RUGBY FOOTBALL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 1 August 1929, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

COI.LIMiI! V. MOTUIiKA JUNIORS 9 VISITORS WIN RV 13 POINT'S TO 6 A l Trafalgar- Park ycsUsrday afternoon Liao. Woluoka junior rupreaenUtivcH defeated College by 13 points to 0 after an interesting game. Mr U. Brownlie refereed. The teams wore as follows Motueka : Henderson, Kemp, l-'ry, Cook, Rowlings, McLean, Roliinson, Redmond, N. Try, Reid, A. Ooodman, Kverelt, Mantle, Newport and K. Goodman. College: Thompson, Louisson, Slmttleworth, Whiteside, Campbell, Buttress, O'Connor, Collyns, Sutherland, Hooper, McClune, Van Aseh, Stewarl, Duncan and Collyns. From the start the Motueka forwards showed paeo, their weight and dash Making it hard for Ihe younger College hoys. However College pressed after about ten minutes’ play and Motueka were compelled to force down for relief. College hacks were very disconnected for a while, the live-eighths and centre failing to run right up to their opposing hacks before sending a,way their passes. MeCluno was injured anil was replaced by.Ahrens who went into the pack, Slmltleworlh going to centre. From a scrum following a line out Sutherland sent, the hall to Hooper, Van Ascii, Shuttleworth and Stewart who went over for a try well out. Whiteside failed with the kick. College 3—Motueka 0. A minute after Motueka retaliated with a converted try. Their forwards, with Kemp and Henderson prominent, went away, Henderson picking up the hall on the 25 and heating Collegians before be touched down under the posts. Rowlings converted! Motueka s—College 3. From a loose scrummage near the line Sutherland went on the blind side and dived over the line for a try. It was a good effort. Whiteside missed with the kick at goal. College 6—Motueka 5. This was the half time score. After half time the Motueka forwards made some fast breakaways, disorganising the College defence. From one of these lushes Newport battled over, for a trv. Bowlings missed.

Reid, the Motueka first live-eighths, was playing a great game, opening up the play with judicious kicking. '.the College backs began to come into llieir own lor a time, several rushes going from the half to the wingers. In tlie second spell College discarded the useless kicking game which had been very noticeable in the fir.H half, and instead ran the lino of backs into position which proved their strongest form of attack. I lie Mot ueka forwards kept going at a gieat pace, and iroin half way swept through to the line where Redmond scored near the posts. Bowlings converted. Motueka 13—College 6. Jhe College backs were good towards the end, Hooper playing a line game except that he kicked too frequently instead of giving the ball to the backs. The end was marked by a fast passing buck rush by College which ended at the corner However Stewart should have 1 ought ins way over. Duncans running on the wing Was a feature of the College back pluv and ho was unlucky in not having more chances.