COUNTRY RUGBY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1048, 12 August 1930, Page 12

COUNTRY RUGBY

THAMES VALLEY MATCH From Our Ovn c orreapoxknit ■*'AIHI. Monday Thames Valley and the Plenty met ,n an inter-union 2.. o: on the Waihi Recreation GrcJSf*'* Saturday afternoon, when the .° n feated the Valley by 5 points Adverse w eather conditions made n. spectacular football impossible the o f 1 being too greasy and the ground slippery for passing bouts, and I? game resolved itself larger struggle between the epposina wards. 6 ior - Bay of Plenty kicked off a Ka i n «, drizzle and the ball was quickly tat a to the Valley twenty-five, where T.lW 1 intercepted a pass and cleared Walters broke away f or the Vahi? team, but was grassed a few v-,? from the line. The leather wai ™ turned to mid-field, and a zoos tTv into touch by Swann nut Valley attack again, but the advantage , not held very long, the Bay back clearing brilliantly and ‘breatw tlirougi. to Medley, the Valley fuji bock, who checked the rush bv‘= e.N kick down-field. The Valley men i™, a good chance of scoring throuas being penalised right beneath the post for obstruction, a free kick to the posing side finding the line. i> ' Following a little ragged plav, after which action was concentrated* amoi& the forwards on the Valley side of the half-way line, the Bay secured it* for try. The ball shot out to the Bav backs, reaching Thompson, who verv cleverly "dummied” two of the oppol si tion and scored a fine try, which F Burt converted. Bay of Plenty, 5 Thames Valley. 0. Play then resutn*j its original sting, and shortly befow the half-time bell McKenzie, from th* ruck, broke through and scored near the comer for the Bay. The kick failed, making the score at half-time 8 points to 0 in favour of the Bay. The Valley team opened strongly in the second spell, and Walters, who figured prominently, looked like scoring, but McKay cleared with a welldirected kick. Apart from one or two spectacular dashes by McKenzie, in ore of which the Bay of Plenty man came near scoring, even play followed fer some time. Then Finlayson (Valley) wound up an attacking movement bv registering a nice try near the corner. Johns made a good but unsuccessful attempt to convert, and the score stood. Bay of Plenty. 8; Thames Valley. 3. From the kick-off the Valley forwards swept the ball beyond tLe visitors’ twenty-five, and Finlayson scored another try, which Swann wat unable to convert. Bay of Plenty, S: Valley. 6. Thence on play continued

fast and even, but there was no further scoring. Mr. A. Cleave, Xgatea. was referee.