RUGBY.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 8, 17 July 1930, Page 10

RUGBY.

HUTT (22) v

PETONE (8)

The second meeting between these j teams was staged on Athletic Park, .ira- j der ideal conditions. The reds fielded { a very young set of backs. Pomare" ' and Feeney not being available, two colts in Killeen and Hansen were given the opportunity to shaw their worth. Peek, Todd and Dowsett wxn*e missing from the forwards. .. With so many:; changes" in lihe"team I^ie reds' chances /"were not favouted. particularly by the Potone supporters. Those who have followed form in the club's lower grades, have from time to time been impressed with the form of Killeen and Hansen, and when the senior was announced the opinion was expressed that shocld these players rise to the occasion, the "blues" would have to go all out to win. That they were not suffering from the ' * inferiority complex" nor stage fright, was evident tiirr the game had been in progress oi.ly a few minutest, The opening exehuujfes saw the reds going well, the forwards hoeing in" in great style and tbo backs' Opening .up play from anywh«.tre. The blwes vjalso shdwed thatthey intended to give t&e ball plenty of air, so the spectators began to sit up and take notice, with expectations of some sparkling rugby to come. They were notdisappoint&d, play beiSg of a very high order indeed. Tackling was, sharp and sudden with the result that many likely movements were nipped in the bud. Petone were having difficulty in getting the ball clear of the scrum ■with the result that Coman got bustled and'was unable to settle down properly right through the game. This to a certain .extent affected the play of their rearguard, but even when they did get moving the defence on most occasions was too good. Full marks must be given to Killeen at first five-eighth as Ms superb tackling bagged man and ball many times during the game. During the first ihalf Nieholls moved in to first five-eighths, probably with the idea of putting it across his less experienced opponent, but he fared no better than Lambouxne. Killeen left the famous "All Black" standing with a beautiful cut in from which a ( try should resulted had not a Hutt back held on a fraction too long. During the first kalf a lot of play came Balls's i way. The winger had the Petone de-' fence all at sea with some dazzling runs, two of which led to tries by Roberts and Cooke. Ball unquestionably plajed V big part in the local side's victory and further enhanced his prospects of getting into big football. Hutt were also well served on the other wing where Boss turned his speed to good aecoun-t, scoring two spectacular tries from half-way. He had hard luck in not notching a third, as a beautiful. cross kick by Ball failed to bounce kindly wh€n he had a clear run in. Cooke's anticipation and grand tackling got his side out of some nasty situations. The "All Blacks" handled lis team well and inspired confidence ■ jfaato the young players on each side pf liim. Hansen at centre played very soundly, his defence being first rate and his passing accurate and well timed; The good work of Mackay must not toe overlooked. On the day he was a (better half than Coman. Although not

so welV-served; with the1 X>;.ill he made full use of any opportunities, in attack and did a full share of any defensive work offering. Jaranan was as sound as the provenbial rock, never being in doubt. He had difficulty in getting the line during the early part of the game, due to the fact "that he cannot kick with his left foot. His tackling was hard and low: as Walker found to this cost-. The forwards playedlike demons all day. Although out-freighted in the scrunxs they secured a fair share of the leather and often jcountefed screwing movements-by the opposing side. Their rucking was particularly good, the ball being heeled back, at every opportunity. In the loose the reds showed marked superiority, their bunching tactics being most effective. A tendency to kick, the ball a little too hard allowed the other side to dear on several occasions when^tries looked imminent. E. and H. Hinton did a lot of spoiling work, being instrumental in breaking up the* opposing backs. jßofbertsi controlled the scrum well and was always, prominent in loose and tight. Skilton, Baker, Wood, Bxadley and Monigatti all shone out at different stages of the -game^ Bradley is improving with every,-game, aiid although only his third time down as a hooker .-was able. wit>h. Monigatti^ to hamper the activities of their experienced opponents. The Petone team did not play a bad game, far froni it. Their form was such that they would have beaten any other team in the competition on the day. Hutt played, above themselves and if they can produce "the same form against Eastbourne next Saturday, the pufolie will see a great game. Pollock was tie best back on the Petone side, his anticipation on defence got his side out of some seemingly hopeless positions. Nieholls found the game a little too fast fox his liking, fbut got through some heady -work both on attack and defence. Davis at full back fielded and kicked well being very little if any ibehind Jarman on the day's play. Walker went well when the go-ing-was good but did not relish t3ie hard stuff. liamboumo suffered* because his half iras slinging out -wild passes. The first five-eighth <lid not play as bad a game as many gave Mm credit for. Spence, Coulston and Beid in the forwards caught the eye most. LOWER GRADE RESULTS. Junior A's drew with Old Boys—9 all. Junior B could not muster * feast to travel to "Cook Strait" (Polo ■Ground), so defaulted to Miramar. Thirds defeated Olffßoys A 9—^3. ; Fourths went under to Petone to the tune of 40—0. ; The Fifths also suffered defeat by Petone 61—0. TSio Sixths drew with Melrose 3 all. Summary: Played 7, won 2, drew 2, lost 3. NOTES. The- seniors defeat of Petone was the first win ever recorded by a local senior team over the southern club. Naturally there was great rejoicing in the Hutt camp. We feel sure that Nicholls and Co will not begrudge the victory, which will- do the clufo a lot of good. A new recruit to the ranks of Hutt supporters made himself most unpopular in the Stand on Saturday last. He •had eyes for one player only on the Htrtt side (it wasn't Cooke), and went so far as to applaud when any Petone

player got knocked out. Had other seating accommodation been available he would have had that part of the stand to himself before the game was five minutes old. The Hutt forwards have been very consistent this season. No doubt some will receive consideration the team is selected for the southern tour. "Business: Football only" was the notice posted up by some wag on the. door of the secretary's office on Monday morning. • Finance. —Active and .honorary members'who have not yet paid their suib- j scriptions. are requested.to "weigh in" , as early as possible. The club's ex- j penditure has been very heavy this season,/ consequently all available monies will be required.- '.. I "Where's Poidne?" enquired a spectator when Hutt were waiting for the "blues" to take the fiolcl again after half-time. "Oh_. they have gone home/ replied another '/banker" much to the amusement of the 'crowd.' , HOW THE TE ; Aife vSTAND. "^ ,_Goals." ~ p. w. iTs: f. a. pt. pgto^e;:■.:■ :-%' i2:'-OW^!. 21T 146 18^ Eastbourne 13 8 3'i 177 109 17 Hutt ' 12 7" 4 1 146 102 15 Old Boys .12 7 4 1 12^132 15 Harist" . .12 6 5 1145 105 13 Poneke ' 12 5 5 2 147 150 12 Athletic 12 4 7 .1 100 142 9 Oriental 12 3 7 2 78 125 8 Berhampore 12 4 8 0 89 189 8 University 12 2 9 1 106 146 5