RUGBY FOOTBALL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 255, 20 June 1932, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

\ LAST WEEK'S GAMES KAHUKURA BENIORS AND ! JUNIORS STAGE SURPRISES ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Di'st\.e the adverse weather conditions that prt'vaileu th -re was a good ctterii.iancc' oc snectators at Araw | Parl-. on Sa'tUrday. Unfortunately ! ; hravy rain set in sooti after the com- j : memuiieni: of the senior matches j cau. ing a hasty ret reat of the spcctitoVf. froin the side-iine'to the shoi tvr of tite grandstand and the adjacent trees. However rain did noi dampen the spirit of the players who made the best of the conditions. In the senior competitions the Ngongotaha-Hikuwai score of 6-aIl was a fair indication of the respec- }'••• stvengths of the teams and with Hikawai rhowing improvement wii every match, a win in their direetioheotre ihe ond of the second roumh v/iii not come as a surprise. Aft«-r putting up a fine showiii;; ugaiiist Whaka last week, Waikito was defeated by Rotoiti by 16 points .o 8. It was anticipated that the heavy Ivotoiti pack would have no difficulty in holding their opponents on a wet day but Waikite could have kept the scoring more even had they shown an inclination to tackle instead of elutching at their opponents' jerseys. This was particularly the case in one ■nstance when Barber hrushed aside half a dozen Waikite- players to soor i>ehind the posts.