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FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. PLAY IN TARANAKI. TO-DAY'S SENIOR FIXTURES. A Grade. Tukapa v. Clifton, at New Plymouth Sports Ground; Referee, A. H. Guy. Hawera v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa; G. Meuli. Stratford v. Patea, at Stratford; F. Julian. Kaponga v. Waimate, at Manaia, E. Burke. B Grade. Star v. Inglewood, at Inglewood; F. Hooker. Old Boys v. Okato, at Western park; J. O’Grady. EBtham v. Lepperton, at Eltham; J F Kiley. Ist Juniors (Northern Division.) Star v. Urenul, Western Park, 1,15 p.m. Rahotu v. Old Boys, at Rahotu, 2.45 p.m. High School v. Clifton, at Waitara, 3 p.m. Ist Juniors (Southern Division.) Kaponga v. Waimate, at Kaponga, 2.45 pm. Alton v. Hawera, at Alton, 2.45 p.m. Patea v. Okaiawa, at Patea, 2.45 p.m. Opun&ke v. Eltham, at Opunake, 2.45 p.m.

SATUBOAY. MAY 13 Opunake v. Tukapa, at Opunake. Hawera v. Clifton, at Hawera. Kaponga v. Patea, at Patea. Wafinale v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa. B Grade. Star v. Old Boys, nt New Plymouth. Okato v. Eltham, at Okato. Inglewood v. Lepperton, at Lepperton. POSITION OF THE TEAMS. A GRADE.

NEWS AND NOTES. IMPROVEMENT OF PLAY. So far as the season kas gone indications point to the strugggle for the championship cup being keener than has been the ease for several seasons past and at present it looks as though several teams will contest with Hawera the honor of being at the top of the tree. The position appears to be the same in the B grade, when Inglewood will have to fight hard if it wishes to hold the honors won last year. This is as it should be. The games played show an improvement in the standard of play and the public should view some stirring club matches before the season advances far.

Practically all the matches to-day will create great interest, and at New Plymouth, the two old rivals, Tukapa and Clifton, will meet. This match has always been a popular fixture and the redoubtable Clifton team have always recognised in Tukapa a foeman worthy of their steel, and the contests have always proved close, 'file match will be played on the Recreation Grounds, which have just been drained, levelled, and regrassed, until it is generally conceded that New Plymouth now possesses one of the best playing arenas in the Dominion. From the spectator's point of view this has long been conceded, but the playing arena itself has long been much below requirements. Now, however, even in the wettest weaher it should remain dry. The committee has rightly de-

cided pot to allow any member of the public on the playing area, and this will be strictly enforced. The match itself should be a great game. Tukapa possesses a speedy back division that should do things if the ball comes its way, whilst Clifton, though caught napping by Patea last week, possesses a team that both back and forward is capable of holding its own. SOUTHERN STRUGGLE.

Hawera, last year’s champions, will meet Okaiawa on the latter club’s ground, and a strenuous struggle will ensue. Okaiawa are stronger than was anticipated, and as they have some solid forwards, the struggle between the two packs should be reminiscent of old times. Hawera backs read better, but Dick Roberts is stated to be playing very well, and he has the assistance: of some more than useful raen in Johnson, Laurent, and Guy.

At Stratford Patea meet the local team. Both these teams have met with hard luck in previous matches, it being admitted that Patea was unlucky to be beaten by Okaiawa, as was also Stratford to be beaten by Kaponga. An even game should ensue.

Kaponga and Walmate meet at Manaia. The home team is weak this year, but should improve each match.

In the B matches principle interest will centre in the meeting of Old Boys and Okato at Western Park. Old Boys' backs will probably prove too good for the country team, whose forwards, however, should more than hold their own. Star meet Inglewood at Inglewood, and Eltham meet Lepperton at El th ami, and the residents of these districts will find either game worth watching.

The surprise last week was the defeat of Clifton by Patea. While admitting that Clifton had a somewhat weak team, Tancred, Campbell, and Goodwin being absent, Patea deserve great credit. The Southern team have had the worst of the draw, having to travel to Okaiawa,, Waitara, and Stratford in successive weeks and ns their district is

a scattered one, it was difficult to get such combined practice before leaving, indeed it was difficult to get a team away. Their forwards played a great game, Spratt (a Taranaki rep.) Peterson, and Kerrisk being the pick, whilst McKenna on the wing acquitted himself, against a stiff proposition in Coleman. McLeary, an ex-Otago half, was behind the scrum, and did good work, whilst S. Cameron played up to his old true form. F. McKenna ahso staped well. T. Hurley, an exj St. Pat’s College lad, showed up well at wing three-quarter, though rather young for the responsibility. CLIFTON CHANGES. The Clifton team has been considerably remodelled since last year. Ross occupies his | old place at half and played well, but was i looked up to by McLeary and Cameron, j Hickey, the brilliant Taranaki wing threei quarter, is being played at five-eighths, as is also Fryday, who represented Taranaki in I the forwards. Taylor it: also In the backs. S. George is again the. last line of defence. I ’ Colman on the wing is p'aylng a great game. Campbell, the Taranaki Looker, is playing in : the back of the pack, which is a fairly solid one. Clifton’s defeat by. Patea must not be taken too seriously, as the Waltara men are capable of shaking up - any fifteen in the competition. Although Kaponga b<&t Stratford by a small margin the issue w»s in doubt to the ' end. Stratford forwards .were very fit and , went strong to the finish; in marked conf txast to their opponents. Who were glad to t

find touch at every opportunity in the closing stages. With more combination the Stratford three quarter line would, be very dangerous. Sharrock at full is coining on with every match. Harold Masters played a great gaune in the pack. Mick Malone saved his side time and again by his line kicking. Maurice Lynskey behind the scrum was solid in defence and scored a good try. He, however, forgets the men behind him and seldom did Dymock. a more than useful five-eighths, obtain possession of the leat&er. TUKAPA COMING BACK. Opunake, who were generally regarded as having a great chance of securing the <±.ampionahip, have opened disappointingly, losing tie first two matches. The Okaiawa forwards, led by Martin, Burne, and Taylor, proved much too good for the light Opunake paek, and the coastal backs could not get moving. The generalship of Dick Roberts was also a contributing factor. The ex-All Black is playing well. Summed up, there was little difference in the teams,, as the score ' 11 to 3 was made up of a try to each cluU the big difference being due to the conversion of the try and the kicking of two pen- : alty goals. Opunake will be hard to beat 4 right through the season. j

Tukapa had no difficulty in defeating Waimate at Manaia. The once famous blue and blacks have fallen on lean years, an experience that every club meets witt. However, in the course of two or three years, with the young material coming on, the club should regain its old strength. Tukapa, on the other hand, has had its lean years and aix pears to be coming back. Its backs are very speedy and combine well. It was only solid defence on the part of Waimate and particu-

larly the full-back Haynes, that prevented the score being much larger. Waimate had hard luck in losing Bircliall early in the game. W. McCook played well while his condition lasted, Atkinson, McKay, Sutton, and Winters being also prominent. McKay at half did a lot of stopping. The game between Okato and Lepperton could hardly be classed as a senior standard. Lepperton made the game a forward one, and ■though the opposing bache endeavored to open out play, there was much of the hard

scrambling style among tte two packs. Of the Okato team Anderson, at full-back, played a safe game, while Robson and Roberts (half) were the pick of the other backs. R. Shotter, wing forward, was prominent in many rushes. Among the Lepperton men Fussell was always handy and Barriball, Sampson, and Bishop did much good work. On the day's play a draw was a good indication of the quality of the teams. NEW RULE TO-DAY. Consequent on permission l being granted tte N.Z.R.U. by the English Rugby Union to play the new rule of kicking into touch, it has been decided to bring this into force In Taranaki to-day, and it will accordingly operate in all matches. When played last year for a few weeks it appealed to the public very much, as it brightened up the game considerably, doing • away with the monotonous kicking into touch that had become the leading feature of some teams’ play. Already this season the same raonotony has become conspicuous and it is certain the playing of the new rule will be welcomed. Broadly, the difference between the new and the old rule is that if a ball is kicked into touch by a player, except from his own 25 or a penalty kick, it is thrown in or scrummaged at a point opposite from where it was kicked instead of where it went out.

The necessity for care being taken in the appointment of line umpires cannot be too strongly impressed on referees. Not only slx>uld a line umpire have a knowledge of the rules of out of touch piay, but he should also be as accurate as possible in noting the position where the ball reached touch. There are, it is stated, instances this year, where line umpires have allowed their zeal for one club to outweigh their judgment ; or at least it has appeared so from some of the decisions given.

THE “SOCCER” GAME. Z TARANAKI v. AUSTRALIA. Interest in ‘‘soccer” circles is growing in the meeting of a Taranaki representative team and the Australian team, and arrangements are well In hand. The match will be played on the Recreation Sports Ground at New Plymouth on Wednesday, June 28.

§ I a Q <2 h t£ 1 p« f Tukapa .. 9 2 — —— 33 3 4 Okaiawa 2 9 —. —— 17 6 4 Hawera i 1 ——< 20 6 2 Kaponga . 7 1 —— — 6 3 2 Clifton .. 2 1 1 — 31 3 9. Patea . .. 2 1 — 16 6 2 Stratford . 2 — 9 — 6 20 Opunake 2 —— 2 . 9 31 — Waimate 2 B SENIOR. 0 50 — Old Boys . 2 2 14 8 4 Okato .... 2 1 1 6 3 3 Star 2 1 1 — 14 9 9 Inglewood 2 1 1 — 11 11 2 Ixjppertcni 2 — i 1 3 6 1 Witham 2 — 2 — G 17 0

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Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1922, Page 3

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FOOTBALL. Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL. Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1922, Page 3

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