OTAHUTI NOTES.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 12, 4 June 1920, Page 8

OTAHUTI NOTES.

The Otahuti rugby team journeyed to Drummond last Saturday and met the local team, the game ending in a draw, A. S. McCrosbie scoring for Otahuti, and A. Crichton for Drummond, both tries being unconverted. The hall was dry and the gi'ound in fair order, with the result the game was fast from the kick-off. McLeod and R. Chilton of Drummond, held the baeks together, amongst- whom there was a fair amount of speculating, which must be rectified if the team is to be efficient, also a failing with Drummond is the incessant talking which goes on, and at a distance soimds like a mixture of Gaelic and French, without the gestures oi the latter. Tlie Otauti team did not play up to their usual standard, although some fine individual work was done, but unless a team learns the true meaning of combination, it can never be proficient in the art of playing first class football. Undoubted'y this team has more players within its ranks who would be an acquisition to any town club than most country teams have, and if that niost important work, practice, were indulged in to a greater extent, then w.e could look forward to something special m the football line. C. Donald made many energetic attenipts to cross Drummond s line, but fat-e willed otherwise, and although of herculean strength he could not withstand the combined efforts of the eighi. opposing forwards, who all seemed desirous of boarding his broad back, and he was invariably brought down within a few inches of tlie line ; A. S. McCrostie played a hard game, and stood out prominently among the forwards from start to finish. Mr Frank O'Connell gave great satisfaction as a referee.