TAURANGA WINS KUSABS CUP FINAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8657, 11 August 1924, Page 5

TAURANGA WINS KUSABS CUP FINAL

CLEAN. HARD GAME AT ROTORLA (Per Press Association.j Rotorua, Aug. 11. The final match in the Ku.sahs Cup competition under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union was played here on Saturday in magnificent weather. There was a record attendance. Rotorua set the hall rolling, the Rotorua forwards pressing near the line, hut a. free kick allowed Taurauga to clear. The visitors retaliated, and a free kick was converted by D. Bo roll: Tauranga. 3 Rotorua 0

Soon after Barton secured from the loose and handed on to lies, who scored. f). BorelJ converted : Tan ranga 8 Rotorua 0 'lheihomo forwards pressed and were awarded a free kick, which Papnni converted : Tanranga S Rotorua. :f The teams crossed over. The home, torwaydfif were* dangerously pbar the line when Tanranga cleared. The visitors made a tine loose rush, led by lies and Barton, which Hicks stemmed. Clarke got dear away and passed to Hoke, who wa.s brought down a yard from the line. The home forwards kept up the pressure and were awarded a tree kick, which Papnni sent over: Tanranga 8 Rotorua G Bore'll was prominent in dashes along the line and was pushed out. The home forwards worked near the line hut lost a. possible score by kicking too hard. Clarke sent out to Vercoe to Hoke, who got clear away to the full-back. Heko kicked and Bo roll marked at a critical juncture. Hicks fumbled a high kick and the visitors were stopped only a yard from the line. Shortly after the third quarter opened a free kick, when, the homo- forwards were near the line, brought relief for Tanranga. The visitors work- , ed to the Rotorua. 2G where Barton secured and passed to Han a to Ties to Horell, who scored. The kick failed:

Tauranga IT Rotorua 0 The home forwards got over the line and Tauranga forced. Morelia marked, stemming a dangerous rush. Turner secured in the loose and got clear away, outpacing his opponents and scoring. D. Bore.ll missed the kick: Tauranga If Rotorua. 0 Tauranga. were awarded a free kick in the home territory and Bored goalcd; / Tauranga. 17 Rotorua 6 Clarke secured from a scrum in the visitors’ ‘25, and in a handling movement between Verooe, Anarn and Papnni, the last-mentioned scored; Tauranga 17 Rotorua 9 The whistle then sounded no side. Air H. Cliffe, of Auckland was referee. For Tauranga, I>. Boreil, lies, Turner, Tangitu (2) and Barton were conspicuous. For the home team all the forwards, especially Sargeant, and Poke, Clarke and Vercoe stood out.

The cup was presented in the dining room of the Grand Hotel by Mr Parata, President of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union, with congratulations, to Mr J. A. Jordan, President of the Tauranga Rugby Union, who said it was the’ proudest moment of his life. The health of both teams was drunk with musical honours, also that of the referee, proposed by Mr C. A. Clarke, President of the Rotorua Rugby Union. The referee said it was not a. brilliant match, but a clean, hard game.