THE RUGBY CAME

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 June 1939, Page 2

THE RUGBY CAME

WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS CARTERTON BEAT OLD BOYS. HARD GAME AT MASTERTON. Hard and close games were the feature of the first series of matches played in the second round of the Wairarapa senior Rugby competition on Saturday. Carterton accounted for Old Boys and have now a four point lead in championship points. Fielding weakened teams Red Star and Greytown played a draw, while at Gladstone the home team scored a win over Masterton. .

A marked improvement was noticed in all the games, especially amongst the forwards, and it seems as if Wairarapa will be in a position to field at least a strong set of forwards against Marlborough on Saturday. June 17. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Senior. Carterton 12, Old Boys 9. Gladstone 6, Masterton 3. Red Star 11, Greytown 11. Junior. Opaki 6, Featherston 6. Martinborough 19, Old Boys 3. ; Carterton 15, Red Star 10. Third Grade. Masterton 17, Featherston 6. College 11, Martinborough 8. Red Star 11, Gladstone 0. Fourth Grade. College 24 Featherston 0. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP CARTERTON v OLD BOYS. A PLAYER ORDERED OFF. In a hard, but not brilliant game.] Carterton turned the table on Old Boy?' on Saturday, winning by 12 points to 9. In many respects Old Boys can consider themselves unlucky not to have gained the decision, but on the other hand they did not avail themselves of the numerous opportunities that were offered. Carterton on the other hand deserved to win, as at no time did they let up, and they were quick to make capital out of Old Boys’ many mistakes. The Old Boys pack is to be commended on the manner in which it stood up against the heavy Carterton forwards. In the early portion of the game Old Boys had the better of the scrums and the line-outs, but towards the finish Carterton had matters practically all their own way. The Old Boys backs still continue to run across field with the result that only'a few back attacks actually gained ground. Carterton had the same fault until Loader was moved into first five-eighths. Loader was by far the best of the Carterton backs. Fitzgerald played well on defence. Denbee was again a tower of strength in the Old Boys rearguard, while O’Callaghan, although poor in the first half, was safe in the second spell. R. Mitchell and Armour were again the pick of the Old Boys pack, Mitchell in particular impressing. A. Mathieson until he retired hurt and his brother, H. Mathieson, were the best of the Carterton vanguard. 'Carterton attacked' from the kick-off, and Old Boys were kept penned down. Reading was laid low by O’Callaghan when a try seemed likely. An Old Boys back movement gained ground for the Whites but faulty handling by the outside men spoilt a good chance. A Carterton back attack was intercepted by Meurk but with a clear field in front the winger knocked-on. Old Boys drew first blood. The. Car-' terton backs failed to gather the ball in, and Mitchell with a fine burst of speed set sail for the Carterton line. He passed to the wing who was temporarily held' up, but a few seconds later Faulknor forced his way over in the corner. O’Callaghan failed with the kick. Fitzgerald intercepted nicely and with three men in support a try seemed certain, but just at the critical moment a Carterton player was offside. Carterton were not to be denied and Rasmussen with a long speculator, raced O’Callaghan to the touch down. Fitzgerald failed with the kick.

Carterton returned to the offensive and poor handling on the part of Old Boys let- the Carterton forwards through. From a scrum Carterton hooked and Loader potted a goal. Morton intercepted Fizgerald’s delayed pass and streaked 50 yards before sending on to Faulknor who as he was tackled sent Denbee over. The kick failed.

Thompson and A. Mathieson retired from the Carterton side and were replaced by Brown and D. Smith. Lepinski came round too fast and Old Boys were awarded a penalty in a handy position, but O’Callaghan’s kick went outside the posts. Carterton attacked and Reading scored a runaway try which was converted. Morton retired hurt and was replaced by C. Parsonson. Loadei’ and Fitzgerald changed places in the Carterton team and the back movements sharpened up. Play became heated and D. Smith was ordered off. From the resulting penalty O’Callaghan goaled. Each side attacked in turn but the final whistle went without further score. Carterton 12. Old Boys 9. Mr W. Grantham was the referee. RED STAR v. GREYTOWN. KEEN TUSSLE ENDS IN DRAW. Greytown and Red Star met on Memorial Park No. 2 ground and a keen and hard tussle ended in a draw, 11 all. Both teams were weakened by the absence of several prominent backs, Stars were without the services of R. O'Kane and Clarke the two fiveeighths, while Greytown was without Brunton, the Wairarapa rep. fiveeighth.

Winning the toss Greytown elected to play with the sun behind them. Play had been in progress about live minutes when Greytown was awarded a penalty in a handy position. Sugrue making no mistake. Even play continued with Greytown holding a slight advantage. A good run by Peterson saw Stars in a good attacking position and from a scrum in front of the goal posts the defenders hooked, a Greytown player was tackled on the line, and from the resulting melee Cross fell on the ball near the posts. Henson goaled. Stars pressed but lifting in the scrum gave Greytown relief. Greytown returned to the attack play opening up considerably and Stars were penned down in their own territory. However fast work by Missen saw the Stars

gain ground. Again the Greytown forwards worked back down field, but Rus Howard, who was playing an outstanding game, took the ball from his own twenty-five and with Harding in support went well into Greytown territory. A combined Stars back and forward effort saw Peterson gain valuable ground and Carrig topped a splendid move with a try well out. The kick was unsuccessful. Play became very fast, Stars holding a slight territorial advantage and from a ruck P. Clarke swung the Star backs into action. Howard, Hensen, Carrig and Peterson all handled, but Peterson lost possession when within striking distance. On resuming both teams threw the ball around in grand style, play becoming fast and furious. Stars were now having the better of the game. The Star forwards carried play to the Greytown line where in a mix-up Cross scored. The kick failed. Greytown returned to the attack, further rugged play taking place. They gradually worked downfield and Flutey scored. The kick failed. Good play by M. Howard put Stars on the offensive but Greytown came back and their efforts were rewarded when Stringfellow, who had followed up fast crossed for Sugrue to add the extra points. Play ended with no further alteration to the scores. Red Star 11, Greytown 11. Mr B. Hurley was the referee.

MASTERTON V. GLADSTONE. A CLOSE GAME. In a hard fast and even contest Gladstone defeated Masterton at Gladstone by six points to three. The game was very even from start to finish and a draw would have been a better indication of the merits of the teams. The scrums were evenly divided but the Gladstone forwards had slightly the belter of play in the line-outs and in the loose. Both sets of backs played as well as the opposition would let them. Gray”and Braggins were the best of the Masterton rearguard while Foreman and Henson were the pick of the Gladstone backs. In .the, forwards Joblin for Gladstone and Munro for Masterton were the best of hard-work-ing packs. , IN OTHER CENTRES

Wellington— No team in Wellington senior Rugby is now unbeaten. The latest to suffer in the levelling-down process is Wellington which met with its first reverse of the season on Saturday, Athletic forcing their way to victory with two glorious tries in the final stages of a gruelling game. Results were:—Athletic 14, Wellington 12; Petone 13, Poneke 3; Johnsonville 19. Hutt 11; Marist Bros 01$ Boys 22, St Patrick’s College 0.8. 3; College Old Boys 26, University 6; Eastbourne 14, Oriental 10. Auckland.— Ponsonby 17, Grammar 3; Grafton 12, Marist 8; Training College 13; North Shore 8; Suburbs 8, Otahuhu 3. Taranaki. —Tukapa 11, Stratford 6; Inglewood 3, Eltham 0; Old Boys 9, Okato 6; Clifton 6, Star 3; Athletic 3, Kaponga 3; Hawera 9, Waimate 6; Okaiawa 28, Patea 0. Christchurch.— Old Boys 6, Air Force 0; Sunnyside 8, Technical 3; University 6, Merivale 3; Albion 18, Athletic 8. Dunedin. —Pirates 8, Southern 3; Kaikorai 9, Zingari-Richmond 0; Union 13, University A 6; Dunedin 8, University B 3; Alhambra 21, Taieri 3. Manawatu. —Kia Toa 10, beat United 6; University 20, beat Feilding Old Boys 3; St Patrick’s 3, beat Feilding 0. Moascar Cup match: Te Ante College 9, beat Palmerston North High School 6. Horowhenua. —Wanderers 9, , beat Athletic 0; Kuku-Manakau 5, beat Rahui 3; Foxton 14, beat ShannQn 3. Wanganui.—Pirates 6, beat Kaierau 3; Wanganui and Old Boys -8, ’beat Waverley 6; Taihape Old Boys 9' beat Technical Old Boys 6. Hawke’s Bay.—Technical Old Boys 11, beat Marist Brothers Old Boys 9; Hastings 20, beat Hastings High School Old Boys 14; Havelock North 14, beat Pirates 9; Celtic 6 beat Maori Agricultural College 5. Central Hawke’s Bay. — Old Boys 15, beat Waipawa 6; Takapau 21, beat Otane 11.

Dannevirke.—Athletic 24. beat Excelsior 3; Ruahine 18 beat Weber 8. MARLBOROUGH BEATEN. WIN FOR NELSON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.' BLENHEIM, June 10. Preserving their line intact, Nelson beat Marlborough by 12 points to six in the season’s first representative Rugby match. I The visitor’s superiority was clearly demonstrated by the fact that they scored four unconverted tries to two penalty goals. Marlborough assumed an early lead with two goals kicked by Jackson, full-back, but Nelson equalised before the interval, Karsten and Grindle scoring. Nelson maintained the territorial advantage almost throughout the second half, opening up the game and taking advantage of the j weakness of the opposing backs. Tries were scored by Stallard and Lovell.

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