FOOTBALL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43352, 21 July 1908, Page 2

FOOTBALL

PAEROA II V The first junior representative match of the season was played apTo Aroha on Saturday last when teams met to, try conclusions. The rtay waß fine for football, there being ® feen winter wind bkmng across Jig field and consequently the , be “f dry, a fast and interesting 'Wb W witnessed. Mr and a member of the Auckland Referee Association had charge ofth 8. .• needless to say he i

to all concerned. Messrs Mettam ana u. y Wallace acted as lme Piako team took qhe field mmur of the picked team, whose places, how ever, were filled with enwrgency men. Piako won the toss .and played ™ th i ’ Bun and wind in their favom-.ihe game v from the start being fast and both sid done some excellent P^V, the best of the scrums but the baU did not come out of the pack too J ' From a scrum S. Wallace snmrtiy passcd out to Forbes who got over but ww held up. Piako still kept the busy, Jones breaking away with a mce a wdWo following up tne

dribble and Wallace iouu>vm 6 7opening, dashed over and I scor Sj £ Piako. After ton minutes, play forties made a good attempt to add the J points but just missed. PiakojtiU * P up the pressure and the forwards Siting quickly in amongst the visiting prevented them from flinging the 1. about. Piako forwards got on a rusn headed by D. McCarthy and S. -Jennings, . the latter scoring a second try »>r home team. Forbes again made a. goo kick but the ball was indifferent placed for him and no goal »*ult*a. Paeroa worked hard ,to score but defensive powers of Forbes, Brenan and Bae proved too good, and time time the visitors were thrust back. Half time sounded with the scores., 1 Piako 6, Paeroa nil. , The visitors livened up m the second

. spell and made the game more open »uu : 1 once or twice had Piako m a tight > comer. The visiting backs "got on, 1 several good passing rushes b.u . always checked by the exceUent tecklmg, l of the home team. Brenan distinguished . 1 himself by a beautiful run down_the ? . touch line fending three “ great style and latterly .by ■ cfWJ , three men one after the other • getting his kick in. Towards the .end : Piako seemed to have matters all then own way, and Jones Setting a,7 1 dribbled over the Hne, and b T g . , handy scored Piako’s third try.. Forbes made a good kick but again, failed, the . ’ game sfirtly after ended in a win for ~ . Piako by nine points to nil. . ? 1 For Paeroa, Riley at full had plenty . to do and done it well, though at rimes he indulged in speculations. Bramley five-eighth (captain), made « T er*lgo<*i , q openings which his brother backs ® avail themselves of. Gordon, at half, , y was good and his • Among the forwards i Penned Livingstone an§fsSars were tne bC For Piako W. Shaw, full, had little to

do the excellent back team in front or . , bun being no doubt responsible, ror , Bae. and Brenan proved themselves a redoubtable trio of backs m au . partments, the lacking of J® rb f r w “* d powerful and well directed. M. McLean . it (captain), had a day off but unproved t a lot towards the end. S. v " . seen at his best this year. He done a , - tremendous amount of stopping, “l kicking was always good and Ins try was a great piece of work. K. Johnson 011 the wing was nearly the Bob of oiu.-. Jones on the other wing was in a classy himself, that he is fit to represent any ; senior team goes without saying, _ . was responsible for at least two tne*. ii Of the forwards it would be unfair .0 single out anvone as aU workea so well * and hard, McCarthy and Jennings being m perhaps slightly the best. v

PIAKO v. PAEROA.

This senior rep. match was played at Paeroa and resulted in a win for Piako < y live points to three. Percy scored a try for Piako which A If. Lcnmird converted into a goal. Rukatiu scored a try for Paeroa but no goal resulted. For Paeroa. Royal, Rickett and Brenan were the best, and among the forwards Dunn, Collins. Rukatia and Barrett were the bC For Piako Hogan, J. Timmsns, Alf. Lennard and Joe’ Timmins were the best and among the for Wards *® rc y* wing, Lipsey, Arty Lennard and l. Cribb did a lot of work. Mr Evittof Wuiki controlled the game with every satisfaction. „ .

BRITISH FOOTBALLERS.

MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND.

VISITORS DEFEATED. > * AUCJtiAND, July 18. The Anglo-British footballers met the Auckland team at Alexandra Park, glorious weather conditions prevaiung. Some 20,000 spectators attended, stand accommodation being provided for 14,000. The ground .was dryandtner game was fast and fairly mtesestmg. Britain was without the service of several of their " cracks ” through injuries. The final score was Auckland ii points, Britain nil. ?

HAMILTON v. THAMES.

Hamilton, Yesterday. Tho Waikato team to meet Thames on Ist August will bo the aame as thati j which played against Auckland/ on Saturday. , : ■