Football.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 250, 16 August 1928, Page 8

Football.

“ ALL BLACKS’ ” TOUR. Eastern Provinces Match. New Zealand 16 Eastern Provinces 3 SATURDAY’S RESULTS. Peace Cup. Morrinsville 18, Hamilton 16. Matamata Senior Championship. Patetere 6, Walton 3. Schools. Matamata Junior High School 20, Morrinsville High School 0. Putaruru v. Arapuni. The deciding match in the local competitions was played between the . above teams ed in winning %heitrophy.' for the first There was a good {attendance; and the sides lineC o®t as follows:—Putaruru.—ftillback, .IL Dunlop; threequarters, Rossiter, j£ddenbrooke, F. Brown; five-eighths, Morton, Hen- | derson; half, McKeon; rover, G. Brown; forwards, M. Brown, Pepper- , ill, Ensor, Allwood, Newton. Arapuni. Fullback, Rapson; threequarters, Penny, Hjorth, McGilliv'ray; five-eighths, Robinson, McDonald; half, Cullen; £over, J. Belcher; forwards, Parker, Redfern, S. Belcher, Brown, McClelland, McPherson. Tairi.

Referee: Mr. A. Ecklund. Putaruru kicked off and from the first scrum Arapuni opened up a back movement which placed them on attack. From a free within the 25 line - they missed an easy shot. A scrum _ followed the restart, but another k.w .green attack broke down at Robins<&. Dunlop marked and saved the situation for the time being. Belcher marked the return and after further ; tight work in the home half Schofield , J\ relieved. A free to Putaruru was , nullified by offside play., .The greens f-' again > attacked and . following a vviMjramble McClelland dived over, but ||||||| goal failed. ® , Arapuni 3, Putaruru 0. following a strong by inches to score a furt|* er “try. McKeon relieved with a F. Brown .carried on. Henderson and Morton then put the attack, but Dunlop kicked too hard; Quarter-time: Arapuni 3, Putaruru 0. Mortpn and F. Brown led a rush following the restart and caught Rapson in possession. The Blacks kept at ; it and were rewarded by a good try to G. Brown, which Henderson failed to convert. V ~ Arapuni 3, Putaruru 3. Give'and take play in midheld followed for some time until the greens attacked hotly. The situation looked dangerous when F. Brown nipped in and running across effected a great save. Dunlop by a good' kick transferred play to the other end, where a loose rush was capped by Newton touching down. Morton ‘missed an easy kick under the posts. i Putaruru 6, Arapuni 3. Addenbrooke was penalised for offside play, and the greens attacked. Ensor was penalised in a lineout, but Belcher failed with the kick. The greens kept up the pressure and in a melee Pepperill was ordered off. Addenbrooke relieved the pressure for a time, but McClelland came back with a good run and serving Belcher the latter scored well out. Hjorth failed with the kick. . \ . Arapuni 6, Putarurti' 6. • - ; After the restart Rossiter secured-: . °Pen play well outside the 25, and ' i Uftpr a jinking run beat several oppoherits by sheer pace and scored too far but for Dunlop to convert. Halftime : Putaruru 9, Arapuni 6. The second spelt opened: with close work at the halfway mark, after which Morton beat several player.-: and put the blacks on attack. Tight “work followed, Rapson clearing to halfway. 'Scrambling play followed for a long period, until the greens again attacked. F. Brown repelled this with a mark and kick to halfway. The blacks then attacked, but the ball was kicked over the deadline. A free to Putaruru followed, end after this Morton started a rush but Henderson threw a bad pass and spoiled the movement. Rapson stemmed another attack with a mark, and McGillivray shone out for the greens ■with solid work. Threequarter-time: ’ Putaruru 9, Arapuni 6. 1 A dribble by McClelland and a free : against Schofield allowed the greens | to attack. The blacks worked back, •

and from a free R. Dunlop failed with a drop. Allwood, Brown and McKeon led a rush of 40 yards, but the greens just forced in time. Rapson and Dunlcp then exchanged kicks, and fierce but clean play followed at midfield. In solid play Addenbrooke received a bump but resumed. F. Brown shone up on defence and following an exchange of kicks ..by, Henderson and McGillivray Morton punted far down-. field. Hjorth secured, and with ample time to clear failed to notice Addenbrooke coming up at a fast pace. The latter charged the kick, and G. Brown securing the rebound outpaced the opposition to score. Henderson goaled. I Putaruru 14, Arapuni 6. The blacks were now in the ascend-I ant and attacked hotly. From a ruckl on the line a 5-yard scrum was ord-l ered, and from this McKeon served! Henderson, who cut in sharply, beat-1 ing two players and fell over as he] was tackled. The kick at goal failed] and time was called immediately af-| terwards, with the score: Putaruru, l] converted try, 4 tries, 17 points; Ara-j puni, 2 tries, 6 points. Comments. „ The meeting between these teams always provides an exciting contest, and Saturday’s match was no exception to the rule, though the game at times was very ragged. There was not a great deal of open play, but this was due, like the scrambling nature of play, to the fact that both teams spotted and tackled well. It was a real cup match, fought out in deter-* mined fashion and with no quarter being given, yet the game was clean and was played in a most sporting Spirit.

■ For Putaruru, R. Dunlop’s kicking ! I was a great asset, while F. Brown I at wing three-quarter played his best I game to date. Henderson started I badly but came to light later on, I while Morton proved a glutton for I work. G. Brown at rover was übi-1 quitous, and all the pack lasted well I and kept at it to the bitter end. I For Arapuni, Rapson had a day I off. McDonald and McGillivray were I the best of the backs, with Cullen I shaping in a promising manner atJ half-back. The two Belchers, Parkerß and McClelland led the forwards well, I who, however, had not the condition! of their opponents. The score flattered Putaruru some-B what, as there was hardly that mar-B gin between the teams, and the nextß meeting between these in thel knock-out competition should pi-pvideß a rare tussle. SCHOOLS. 1 Mataaku v. Putaruru. 1 The Putaruru boys’ team journeyed I to Mamaku, last Saturday and gained I an overwhelming victory by 71 points I to 0. Trigs for Putaruru were scored I by Berg (6), Woods (4), Haumaha I (4), Benton (2), Waea (2), Howland I (1), Barnett (1), Dehar (1). G. Berg I converted three tries and Haumaha I one.