HOROWHENUA DISTRICT.

Shannon News, 7 August 1928, Page 3

HOROWHENUA DISTRICT.

NASH CUP COMPETITION.

SATURDAY'S RESULTS. •

SENIOR (NASH CUP.) Weraroa 17 v. Foxton 6. Hui Mai won from Wanderers by default.

JUNIOR. Miranui 16 v. Foxton 13. Maungatuku won from Weraroa by • default. THIED GRADE. Shannon 17 v. Wanderers 0. Tokomaru won from Weraroa by default.

HOROOWENUA'S RECORD IN REP. GAMES. Figures which have been prepared relating to the performances of the Hoi owhen.ua rep. teams in the lasr three'seasons show that they have won 13 games out of 14. Mr Martin Wim : ata was appointed sole selector for HorowhenUa at the beginning of .the 1926 season, arid" the soundness of his judgment is shown by the success that has attended his efforts, His record in representative ganies in which Horo whenua has taken part is one to be proud* of. The following table shows the results'of games played with neigh l ' bouring Unions: —

NASH CUP'POINTS. '■ nil ..lit . ■

There are two'more sets of games to be played in the Nash Cup round.

> NORTHERN PUNIOR CHAMPION: SHIPS.

WERAROA v. FOXTON. On the Park Domain, Levin, the Weraroa team proved themselves sup erior both in the forward arid back divisions to the Foxton men, who, al though defending gamely, had not the speed in attack nor the strength iri ' the three-quarter line possessed by

their opponents." Weraroa (black and white) kicked off against the wind and immediately met opposition, play remaining about the centre of the field for ten minutee or so. Then an infringement by Foxton (yellow and black) gave the home team the advantage of a penalty, which j brought them to the twenty-five. Fob , lowing a scrum, McLennan obtained possession and lost it when making foi j the line, 'but Hellamore picked it up and* scored in the corner. Warren'skick across the wind was ineffective. c Weraroa 3, Foxton 0. The visiting team soon invaded with a forward, rush and Weraroa, wen forced. After a while the local backs got going, and a concerted rush from half-way ended in.a scramble on the line. A penalty in favour of Weraroa gave McLennan a shot .at the goal but without result. The whites continued the pressure, until a free kick for Foxton shifted operations to halfway. This was only a brief Tespitc for the greens, however, and they were called on to defend their line by using their backs to the utmost. A timely - punt relieved them, and, gradually increasing their advantage, the visiting forwards were able to keep well up with the fast-travelling ball as it sped towards the home corner. It was a race between the teams' for pos- *" session, but it did not finish, as Weraroa were saved by a clever kick by R. Broughton. Foxton came again, but after one of their men had picked the ball up from the loose for a dash to the scoring area he wa3 pushed out near the corner. With the aid of a free kick the white regained some lost "ground, and after working the ball across half-way they managed a dribb ling rush, terminating in another race for the ball, which Weraroa won at the corner, J. Broughton touching down. Warren just missed the goal with a well calculated kick. Weraroa

,6, Foxton 0. :■■'■. ■ ..' An interval of punting up and down the field ensued, and the leather twice went with the wind over the dead-ball line. A combined rush by the whites' ■ forwards put Foxton's line in danger, but their backs took the shock well,

and, af tefr a bit of manoeuvring, the ,y visitors were again on the attack. Offside play spoilt their opportunity when ; they were close to the line, but after a serum Weraroa were penalised and Foxton obtained their first score through a goal kieked by Moses.

Weraroa 6, Foxton 3. ~ Some fair passing and taking among the visitors' backs enabled the team to. get within striking distance, and a scrum in front of the goal raised .hopes among their supporters, but ' the whites obtained possession. With

the return of the, ball, Foxton en

„.croached again. A line-out took place 'close to the goal-line, but. Werajoa were again on the ball, with the result that they shifted play back to half-way. From that vicinity they in-";-stituted a dribbling rush,'which stop- ' ped 'short of the line. A couple of penalties were given against them,

and towards half time Foxton were doing most, of the attacking. The spell ended, however, with the scores unchanged. Weraroa 6, Foxton 3. In the second half Weraroa played i almost as well against the wind a* ! they had done- when it was behind | tem. They were soon in the yellow territory, and Nome made a neat sprint with the ball under his wing, but was brought down when ten yards from, his objective. Play returned to half-way, but not for long, and the ball was twice kicked over the deadball line. After an arduous spell on the defensive, the Foxton papk broke through the attacking forces, and the forwards handled the ball well in a rush that took them to the vicinity of the corner, where' the leather went out of touch. The movement was repeated a little latei-, and a scrum took place ten yards from the comer, followed by a line-out further up.. Effective handling by the visiting backs came to a sudden stop through determined tackling. Foxton gained a free kiek in front of the goal, but no score resulted. Weraroa's backs threw the ball about freely, and at midfield the play livened up considerably. The home team swept on until they were near their opponents' corner, a scramble then developing. Just after this a melee took place in * front of the goal, and out of : the :i 'ruck shot Cole, to score ia few yards- wide of the posts. Taylor's kick was unsuccessful. ■ Weraroa 9, Foxton 3. Weraroa attacked with a strong passing rush, but a forward pass brought it to a finish inside the twen-ty-five. The sequel to a serum was a loose rush, leading to a scramble on the line, from which Debreeeney scored. The shot at goal failed. Weraroa 12, Foxton 3. ' Again the Whites invaded, and Foxton accepted a force. Eventually the visiting backs initiated a movement which carried play to the opposite twenty-five, and from a passing rush Robinson scored. The kick by Moses, from angle, went low. Weraroa 12, Foxton 6. The rest of the play was mostly in the whites' favour and Foxton were frequently penned against their line. Taylor eanie within an ace of scoring, and. the feat was accomplished shortly afterwards by Graham, who ran round behin'd the posts'. Taylor made no mistake with the kick. 'After several further attempts by the local team, j time was called, with the scores: Wcra- j roa 17, Foxtoii 6. I Mr E. Bevan' was referee. i

JUNIOR.

MIRANUI v. FOXTON,

The above teams met at Miranui on | Saturday, resulting in a win for Miranui by 16 to 13. Foxton won the toss and Miranui kicked off against the wind, a high kick by Foxton putting diem in an attacking position. keeping the ball tight, soon had Foxton defending, but the strong wind rendered dribbling dashes fruitless. Foxton were taking advantage of the wind by high kicking. They were soon rewarded whenr Broad dashed over to score hear the posts. Huff failed to convert. On resuming play Newton broke over with Broad in attendance; only to be t added effectively by Mabey. However, during a melee near Miranui's line Huff snapped up the leather to dummy his way through. Huff converted. Foxton then came with a fine dribbling rush, but Mabey rose to the occasion with a spectacular save. Half time sounded with Foxton leading by 8 to nil.' On resuming, Miranui was soon aggressive but Foxton relieved and Mohekey broke away to score near the posts, Huff converting. This setback seemed to gird Mhanui on to greater efforts. They rushed play to Foxton's 2o and from a high kick Picard scored, the same plaver converting. About five minutes later Vertongen, who was playing a i great game, galled possession, a:nd, ! feuding off all opponents, made a fine run to score under the posts, Picard converting. Foxton battled hard to I stem the attacks, but Miranui were | awarded a penalty kick. Picard failed to increase the score. Soon afterwards, however, Miranui backs indulged in a passing rush, Crawford being grounded about five yards from the line. Simpson, however, snapped up the leather to cross near the corner. Picard failed to convert. Play was mostly among the iorwards when a Foxton player, in endeavouring to save, kicked the bali jut to Croon, who raced across to give Miranui the lead. Picard failed to convert. Foxton strove hard to equalise, but .aoside sounded with Miranui 16, Foxton 13. Mr Penc ably control- | led the game.

, THIRDS.

SHANNON DEFEAT WANDERERS.

This game was played on the Shannon Domain or. Saturday, the spectators being treated to- a much better display of Rugby than that given by the seniors on the last two occasions. It was full of interest throughout, and the handling of the ball by the Shannon backs won them the game, despite the good defence put up by the visitors. Playing against a strong wind in the first spell Wanderers endeavoured to make it a forward game, but the home backs opened it up at every opportunity, with the result that they piled up a lead of 14 points. The game had not been in progress long when N. Holden opened up, and enabled White to go over. N. Holden failed to add the extra points. Then from a serum- Tremcwan sent the ball to N. Holden, it then travelling to B. Holden, Saxon a,nd Whibley, a pretty movement ending in the latter scoring in the corner. The kick again mussed. The next movement was when White got possession and after a short run punted. With G. Payne he followed up, the former scoring and, B. Holden converting. A cross kick by a Levin

back sent the ball to Wfaiti, who beat four opponents and registered his second trv. On changing over it was thought Wanderers would keep the local boys busy, but it was early seen the latter were going to make it hard for the visitors to win. • The Wanderers launched several attacks on the home team's line, but the defence proved sound. The spell was in Shannon s favour, they adding another try when Hook set the backs in motion, which enabled N. Holden to score, the trynot being converted. The game ended: Shannon 17, Wanderers nil. Mr Sands controlled the game.

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.- -4 13 0 610 P< J3 ■ 0 to 0 5 0 s £ rl ft Ah P* E-f Shannon 2 2 0 0 46 9 4 Hui Mai 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 Poxton 3 1 2 0 24 37 2 Wanderers 3 1 2 0 17 47 2 Weraroa 2 1 1 0 23 2Q 2

Team. P. W. L. D. C.Pt Miranui .. . 8 6 2 — • 11 Foxton ... . 7 3 4 — -, ' Shannon . . 7 2 51 — '.