RUGBY

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 15, 5 September 1929, Page 2

RUGBY

T-he following comments ■on the match, Wellington B!v. Bush Districts, appeared in the "Pahiatua Herald": —

The Wellington team was as follows: Jarmau,. Murray, Broderick, Peterson, Chane- (capt.), Sharp, Coman, McDonald M oilier, Ma-rtin, Dixon, Peck, Beid Spenee, Berry.

The 1929 Rugby season closed in the Bush yesterday when the Bush senior representative side suffered Cefeat at tho hands of the Wellurgton 3 touring team "by 6 points to nil. Counter attractions —the Banfurly Shield at Masterton, and the races at DannevirKe —natuTally reduced the attendance, at the showgrounds. The game was played under ideal conditions.

McKay was missing from the Buoh pack when the teams took the field and <xilbert Gray filled the vacancy. On the -tue of play the better team won, The "Wellington backs threw- the brill about in delightful manner and thoir superior pace made thenf always dangerous. Only a grim defence by the Bush backs kept -the score doiwn. man, behind ■ the visitbTs' scrum.^ was here,*there and everywhere and was a box of tricks in himself, Peterson, on the wing, was full of dash, and Shaip ■and Broderick were often prominent. Jarraan, at full back, made no mistakes. 'The best defensive back.on the ground was Alex Tait. Harris and IVollan 1 defended stoutly on the wings but go<- few opportunities on attack. TJtly was-sound and Herbert did a lot •of meritorious work. Humphrey was •called upon-to do an immense amount ■of work and he did it like a tradesman.

The Bush forwards were nbt&ing like at full strength and met a tireless set of toilers, of whom Spence and Peek "wer; outstanding. The Bush vangu'ird maintained a slight superiority in the loose but lack of finish robbed them cf several likely trios. Johnny Galvin played ar. inspiring game and. broke «.way brilliantly on repeated occasions but usually the necessary support wr.s not forthcoming, Gordon ".Ma/bey was •always in t>he forefront of the rushes and Mahoney /too showed up, as well as Balfe and Small. -The sting,, how•ever, seemed to be out of the Bush players and their exhibition against Wellington was one of the least impressive of the year.