JUNIOR FLAG MATCHES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7866, 18 May 1891, Page 6

JUNIOR FLAG MATCHES.

The Kaiapoi team played the North Canterbury at Rangiora on Saturday afternoon, and were successful in lowering their opponents' colors by 2 points to nothing. The game was expected to be a close one, and -umpires and referee were selected .from amongst Christchurch officials. In the iirst spell the game was kept very mucfi to the forwards, and there was an absence of brilliant play, with the exception of a run by W. Uru, who caught a ball thrown in from touch, and rushing through 'ran over the Blues' line. The kick at goal was a failure. In the second spell the game was made faster, and some good play was shown by Uru, Barnes, Biirnip and McGregor for Kaiapoi, and Fitzgerald, Anderson and D'Auvergne for North Canterbury. Scott succeeded in getting a second try for jKaiapoi, which was not converted into a goaL The same side was very near scoring on more than one occasion, but the Blues tnanaged to clear their lines, and the game ended as above. '!' :

The North Canterbury v Kaiapoi played an interesting match at Bangiora on Saturday. North Canterbury kicked off, and Almost immediately forced Kaiapoi down. •From the kick, the latter got the ball into thjeir opponents' quarters, where it was played nearly all through the spell In the Sniddle of the game, W. Uru, for Kaiapoi, |jot a try from the line-out, and went straight "in, hut failed in getting the ball, which was granted near the touch-line. In the second cpell, play came more into the Kaiapoi quarters, and for half an hour the match was very evenly contested, but towards the end the visitors ahowed they had the best of it, W. Uru getting over the line twice and Barnes once, but were disallowed forgoing out of bounds. Sharland, for the Jf.C. Club, made one brilliant run, but was thrown over by McGregor. Thiring the last fluarter of an hour the play all lay in the Northern twenty-five flags, and Scott, of scored a second try aa the result of a dribble. Oram took the kick and failed. b. D'Auvergne and Anderson, for North Canterbury, showed excellent play, whilst nearly the whole of the Kaiapoi men were in good form. The game, East Christchnrch v Linwood, "resulted in a win for the former by 5 points to 1. From the kick, off the Easterns forced the pace, and very soon placed 4 points to their credit, but at the start the Linwood made matters warm for a while, scoring one try, then, until the whistle had Deen sounded, East Christchurch had the best of %he game. Messrs Izett (2), Shaw (2), DeMaus, Wallace, Atkinson, and for the LisVood, Sutherland, Orchard,,Darton and _-*rice showed good form. ■**/ • >•>•..'• - j Merivale Second beat Canterbury College by 3 goals and 2 tries (11 points to nothing.) P. Menzies, Scrimshaw, Otley, and C. Men- 5 aies scored tries, from which J. Garrard _>laced 2 goals, and Richards potted a goal ! The Christchurch Second scored a well earned victory against Sydenham Second] Q?he first spell was evtaly contested, both teams scoring three points, but the second •half saw Christchurch far the best team; "they obtaining 3 tries (3 points.) Wigley was the pick of the Christchnrcl} ■ backs. He managed to score 3 tries. Wil* Jtinson displayed well, as did Moir, Hobbsland PepperilL The best of. the Sydenhahi t team were Mellish, Moore, and Ford. j V