RUGBY FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 August 1939, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

BUSH TEAM BEATEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TIMARU. August 9. South Canterbury beat the touring Bush team today by 10 points to 8. T. Morrison, a former All Black, scored all the South Canterbury points —two penalty goals and a magnificent field goal from 40 yards out and ten yards in from touch. The visitors’ points were scored by W. Twentyman —a try, which he converted himself, and a penalty goal. The game was poor in the first half, but brightened in the second, when scoring sea-sawed. The home pack was out-weighted, but gave a solid display, having the best of the set scrums and lineouts. HAWKE’S BAY BEAT WANGANUI. A CLOSE GAME. WANGANUI, August 9. The Wanganui representative Rugby team lost its unbeaten record for the season today when it had to acknowledge defeat to the Hawke’s Bay touring team by 18 points to 17. The halftime score favoured Wanganui, 11-10. In the scoring of tries Hawke’s Bay were more impressive than the final score would indicate, for they scored four tries to Wanganui’s one. NELSON WIN. MATCH AGAINST HOROWHENUA. LEVIN, August 9. After very heavy showers during this morning the weather cleared for the Horowhenua-Nelson representative match played on the Levin Domain today. Nelson won 17-9. The visitors were in full force except for McKay, who was injured in the Wairarapa match. AN EXCITING GAME. WON BY NORTH OTAGO. OAMARU, August 9. In an exciting game on a muddy ground, with drizzling rain, North Otago beat Manawatu 14-10. COLLEGE MATCH. WIN FOR ST. PATRICK’S. WELLINGTON, This Day. The annual Rugby match between Wellington College and St Patrick’s College, Silverstream. played on Wellington College grounds yesterday, ended in a win for Silverstream by 6 points to 5. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. , Masterton Juniors to play Old Boys at Memorial Park, at 2.30 p.m.:—Simonsen (2), Revie (2), Cunningham (2), Graham, Percy, Grbavac, Wickens, Dooling, Lee, McCarthy, Falknor, Wallace, Keightley, Scott, Tozer, Groube. Masterton Thirds to play Red Star on No. 1 Memorial Park at 1.30 p.m.: — Prout, Robinson, McHattie, Stevens (2), Morris, Blake, Griffin, Wilton (2), Barber, Tilyard, McCracken, Harrison, Harris, Peers, McDonald, Leigh. Players are to be on the ground at 1.15 p.m.

In view of two visiting junior teams playing in Masterton shortly a full attendance of members of the Red Star junior team is requested at Memorial Park tonight.