RUGBY FOOTBALL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13935, 14 July 1919, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Saturday 1* Matches At Parawai on Saturday, the chief attraction was the senior grade match, City y. H. 5.0.8. The City Club put much the stronger team in the field, the: Old Boys ha.ving some difficulty with a full fifteen. This fact, together with the wet weather that caused the ground and ■ball to become greasy, made the game rather uninteresting. To be sure, ( the Old Boys blame the referee for their defeat, 'but as the official who actg in that capacity in Rugby football is) always blamed, whether he is right in his rulings or not, and 1 until Rugby i s played without a controlling medium, those gentlwnen .who are foolish enough to carry the whistle, will rely en their own knowledge, and take no notice oif players or spectators, censure or praise. Suffice it 'to. say that at no time did the Old Boys have: the 'possibility of beating City, wko won! by five unconverted ti-ies to nil (City 15, Old Boys 0). For the winners, Dovell 'scored three tries, Strong* one, and Harcison one. There were ho goal-kickers playing for City oni Saturday. Mr. Urwin, controlled the game. !" In; school-grade football, High School juniors were defeated fey Central School by 12 points to ;3, the winning team having. mucK the 'best of the game. Mr. Hook controlled the game. , -At Hikxitaia; the - senior ■grad&-' '■ ■match resulted in' Plains being defeated'4>y Hikutaia by Id points to 6; Mr. Bodkins, controlled the game. At Turua High School dented Plains junior team by 8 points to '3; . For High School, Prussing notched all ! the scores, scoring one try, which he converted, and kicking ia penalty goal. Mr. Gordon cxra'trolled the game, .