RUGBY FOOTBALL

Lake County Mail, Issue 8, 16 July 1947, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Queenstown v. Nightcaps On Saturday last a visiting Nightcaps and Marist team paid a'visit to Queenstown to play the local team. The game resulted in the spectators witnessing the most entertaining fixture of the year. Nightcaps kicked off and the game had only been in progress a few minutes before it was obvious that the visitors intended making the game an open one. From a scrum on the half-way mark Nightcaps secured the ball, the whole back line going into action, D. Wade breaking up the movement with a good tackle. Queenstown forwards, who played well in the loose, managed to force their opponents back, but once again P. Greedy, Nightcaps half, sent his backs away and after a nice passing rush F. Rutherford went over for a good try, Greedy converting. The Queenstown forwards, led by L. Inder, J. Munro and J. Elliot, were playing with great dash and the visitors were not having it all thier own way. A weak clearing kick by the Queenstown full-back let the visitors in for their second try, Greedy adding the extra points. Queenstown then had a turn on attack, Payne getting his backs away, L. Forde cutting in nicely when a try looked imminent. Shortly afterwards J. Murdoch kicked a penalty goal for Queenstown. The second half wa seven brighter than the first, both backs and forwards of the visitors combining in some splendid movements and the score steadily mounted in their favour. From a scrum in Queenstown twenty-five P. Greedy sent out a long’ pass to his second fiveeighth who reverse-passed to his first five, who went on unopposed for a glorious try. In the concluding stages J- Murdoch scored and converted for Queenstown, making the final score 24 to 8 in Nightcaps favour. Mr M. T. Robertson controlled the game. The teams were as follows: —Queenstown. —Butson, Inder. Hunter, Murdoch, Elliot. Munro, Buchanan, Hunt, Payne, Thwaites" Forde, Wade, Sanders. W. Anderson. Nightcaps. —SI. Kelly, F. Ward, F. Rutherford, L. McGee, R. Greedy, P. Greedy, Mclnemey, R. Bokser, A. Townley, I). Forde, L. Bokser, F. Boyle, V. Booth. 1). Cree'dy, and G. Braizier. Outstanding players in the Nightcaps team were Ward, Ford, Mclnemey and Braizier in the forwtv'ds and Greedy .brothers, McGee and Rutherford in the backs. Country Team Visits Dipton The Country football team travelled to Dipton on Saturday to play a friendly game with that side. After a match that was packed full of incident Dipton won by HI points to 12. It was in the dying stages of the game that victoiy was snatched from Country, the ball bouncing the wrong way for the fullback, a Dipton player going, over for a try that was converted. Mr V. Gerken managed the team.