RUGBY FOOTBALL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 239, 27 September 1939, Page 1

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THE RATANA CUP s .BETA il\.KI) BY OMAIO .A I ;ti!i n!Jii;iMauri luotball' it am" recently visited Omaio iincl played the Giiinio j f)o(. i>;i 11 teen! for the Ratana Cup, which has been held now 1 1 y ilie Oinaio- loam for two yuars. .titer a very good game the Judders were suc-ce;-si'ul in slaviiij>; off the Tanranga challenge. The Oinaio team was as follows: vKull-back; Stai.ii.tf>ll. Threcmj uhrtei s, ’l'oojii (<aj>t.). K. Delamero. T. Albert; live-eighths, To Kaui, Koopn; halt, 'l'. Koopn ; forwards. Thomson, Pei a. ,\. Xgnmoki Gage, Koopn, Deiamere. S. Apanui, \V. ifelanioic. Tanranga .won the toss and kicked off against tlie wind. Play lemained in midfield for a'hout ten minutes; then one of the Omaio forwards dribideil iiji to the Tail range go-yard line. One of the O'mahj. forwards picked the hall up and handed to the hack lilttvThe hall went to Te Kaui. who passed to Koopn, who side-stopped neatly and dashed nndlemeaill the posts to touch down. 'l’e Kaui converted. Oinaio o, Tanranga 0. Another try went to Oinaio when K. Uelameio picked the hall up at half-way and ran light through the opposition, to touch down l<r an unconverted tr.Vi Oinaio K. Tanranga 0. Tanranga secured on the Oinaio go yard) 1 in<- and To Kakau broke away in open the challengers’ score. I he try was cenverted. - Oinaio S. Tanranga o. Oinaio kicked off and the liall went b,wn to (lie Tanranga ~0-yd. line. Ail Oinaio player was penalised for offside play and a scrii.ni was given. Oinaio hooked and I . .Koopn sent Ids ba-ckjs a wax for K. Delamere to cut-in and heat- his man and score a very nice try. which Koopn couvortei/. Omaio 13. ’Tanranga o. An Omaio hack secured the hall from the kick-off and kicked it rigidhack to the Tanranga full-back. An Oinaio forward, following up fast, caught the full-hack in possession and grassed him. Another Omaio. forward came up last, to pick up the ball lor a quick score. K. Delamere converted'. Omaio IS, Tanranga b. Half-time was then called. On resuming one of the Tanranga back*, secured and broke away and passed to 1 1 is support who scored. To Kakau' again converted. ’ (linni<7 1 S. Tanranga. 11*. Te Kakau secured and scored n goad try hut the attempt to convert failed, leaving'ting, final scores-: Omaio . . IS . Tanranga 1-3 i The Omaio forward, Thomson, was .4lu' best forward) on the ground. In (lie Omaio hacks, IC. .Delamoro, -Jack Koopn. Te Kaui and Albert showed no will. For Tanranga. do Kakau was the best player in the Tanranga. side. ,