RUGBY FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 August 1938, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT. WON BY DANNEVIRKE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DANNEVIRKE, August 22. By beating Hutt Valley 22-12 in the final today, Dannevirke, for the third time in succession, won the annual Rugby tournament between College, Wellington, Wairarapa College, Hutt Valley High School and Dannevirke High School. In the other game today Wairarapa beats Scots 14-9. Through injuries the Wairarapa pack was considerably changed. Scots played with greater dash and vigour than on Saturday and the defence was much sounder and kept Wairarapa’s heavy and powerful backs in check. Wairarapa opened the scoring when from a scrum near the line Jones slipped round the side and scored near the corner. Patrick gave Wairarapa a sixpoint lead with a penalty. From loose play on the Scots twenty-five Patrick snapped up and sent to Prior, to Stewart, who scored in the corner. Wairarapa 9, Scots 0. ■ The Scots forwards worked hard and from a penalty Watson opened Scots’ account, making the half-time score Wairarapa 9, Scots 3. On resumption the Scots backs opened up the play and looked dangerous, but Patrick changed the scene of play to the Scots line. Watson and Andrews cleared brilliantly to the Wairarapa line and James worked the blind side for Anderson to score. The kick failed. 'Wairarapa 9, Scots 6. The Wairarapa backs went on to the attack and in exciting football the Scots full-back mishandled a high kick by Patrick and Brown shot through to score. Brown converted. Wairarapa 14, Scots 6. Scots returned to the attack. Watson passed to Edge, who was brought down on the line, but a penalty in front of the posts was converted by Watson. Wairarapa 14, Scots 9.

COLLEGE TOURNAMENT. WIN FOR NELSON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 22. In one of the best school matches seen in Christchurch for several seasons, Nelson College beat Christ’s College in the final of the quadrangular colleges’ Rugby tournament today by 10 points to 6. Conditions were again perfect for the second day of the tournament with fine weather and a fast ground. The main match was preceded by a game between the losers of the first day’s matches, Wellington College beating Wanganui Collegiate School by 17 points to 6. Scorers for Wellington were H. G. Rix-Trott (two tries and two conversions), E. M. Flaws (one try). J. D. Bedingfield potted a goal. For Wanganui R. R. Spencer scored two tries. WAIRARAPA GAMES. REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. The following are the fixtures and referees for Saturday:— SENIOR (Redmond Cup.) Old Boy's v. Masterton. at Memorial Park No. 1, at 2.30 p.m., W. Grantham. Gladstone, a bye. JUNIOR. (Pearson Cup.) Red. Star v. Greytown, at Greytown, W. Spooner. Old Boys v. Masterton, Memorial Park No. 2, at 2.30 p.m., E. Grantham. Carterton v. Opaki, at Carterton, H. J. McKenzie. Third Grade. Hutt v. Masterton, at Memorial Park No. 1, at 1.30 p.m., B. Hurley. .