OPUNAKE SCHOOL WINS
Visiting teams from the Hawera Teehnical High School were defeated at Rugby and basketball by teams of the Opunake District High School in a series of inter-school contests at Opunake on Saturday. The Hawera second fiftecn was decisively bcaten by Opunake in the Rugby encounter by 30 points to 6. Holding thj initial advantage in the forwards, who playcd a splcndid game in the loose n 1 gained the upper hand in other departments of play, Opunake pushed home many smart attacks by use of the inside backs, of whom Wallis, the first five-eighths. was outstanding. Three times he eluded the defence to store tiies. Unconverted tries also WSlto
scored by Munro. Olliver, Clement, Harrop and Riley. who notched one apiece. and two successful penalty shots at gnal were shared by Wallis and Roach. Hawera's two tries were scored by Laul nt. . ■ . Results at basketball were: Senior. Opunake 18 v. Hawera 5; junior, Opunake 11 v. Ifewess §.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1940, Page 4
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160OPUNAKE SCHOOL WINS Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1940, Page 4
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