RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1932, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MATCHES' PLAYED AT HOKITIKA

i - Coilditions on Saturdlay afternoon 'were ideal for football, and there was a large attendance at Class Square wkerevthie* rep. fixture West Coast A'v. AVosib Coast B. was/'pllai'ed. As- a ourtaiir raasei*' .Holritika';B. : met Ki.u > (R!eeftori)r While a *sev€<n-a-side mate Was p-layed : b&tweeniv-' School and Recf•tcai'.£,g., •: •; R-ESUI/PS AT A GLANCE. West Coast A. 29, WvStdoast B. : 9. \Hokatikalß. IF; Rririfton’l9. JUNIOR GRADE. ~! j Ross 11, Kiwi 6. ;> \ UNDER. 9stK'; ' Y >; ■ School l2]'Reefton <l. (• .• - West coAstwv. b. ' .

■ This gameWasplayecl on’Cass’Square -before ■A- Under perfect conditions*- and*/iffesrii.ted; ,‘.in a wtn for A ;team' ; by ; v29 - pbifits' to 9. The score ‘was made up of severi tries (4-convert-ed) and two tries- and-,a. pen-atiy goal. The first spei-1 saw the B team- putting plenty of Vim into ■ thrif Wo;rk and fhe forwards got the ball repeatedly iri the ; scrums,, the A team showing i <no special ..form.. Th e forwards espCcially were „n6t working .togefflieav -The B team suffered injury and - two men left .the field and wer© replaced. A team Scored three .tries, • Schroder, Marfyri and Jones getting over >and Martvn converted twOp while-Scandrett kicked a. goal, for -B team. .* - ■ : i -; - • ,lii the second-half ihe B teatri tired l«udly .and the daot - half ' hour - the- A feam had things, alT'their. oWn way in tHo' -kst -'quarter '. running - over: their .-.pponents; For: By-teajn- Walker '.and Morgan scored •nrihonverted; tries wfii le for A team tVidsi were added by Afartyn Schroder, Jones 1 -airtd’ Buchanan, Martyn converting two)*, Mr. E. W. Heenam Was. refered. EEEFTON Y. HOKTTIEa.

■ A team sefieeteri from those players of the three HdHtika -Hilbs,: riot " taking part-in the, West- -Ccatst A. v. ;B; matoh, met the' Kiwi /(Reaftdn) > team on Case on, Saturday- afternoon in the- big, match. The local ■ teant- wris not- fhe same a,s priginallys/select^-, suv-ernl-junioJi?. playerb.' t /.'

... It-iyao- eafrly- 1 . sesh-thiat Rriefto-ri held an ; advantage.’’ ! in : the roar, - division, their bac-ks.'-heiug yery, ; "> fast and ,liandliqg./vyolil, takiir-g crisp passes .in . fine style. ; Two-; spectacular tries by the ce.ntrie, Bb’cefirspn.', both of which Were. converted, , oomp-rised the visitors’ scorn, both being, scored prior the' inteiWah' 1 /' / Hokitika were playing rather a defevsive game in the second spell, although they, frequently (broke thorough"-to. the other’s goal, line, and •the score* 1 was 10—1> until near, .the end when fcwq moro tries gave them victoiy by 12" to 10, the last heieg;-sco-r: dh'dihe oa ! ll of time.' . . i; The game 'was. fairly fast,/at times, and' an endeavour was. made, to qpr . up tlie gam-ei, but tliere .wqre seven' sessions of strenuous; ruqkiug, ,) Avhji.lf ’/iianging oh ' too, lopig ; by, „'s:gm e . of , the /home tbam 'lost,,setefaj opportunities, i,.,Tries for Hokitika .w^re..seoyed . by Eager, At r e s t > :AgU ew ,h'rid Efemirig, • J. ,L. Menzies .wa-s referee.. ;

mss V. Kiwi JUNIOR^.

The junior knock-out- 'cpTripbtitic.’ "•as advanced a further stage on Saturday. afternoon when Fi’ri and Ross met on thb..Squa-i% ; .:aud lafter a. harit. and more or. less even.-, .exhibition, Ross .proved to' 6. . Thier ,final, of.Aflns gr?d_e . wiU now be, contested,.-between- Ross apd Rimu. ~ ---■' .-:• •- , ■ *

SCHOOL .C. Hejcfton. In the . sevipp-arsiiJe. match, , Seim-’ proved riQ,torjous ,hy 12 to 3. . Reef ton sepyed first,/but ufserted tber/ selves, and gav ?- a good exhibition.

WEST COAST A. V : WEST: COAST B

The contest on Cass* Square on 1 Saturday, afternoon between the ‘West , reppeseutatiyie... team, and:.: ja second .fifteen., did not . present any p’ay of a spectacular' nature ■ except in thp last quarter.of'-api hpt’r when tnie opposition- having tired*. • the . backs opened' -put tfief'plfiy';in effectivepgsjs,'ifig/ wishes. ~; . Up .to that,time. ever,.,fil^,;plla!y.toffithe ; team was of -a very ymodfr-ate,, nature. , The_ thrust .of was, nhsenti,, .and this wa-s . itv-bhe. main .drie.Ao feck, .of ;> initiative by ;■ the ; .and, , tlje centre, a, stereotyptedj .game helps played ..throughput,, ,without, any effective result;,.., The.., forwards also made a sorry presentation.., „ They were beaten ,for-the..hafti'.filiuoet every time, and- tlLre Was an utter lack of cohesion. . If, that was anything like!, tile best they could put 110, then it js no wonder that defeats have corfie their way,*- and one wonders how they were able to hold their own against Canterbury. Tt. is stated that in tlipt game they played one out. of the. box. .Vnt apparently, when . WhVP a -t Wrstport, ,a. pouple of . Wj^gfis,,.,before they, must ha-vp given at.,, exhibition like that of. Saturday.... If that .were so. then, their 27. to ,0. defeat would iv-,ed no. explanation. The play, of the team, eapepi^jly..affile forwards, will need to show; much,, improvement (vficn they nieet .Biillier, .next -Saturday, if they .hope to fit. leash.,reduce , the substantial -score put up against thorn on the phe-vious yisit.*. t-o Westport,

WEST COAST W FULLER. SOUTHERN TEAM THE. SAME. ..The selection of the team 'to i present West n Coast in its . ..match with B.uller on Saturday next at Westport for .'the Seftdon Shield has been made as follows by the AVust Coast selectors (Messrs A. A. Adams and D. 11. Do ell): ■ Fullibiick: J. 'King =• (vice-captain). Tliree/cuarters,:.- fb- Schroder, G. Gilbert, L-. Marfyri. ’ Five-feighths f AAC;; Huglies, A. Fong. . Half brick Scandrett. Froitb 'row: W. sDeere (ca-pt), W.. Bucba-n?n,‘G. Kellyi: ; ; Middle row v h. Hughes, •F. Freitas, M.. Thompson,- R t King. / - i- Back, row.; -E-. Jones' ’ '

Emergencies-; Back*, M. Davidson forword/'M. Scahdrettj t • ■

WELLINGTON: BEAT OTA G O

DUNEDIN, September 10. 1

Wellin'gtph defeated Otago this afteVnoon by 14 points to 11. Otago at- , tacked from the o. ening -of the game.; and Findlay ■ kicked a goal from .45' • yards'tout, Lamason caught Dtago backs ..napping,. ..and, cutting through, ran to, the full back, giving McLe'n an easy .try under 'the; .posts. Th'< .kick failed. Otago attacked hotly and jjijmoß sqqrc d . the . kick , failing. , Wel-j lington backs .swung into attack, Me.Leap .carring on tl'e movement after McDonald was tackled. Lamason' followed, up fast and-.seored. The at-: tempt to convert was a failure. At the opening of' the second spell Dunne scored, after a 1 usli by the blue back-s.-and . forwards, Allen'-converting. Pollock scored two tries in quick succession', .converting one. In the final fifteen miutes-Otago made desperate attempts to score, but the Wellington defence was tod sound. t

S. CANTERBURY V> ASHBURTON

ASHBURTON, September 10

At Rugby, South Canterbury beat Ashburton by 14’ points- to 9, in an even match to-day. l rAshburton bad rivex-t of- the ‘- territorial, 'advantage, but the . .combination of the visiing backs, was superior. For ; South, terbury Morn-oil scored two tries arid Ryan one. rDiikeu.cqnyer'ted one and Seaton' kickedva^i/penalty goal. For Ashburton Behro'cs:- scored) a try and kicked** .two penalties* - ■

AUCKLAND Y; TARANAKI

AUCKLAND, September 10.

The final representative rugby match of the- season in Auckland was played to-day . under ideal conditions, the local team defeating Taranaki, by 12 points ,to six. .The match', w.as disap- . pointing as. onlji .;was bright play w'tnessed Auckland’s superiority in the backs won the day, . the ..rearguard showing, much more tliust and combination than the opposition. The Taranaki' forward's were », superior in most" departments, but received little support from a weak rearguard; One of the features wa: die duel -between the rival full backs, Bush . and Collins. - Both played fine lames, ' Bush changing his - tactics core • cleverly than his vis-a-vis. At -be same time Collins was. very sound, -md saved Taranaki on numerous opcasion/J. Fbv- Auckland Cartel*, (2), Newdick, and Finlay iscoed 'tries, and Collins kicked-a penalty goal and KinsellaV scored a try • for Taranaki-.; .