’goal), beat Athletic 0. Poneke-Oriental 15 (tries by Howells, Hookhatn and Calelnai, all of vvhlch were converted by* Calelnai), beat Petone 14 (tries by Jaeger, Robertson and Pettigrew, one of which was converted by Jaeger, who also kicked a penalty goal. Marist Brothers’ Old Boys 9 (tries by O’Brien and Benvln, and a penalty goal by O’Brien), beat Wellington 8 (tries by 4>band and Compton, one of which was converted by Coupland). T 1 , _ . Army 11 (tries bv Cochrane, Paewai and Morrison, one of which was converted by Morrison), drew with Wellington College Old Boys H (two tries by Goldstone, one of which was converted by Alexander, who also kicked a penalty goal). ITardliam Cup. Navy 12 (tries by Jaffray two, Slater and Greatbatch), beat Seatoun 3 (a try by D Johnsonville 9 (a try by Carrpll and two penalty goals by Mcßride), beat Lastbourne 8 (a try by* Fisher, nrhlch was converted bv Clifford, who also kicked a P T^i^ a cil lC go 21 (tries by Fox two Sutherland and McDonald, two of which were converted b.v Beard and one by Sutherland, and a penalty goal by Beard), beat Air Force 3 (a penalty goal by M Upper'Hutt S (tries by Arnott and Takarangi, one of, which was converted by Hammond), beat University 5 (a try by Cutler, which was converted by HenderS °Miraro:ir 8 (tries by Stack one of which was converted by MtKni o utl, be No. H 2 U Port°bepot 6 (a try and a penalty goal), drew with Athletic B 6 (two tries). liOwer Grade Results.

Junior. —Onslow 18, Athletic 3: av y f .V,* Base Camp 5; Wellington College Old Bovs 6, Karori 3; AVeilington 8, St. Patrick’s Old Boys 6; Marist Bros Old Boys 19, Oriental 0: Mangaroa IL Varsity o.beatoun 8, Onslow Army 0; Taita 13, Army•». Third I.—St. Patrick’s College 5, P et .°" a A O’ Hutt 36, Poneke 0; Marist Bros Old Bovs 11. Oriental 3; Wellington 9, Athletic 0; 'Wellington College 6, University 6 Third ll.—Upper Hutt 9. laita 0; Wellington B 28, Varsity a; Poriruj 19 St. Patrick’s Old Boys 6; Eastbourne 29, WeiA.T.C. 6: Miramar 9, Petone b Plimmerton It, Onslow 9; Johnsonville o, Fourth Grade.—Oriental 14, Upper Hutt 3; Athletic 37, Petone B 3; Wellington College Old Boys It, Marist bros. Old Bovs 4; Petone A 9, Hutt 9: Wellington 5, Eastbourne 0: Onslow 6, Porirua u; lonCkc 19, Miramar 0. Fifth I.—Petone 2.1. Wellington 3; Hutt 9 Marist. Bros. Old Boys 3. Fifth IL—Athletic H. Onslow 9; Petone 6 Hutt 6; Institute defaulted to Johnsonville.