RUGBY FOOTBALL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 275, 15 July 1932, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

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NGTES G?3 THE GAME rotorua r;:p. 'iEa;v: makes AN i/iPEOV lii j SNOW ING. PEACE CJP PilCbi ECTS. .

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D«;' ;"itc ad-.'arso conditicns ,footbaU at Arawa Park was oi* quAe good tumJiird on Suiurday lasc. Backs and xor-vai'a.> t«c.Li kancLed Ihe bail eonviucir.gly aud I loft the ground ieeiing tiiau It was one oi the best u&y's i'ooibail I have seen in Rotorua this season. High Beliool and Horohoro coni- | manucd a good doul oi' interest, both cn the part oi football fans and interested partics. Horohoro started well, but their pack work went to pieces bcfore the sclid work oi the High Bchool pack. Bota teams were siiort oi" players, r/.id I thoaght bota did extremely well under tha elrcuiustanee-. hkhoid Baeks Seratehy. High Bchooi backs wero very seratchy in Ihe iacst rpcli, Matthews being the veak link at five-eighth. Whau hc went to the three-quarter liaa he thaped well. Horohoro wero up against a stiff pi'opositioii, but their backs were weak Lotli 011 atiauk and defence. The forvards, in the loose, were better in patcius thaa the Sehool, but only in paiekes. One or two oi* the Sehool forwards ara beglnning to "shine" and this i'ault will have to ba eorrected quickiy, a s it is a habU that grows quickly. iligh Sehool II made a splendid siiot-.il ig agiiinrt- Ngongotaha A, and

u»u wai! U> gc dtnvn by only 3 points t > ii II. ngongotaha had all the weight but on Saturday's showing are a sadly ri xrugra.ie loum. Ha; oi v,' Dress. I ■*>. :I T comuienc on the dress o ' plaj ora ar.d teams. The neatne.es and ii-.ii.n-. s cvident enrlier is now lvthcr lavkihg and ro ter.m is an excertir.n i o thh; . Ifcois might have sc-ru? LhH.k-g to s marton tliem up a i.i'tle i' J.V 1. Uil lilt/11. Old Boys B hr.d a rirn-away victory cvc.r >* •;-? •gvdaua E. The Whites are a r r.ich i.'apr-ne.l t.nua, although very . ng, a -2 I ean see in Grey, Neeson 1 ". e : i. : : i hi v,hi"h will Le v.ry u.- i -d to Ih nama in t.vo or three in Hg:-n- i tuhi, h: !: -l training and exp1' Fruit. I;..; I v.u yleased to notj th. i, iha;.- v.*i :v wllii.ig -ight up to the c: ii oi t Ii5 that. ivspect I think ti at thv;"» is a nu?re willing spirit of w. rk ar. I enu ?av >i-r in Rotorua footL-. i . ,t ar thn.t ihere has been ti r i-'.iiiit L..uo. A Good (iariio. KuiiUl; :ra and vVaiklte fought out a food gc.m.:-. but on the whole run of };*I.»y I ciiink the i osult ruther flatter•et! Waikhe. A d: y bn'l and ground woald huve s.en Kahukura do mueli Uttcr. Thoiup. - e, e? Ilahukura, should run c-iOi-.e to a piave in the junior representnt'vjs, us he is a good man any where in.-'cle. I would suggest haif-ba.-k. WI aka rhowed touie of its ohl form agjintt Old lioys A. who put up a vr.ry clisajjnclntiiis exhibition. The tcu.rn U r.ofc nearly as good as it was at ihe bcginning oi* the season. Ccttrell. though sound on defence, luns too muvh with the ball. y.l m ply "Shiners." Thr Oid Boys pack never looked like a traine-i pe -h oi forvvard.s and apart irom IJa Ahews and Ilogers were t'inply "shlners." Whaka forwards played a really good packing game, and this, I thlnl:, gave them the victory. Reps. Improve. The Rc-pp. gave all of us rather a shock, I think, by their exhibition again.rt Putaruru. Adniitting that Putaruru were a weak side, "Free Kick" still thinks that handling in the backs wa;: oc c-llcht for the last threequarte vj of the game. I was particularly pieased to sce the vastly improvtd backing-up by backs, which augurs well for the future. The forwards played weli, Barber, Mackay and Te Ngaio being in my mind the pick. I would caution against knocking back frmii the line-out too mueh, as it is a dangerous practice. Sutholand liad a real day out, and on his exhib:tion sllences all eriticism. He suvea h;s forwards untold work by r.ceurate linc-kicks, while his boot ako registered a lot of points. I would like to sce Waerea tried at wing instead of centre. Hamiora i- to my mind the weakest link, his defence bt-ing noticeably poor on Suturday last. Poare Crp Prospects. I hrust confess that l will be ratlier surprlscd if Rotorua wins the Peace Cup on Siiturday Kcxt. I scarcely thiiik them ti / to that siandard, unless Matamata is a weaker team than usual. I prediet that Carlson will cut the loc-al defence Lo rihbons. Wiiat is the idea, I wonder, of playinp; Findlay Cup and Peace Cup matchcs cn the same day? I was under tlm impression that the Peace Cup is und-r the jurisdietion of Matamata, and Lhe Findlay Cup under that of the Waikato. How cornes it that these two lixtures clash? Has there been any prolcst lodged in the right quarter: ? It. appaars as if the local union has been canght napping and so been taiked inie pulting all their eggs into one basket. "It surpriscs "Fr-.:-e Fick" to note tliat W. Martin Has not been eonsidered for the "B" Reps. Is this a case of oversight? The refcree. in the Old Boys B v. Ngongotaha B mateh gave some rather startling deeisions and I consider he should be closely examined before being appointed again. Quick Reiief for Colds At tlie onset of a colrt take a fcw Pulmonas pastilles. This handy remecly qtticklv clears :heacl and rcvse, soothes tlT>e gore throat, and checks tlie irritating cough. Pulinonas are an ola and tried remedy for- influenza, bronehitis and all winter ailments. Pulinonas 1/6 and 2/6 chemists and stores.