RUGBY.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 45, 17 April 1930, Page 11

RUGBY.

HUTT (13) v. OLD BOYS (11)

Quite an interesting game was wit-? aies3ed when these teams met on the

local recreation ground, Tib© form displayed by both teams was a bit patchy, wiich was not surprising considering that so many players took part in the game and also that the season is yet so

young, There was every indication* however, that there will be some very

'ieen football when the championship games commence on Saturday week. JBott teams made several changes at ■half time and the form of players was watched very keenly by t>he selectors. The local side fielded two full-backs— H093 and Jarman. Both; players were on t&eir game, the former, if anything, being the more powerful kick. TocVl, a Buller representative, played on the

right wing, and although lacking a lit-

tie experience, showed much: promise. JBall "was the outstanding three-quarter, and is unquestionably ■.a fine winger. Given a good supply of the ball he will Toe a great scoring man. Pomare s&ow-

£&. good form at centre and five^eighth,

This player is a very sound place kick and appears to have modelled his style

on. that of M. F. NioholJs. Feeney was

in good form at first five-eighth. Nees was more >at home as an inside back

than behind the scrum. He made some .4me openings in the second spell when playing in the former .position. MeKay appeared behin,d fche scrum in the

second half, and opened up the game

well wh*en opportunity offered. Of the -forwards it must be conceded that they

held their own well against a much [heavier pack. The scrum work was an

improvement on that of. the previous

week. The services of Peek were missed for line-out work, this player being

laid up with an injury to his arm. No

dbubt tie senior selector will sort out Ills first twenty players this week and. •thus give the other coaches a chance /-to sOTt out their teams. ' „• "

On form to date, the . following appear to have excellent chances of selection in the first twenty:—Full backs, Ross and Jarman; three-quarters: Ball, Todd, Russell; centres, Pomare and McKay; five-eighths Neesj and Feeney. The half back position is causing the selector a lot of worry. We hope howr ever that either Judge (ox-Athletic), or ]?.-Fisher may be available this week. Wing forward, Dowsett, with Peck, H. Hinton, K. Hinton, Fox, Skilton, Monigatti, Roberts, . Wood, Stopforth and Stewart to select the scrum from. Lack of weight may affe»t the chances of the forwards named. There are several other playgts who may upset calculations after the first match or two. Members will no doubt realise that during the course of the season numerous are likely to occur in the senior team and thus some promising players will get a chance to show their worth. -Previous experience' has sSiown that a senior team is very fortunate if it does not call upon the services of: twenty five or more players during the course of a season's football, :

Tn the curtain raiser one or two pro^ .in ising players were-noted.-. Rix Trot at full back handled very sureiy. His kicking lacks power; Respite this he is more than a useful player in his position. Bagge, a centre from tie. King Country, got very little to do on attack, but showed up well on defence. Scott (of last yeaT's Juniors), was one of the best forwards. Other likely for-, wards were Dick, Stewart, Saulbrey, Hemington, Bradley and Lummas..

NOTES.

Grade Entries—At a meeting held on Saturday last it was decided not to enter a Senior B team. This decision was iSot reached without a thorough overhaul of players available. The eariy game must Siave convinced .many followers that the material offering, particularly in th« backs, was not of sufficient quality to mate a decent Senior -B team. Another fact which influenced the committee was the atti-

tude of most of last year's junior players, many of whom would have found a place in the B team.. These players stated that they preferred to play in a good junior rather thaiuin a weak senior B team. As it was primarily on their account that the team under dis-

cussion was proposed, their attitude, which we frhink is the correct one, mado matters much easier for the committee to decide.

Teams have been entered for the Senior, Junior, Third, Intermediate, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades. With the omission of a Senior" B team the lower grades are likely to be much stronger in consequence. No doubt some members will have to adjust their views as to what grade they wilj. be playing in we hope however, tiat they will look at matters in the proper light and do what is in the best interests of the club. •

We beg to acknowledge with thanks donations from Messrs W. G. Alexander, Bryant and W. Patterson.

-The question of quarters fo* a caretaker was discussed at the last meeting of tie management .committee. The estimated cost is much more than was contemplated in the first instance. .It was decided to proceed with the work and to request all carpenters and plumbers connected with the club to form working bees to erect the building, thus saving a considerable sum in expenditure for labour.