FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20909, 17 July 1933, Page 14

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY, CHRISTCHURCH BEATEN BY OLD BOYS. SYDENHAM WINS COMPETITION Results at a glance:— Old Boys 5, Christchurch 0. Sydenham 16, Linwood 8. Albion 6, Athletic 3. Merivale 12, University 9.

Old Boys beat Christchurch by 5 points to 0 on the oval at Lancaster Park on Saturday afternoon. The Old Boys' victory was somewhat surprising but was well der:rved. Fairly steady rain stopped soon before the match began, leaving the r. ound heavy and sodden, and the ball quickly became greasy. To save the oval the Albion-Athletic match had been moved on to the west ground. The condit.'rns were ideal for the Christchurch forwards, and it would not have been surprising if they had carried the clay. However, the Old Boys' backs, particularly in the first half, played a magnificent game, and threw the ball about freely, while Christchurch relied mainly on the forwards. The Christchurch barXs opened play up more in the second half, but could not penetrate the stubborn defence. At Rugby Park Sydenham beat Linwood by 16 points to 8, thus establishing a lead of two points in the competition, in which there is only one more match to be played. Sydenham has 12 points, and the defeat of Christchurch by Old Boys ma; ds these teams second equal in the competition with 10 points each. Linwood rallied in the second half, and not only scored eight points but prevented Sydenham from scoring again. The Albion-Athletic match was confined, mainly to the forwards, and Athletic was unlucky not to win. University and Merivale played an interesting game on the south ground. The attendance at Lancaster Park was about 3000. Championship Tabic. The position of the teams in the championship is as follows: Points Ch. P. W. D. L. For. Ag. Pts. Sydenham .. 13 12 0 1 217 82 12 Christchurch 13 10 0 3 165 . 90 10 Old Boys .. 13 10 0 3 142 98 10 Merivale .. 13 6 0 7 169 146 6 University 13 5 0 8 187 182 5 Albion .. 13 5 0 8 129 187 5 Linwood ..13 3 1 9 127 173 3A Athletic .. 13 0 1 12 79 257 I

OLD BOYS (5) v. CHRISTCHURCH (0). The policy of the Old Boys' backs in fearless passing, with occasional judicious kicks into touch, gave their side the territorial advantage for most of the first half. They were very well supported by a hard-working pack of fast forwards. It' was only an error of judgment on the part of C. H. McPhail that lost a- certain try. After play had been in progress for some time in the second half Christc'-urch made a yreat effort, and although the backs were handling the greasy bali well they could not get through. Their efforts seemed to have slackened towards the end of the game. The teams were: —

Christchurch—R. A. Fulton; G. F. Hart. J. C. Pawson, W. Fleming; L. G. Shirtcliffe, T. F. Mullan; A. .N. Bouterey; M. R. Wright, J. Wilders, J. E. Manchester, -A. E. G. Rogers, R. Thornton, A. I. Cottrell, J. Wade, W. Adorian.

Old Boys—G. T. Nolan; J. Jacobs, C. H. McPhail, S. G. Henry; K. S. Mortlock, A. P. Cobden; W. A. Clark; V. North, F. J. Foley, N. McPhail, M. O. Stanley, J. G. Rankin, F. Berry, A. Bowes, K. Lowry. Old Boys attacked from the kick-off, and from a scrum Clark sent Cobden away. He swerved, beat two Christchurch backs, and gained a lot of ground before sending on to Mortlock, to McPhail, and then to Henry, who was well stopped by Fulton. Old Boys kept up the pressure, a good kick from Mortlock assisting. An Old Boys' forward threw the ball to Cobden, who made another brilliant dash before sending to Mortlock, to McPhail, who sprinted for the line, but touched down a foot short. A scrum followed, and Christchurch was given a free kick, which relieved the situation. Good play by Cobden, Mortlock, and Jacobs brought play near to the Christchurch line. The Christchurch forwards broke through and dribbled down to half-way. Here Mullan ran through a line-out and sent away a long kick, ■which Old Boys forced. Old Boys followed hard after the drop-out, and the backs were away from a scrum. 'Jacobs.dribbled down the line, and the ball went out in the Christchurch twenty-five. Clark put a short kick onto touch, and from tne line-out sent Ins backs away.' The ball went out to McPhail, but a knock-on spoiled a promising movement. A scrum was ordered right in front of the Christchurch goal. The ball shot out so quickly that it went past Clark, but he turned round and snapped it back to Cobden, whose attempt at a field goal was a failure. Christchurch iorced. Old Boys continued to be aggressive, and Foley scored wide out irom a scramble near the line. Nolan igoaled. Strenuous work by the Christchurch forwards kept Old Boys in itheir own territory until half-time, •when the score was: Old Boys 5, Christchurch 0. |

Old Boys kept Christchurch penned ifor a long time at the beginning of the second half until Mulian sent a kick out near half-way. Then the ball ■went out to Hart from a scrum, and he made a great run before passing in to Bouterey, who kicked out near the corner. Christchurch kept the advantage, and once Hart sent a remarkable blind pass through his legs to Uouterey. Mortlock relieved with a long kick which eventually went out the Christchurch twenty-five. Mulian and Eouterey changed places at this stage, and Christchurch continued to hammer at the Old Boys' Jine, but met with determined resistance. Old Boys gradually wore down the Christchurch attack and worked down to neutral ground. Time was called after Fulton had put a good kick into touch at the Old Boys' twenty-five. The final score was: Old Boys 5, Christchurch 0. i Referee: Mr R. J. G. Collins.

SYDENHAM (16) v. LINWOOD (8). Sydenham had a definite advantage tever Linwood in the first half of the name at Rugby Park, scoring its 16 points in this period; but the fast, bustling game which the Linwood forwards played in the second half made a great difference. Linwood had Sydenham defending hard for most of the half, scoring eight points and preventing Sydenham from adding to its •core. The teams were:— .„ S i£? enham ~ F - French, W. Brown, R, (Wallburton, J. Hattersley, G. D. Innes B. Hazlehurst, L. Brown, W. Fright' R. Line, R. Dunlop, A. Stanaway, I. Crockett, R. Smith, J, Gibba, and O Hattersley. Linwood—N. Priest, N. McClelland tt. Dunshea, F. P. O'Brien, R. Johnson, D. Robb, D. Quaid, J. White, D. Ennis I

S. Loader, G. Asher, R. Thompson, S. Matterson, M. Gunderson, and R. Price. Fast following up by J. Hatterslcy soon after the start had Limvood in difficulties. Priest's kick being charged down, but Dunshea managed to find the line. Two free kicks took play from Linwood's line to Sydenham's twenty-five, and Robb almost broke through. Continuing the pressure, the Linwood forwards made Sydenham force. Mishandling in the backs spoilt promising movements for Linwood, and Sydenham took advantage of it to return the play to Linwood's side of the field. Here J. Hatterslcy, picking up from the loose, made a dash along the line, beating the full-back with a clever swerve to score near the posts. Innes missed an easv kick. Sydenham 3. Linwood 0. Hazelhursl opened another attack when he cut in neatly and raced down the middle of the field with his forwards on either side, but a sure tackle stopped the movement. Sydenham's second trv was scored after J. Hatterslcy had fielded Dunshea's clearing kick, beaten a man and passed in to the forwards, who combined well for I. Crockett to score. Hazelhurst the try. Sydenham 8. Linwood 0. Soon afterwards Innes set up another attacking movement, gaining ground with a good run and then passing to the forwards. The ball was sent on to J. Hatterslev, who took the pass at full speed arid dived over near the corner. Hazelhurst converted with a fine kick. Sydenham 13, Linwood 0. Hazelhurst added another three points from a penalty kick from 30 yards out. Sydenham 16, Linwood 0. The score remained unchanged until half-time. Sydenham 16, Linwood 0.

Loose dribbling rushes brought plav deep into Sydenham's ground soon after the resumption of play, but a penalty kick gave temporary relief. The Linwood backs were trying with more success to open attacks, but the movements were too much inclined to go across the field. Sydenham was busily defending and Linwood opened its score when Quaid broke through and kicked for the goal-line, Dunshea coming up fast to dive on the ball between the posts. Quaid converted. Sydenham 16, Linwood 5. Play was fast from the kick-off, and a vigorous forward movement gave Sydenham an anxious moment, French saving the situation when he just beat Price lor the ball over the line. Determined running by Innes took the game into Linwood's territory, but Quaid intercepted a passing rush and returned the P'ay. Sydenham's tackling was very sound and the Linwood backs could make little ground with orthodox play. W. Brown gained 50 yards and carried Sydenham out of danger in a solo dribbling rush. After a period of attack Sydenham had to return to the defensive to cope with the dashing plav ,of the Linwood pack. The efforts of tlie Linwood forwards were rewarded when Johnson, now playing on the Wf }L wing ' dived on the ball after Wallburton had attempted to force The kick failed. Sydenham 16, Linwood 8. Robb gained 40 yards with clever individual work, but he had not enough speed to finish off the movement. Linwood was again in Sydenhamis twenty-five, but towards the end of the match Sydenham worked clear. J. he final score was: Sydenham 16, Linwood 8. The referee was Mr A. Thompson. MERIVALE (12) V. UNIVERSITY (9). Merivale defeated University by 12 points to 9 on the south ground at Lancaster Park. The game was at all times interesting, and at times exciting, the teams being very evenly matched. At half-time University was leading 9-4, but early in the second half Merivale notched eight points and managed to prevent the maroons from adding to their score. When time was called Merivale was defending and University was unlucky in not crossing on several occasions. A draw would have been a fairer indication of the merits of the two teams. The teams were:— Merivale—A. Bullivant, R. Masefield, C. Oliver, R. Flewellyn, G. Day, S. Hendry, N. Pryde, A. Bourne, A. Pedder, G. Suckling, T. Rountree. G. Francis, R. May, W. Crofts, C. Rich. University—E. B. Fooks, C. D. Hopkinson, M. Heenan, L. Hayman. G. A. Parsons. D. McCormack, J. McAulifTe, M. McKee, N. L. Uniacke, H. W. Thompson. R. Roberts, M. Hilgendorf, A. H. Andrews, R. B. Hamilton, F. J. Wilson.

Shortly after the game had begun the University forwards dribbled the ball down to the Merivale line, where McCormack picked up and crossed. Fooks missed the kick. University 3, Merivale 0. Hayman fumbled a long kick by Bullivant, and University carried over the line. From the scrum five yards out, Pryde whipped the ball out to Hendry who kicked a field goal. Merivale 4, University 3. A period of play which ranged up and down field followed. Both teams attempted to onen up the play, but by doing so often lost ground. Heenan was injured and left the field, his place being taken by W. A. Doherty. From a scrum on the Merivale twenty-five line McAuliffe secured and passed to Andrews to Doherty, who cut in to let Hoplcinson score. The kick was not successful. University 6. Merivale 4. University attacked again from the kick-off and took plav down to the Merivale twenty-five line, where Doherty made a useful run before passing, to a forward, who let Hayman over for a. good try underneath the oosts. Thompson missed the kick Half-time, was called soon after with the score: University 9, Merivale 4.

For the first 15 minutes of the second half neither side was in an attacking position. The handling of the wet ball by both back-lines was good, but the greasy ground made tackling easy. The Merivale forwards started a good dribbling rush that took play well into University territory before the rush was checked by Fooks. Oliver was following up, however, and kicked across to score'.' Bullivant's kick was wide. University 9, Merivale 7. From the kick-off the Merivale forwards gave their backs the ball and Oliver made a good opening before passing on to Bullivant who crossed the line. Oliver was nearer the posts so Bullivant passed to ' him and he touched down. Hendry converted. Merivale 12, University 9. Merivale had an anxious time after a maroon back rush broke down on its line and when Hendry was injured and left the field it was only stubborn' defensive work that kept Universtiy out. University was attacking when the final whistle sounded with the scores:— Merivale 12, University 9.

The referee was Mr E. A. Empson. ALBION (6) V. ATHLETIC (3). After an exciting tussle in the mud on the west ground, Albion defeated Athletic by 6 points to 3. Athletic again went very close to securing the first win for the season, and only the fine defence of the Albion backs, assisted by over-eagerness on the other side, kept the scores to Albion's advantage. Territorially the game was more than once decidedly in Athletic's favour. It was a hard forward struggle from start to end, and the game was watched with interest by a large crowd, .which throughout expressed excited approval of the tireless efforts of the Athletic forwards, and of the fine combined defensive play on the other side. The game was intended to be the curtain-raiser ior the later senior game on the oval, but because of the heavy conditions, and the need to conserve the oval turf as much as possible, was transferred to the west ground. which, holding at most times was soon churned up. The teams were:—

Albion—B. Buckley, J. Hobson, W. Burgess, W. Thomson, A. Ansell, Davis, C. Clark, Mooney, J. Wilson, C. Taylor, R. Dasler, L. Hill, T. Russell, J. Lake, S. Smith. Athletic: L. Moran, T. Kotlowski, O. Scully, I. Scully, M. McKendry, C. Woodham, A. O'Connor, T. Moran, W. Coll, T. McGrath, R. Dunbier, W. Aitken, S B, Solomon, H. Taylox-, L. Petersen.

The game soon settled down to a hard forward struggle, the backs finding it practically impossible to handle the leather in the wet conditions. For the first ten minutes Albion held tho

advantage with tight forward play, but the black forwards then forced play close to the Athletic line, and the defence was in difficulties until a forcedown saved the situation. Albion maintained the attack by a great presssure of forwards, and once the ball got into the open, was near enough to score, Thomson securing and running over after a short dash. The try was well out and the kick failed. Albion 3, Athletic 0. In a few minutes a smart piece of work led to another try for Albion. A strong forward dash paved the way for a quick back movement in which the ball was neatly centred to Thomson, who had a fairly clear run in of about 20 yards, for an easy try. The kick failed. Albion 6. Athletic 0. Athletic rallied, and good use of tne line by the backs, among whom McKendry and Woodham were prominent, kept the team on attack. The forwards took play close enough to make Buckley, the Albion full-back force. By using their feet to advantage in open dribbling, the Albion backs were able to clear, and hold their own until half-time, when the scores were: i Albion 6, Athletic 0. j

When the second spell started the players were well coated with mud. Athletic started at a tine pace, with Coll and Moran leading the pack, and rushed play down right to the Albion line. Only Buckley's line save stopped a try. The scramble which followed ended in a force-down. But the next melee led to the Athletic backs securing possession of the ball, which, after travelling out to the left wing, swung back across field to McKendry, who passed out. The winger. Kotlowski, fielded a difficult pass, and dodging the opposition, raced down the line for his side's first try. Woodham missed with the kick. Albion 6, Athletic 3. During the remainder of the game Athletic made repeated and strenuous efforts to even up the tally, and in the closing stages the play was kept grimly in neutral territory. But the Albion defence held, and the game ended with the scores:— Albion 6, Athletic 3.

Mr R. W. Blazcy was the referee. NOTES ON THE GAME. Although Sydenham cannot now lose the championship, having a lead of two points with only one matcn to be played, it is not yet certain which team will be second in the competition. Had Christchurch beaten Old Boys the Syd-cnham-Christchurch match next Saturday would have decided the championship, Sydenham having to win or draw to win. As it is Old Boj*s and Christchurch each has 10 points. On present indications Sydenham should beat Christchurch next Saturday, and Old Boys also should have a win. The position of the three teams will then be: Sydenham, Old Boys, Christchurch.

The Old Boys forwards seemed 1o like the heavy ground at the Oval bettrr than the heavier Christchurch pack. They were certainly faster in Setting round the ball and in sending it to the backs. Rankin and Lowry were always with the ball, and Foley was rewarded for consistent hard work with a try.

The Old Boys backs, possibly remembering their side's defeat by Christchurch earlier in the season, rose to the occasion magnificently. Clark, Cobden, and Mortlock were a splendid combination, and McPhail also was good, although his handling was sometimes at fault. Nolan showed up as a very sound full-back, both in kicking and tackling. His kick which converted the try was a splendid effort.

In the first half the Christchureii backs did not do very much attacking work, but were content to rely more on the forwards. The backs, however, were kept fairly busy staving off the Old Boys' rushes. Later when they were making strenuous efforts to score there seemed to be an inclination to feed Hart all the time, which was not good tactics when the inside men had done nothing to draw the defence.

Although the backs of the Merivale and University teams were a little uncertain in handling the greasy ball at the commencement of their game, they soon became accustomed to the difficult condition. Both half-backs sent out well-directed pases, and the inside men were seldom caught with the ball so that frequently the wings did their share before the movements were checked. M. Heenan, at centre threequarters for University, did some useful work for his side before he was injured, and W. A. Doherty, who took his place, played a sound game. L. Hayman, on the wing, was one of the best backs on the field, and was very dangerous on attack. By following his forwards he was often in a position to support them, and in this way was given many opportunities.

The Merivale backs at times lacked combination, but some of the passing by the three-quarters line was spectacular. Bullivant, at full-back, was sound, and his kicking of the heavy ball was very good. The two wings. R. Masefield and R. Flewellyn, worked well under the difficult conditions, and were well supported by C. Oliver, at centre, who was a tower of strength to his side attacking and defending. In the second half Bullivant went up to centre, his place being taken by G Day, whose position was filled by Oliver. Under the new arrangement the backs played with more success the three-quarters line, supported by Oliver, again being dangerous.

The play was controlled largely by the forwards, and the condition of the ground provided a good test for them. The packs were evenly matched and in the scrums shared the honours, but in loose play the Merivale forwards were superior. Near the end of the game the University pack was not keeping up with the play as the Merivale forwards were, and the Merivale backs had in consequence a fairly comfortable time. A. H. Andrews was outstanding in loose play and destroyed many Merivale back moveSLff le .,' he ° ften str cngthened an attack by his own rearguard.

In the closing stages of the game hewee" Albion and Athletic, on the som P thfnU n nf thC P J ay deve lo P ed into something of a mud scramble, for the soft west ground had become badly churned up in several places, and the men were coated with slimy mud Numbers could not be distinguished and some of the blue and white Athletic jerseys were as black as those Am,™?. *£ e " al l black " Albion ™a Although the referee had to hold up the game at one stage to wipe the mud put of the eyes of one player, with his own jersey, the men on both sides seemed to enjoy the scramble in such unusual conditions as much as j the spectators. But it must have taken! more than one hot bath to remove all i the traces of the game. » I

Until he was injured half-way-through the game, one of the outstanding players on the field in the Albion v. Athletic tussle was T. Moran, an energetic forward who has played consistently during the year. He and W Coll, the giant policeman whose weight alone gives the Athletic pack much of its solidity, were the leading forwards Coll has improved greatly in the las: few years, and his forceful forward nlay should go a long way to gaining him representative honours. The Athletic pack is fast, and Coll, in spite of his weighty is able to keep well up in the lead.

Albion has one of the steadiest fullbacks in the competition in B. Buckley, whose play in the game against Athletic on Saturday was sound and effective. His fine saves repeatedly stemmed the determined attacks of the Athletic forwards, and in one instance

in particular, when he dived on to the ball at the toes of the opposing pack, his work was invaluable.

With two of the usual members of the pack absent—J. Entwistle and A. Brownlee—and their places filled by players from the second grade team, the showing which the Linwood pack made in the second half of the game against Sydenham at Rugby Park was all the more creditable. In addition, three men left the field with injuries, and their places were also filled with second grade players. In the first spell it was inferior to ,thc Sydenham pack, but its play after half-time showed a remarkable improvement, and Sydenham had great difficulty in coping with its vigorous attacks. Of the Sydenham pack. C. Line, I. Crockett, and O. Hattersley were prominent.

Considering the state of the ground and the greasy ball, the handling was very good. The game, although confined for the most part to the forwards, was punctuated with bright play in the backs, the Sydenham men showing more enterprise than the Linwood line did. Most of Sydenham's openings were made by Hazclhurst and Innes, but the wings. J. Hattersley and W. Brown, did excellent work, Hattersley scoring two wcll-derervcd tries. Brown was unfortunate not to score on one occasion when he was brought down with a fine flying tackle by D. Robb. L. Brown was always sound, sending out well-directed passes and working hard in defence.

Both full-backs had plenty of work lo do, and both did it well. French's kicking, for length and direction, was on most occasions well above standard, and he handled the slippery ball confidently. His form is, however, not always up to standard, and in this respect the Linwood man, Priest, is superior, lie has not the power of French in kicking, but he has direction and is rarely bustled, even in the most dangerous situations. His handling, too. is always sound.

WALLABIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. FREE STATE BEATEN. (.CKITKI; TTKSS ASSOCIATION - r.Y I.LECTUIC TELEGrarn—corYß:o:ir.) i Received July 16, 7.28 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, July 15. At Bloci.ifontcin. the Wallabies beat Ihe Orancc Free State by 9 points to b. SOUTHBRIDGE SHIELD MATCH. ELLESMERK HEATS MALVERN.

I Giving a much better all-round dis- < play than on the occasion of its rei cent match with Banks Peninsula, El- ! lesmere on Saturday defeated Malvern | in the first match of the season for the | Southbridge Shield, which has been held by Ellesmere, since last season. The score was 17-3. The match was played at the Leeston Recreation Ground and although the weather was dull and at times showery, there was a large attendance of enthusiasts from all parts of the Sub-union district, in addition to many visitors from Malvern and elsewhere. As a result of the rain during Friday night and Saturday morning, the ground was in a very slippery condition and although the ball was greasy and difficult to handle the standard of play was very good, particularly in the case of the Ellesmere backs. Ellesmere attacked from the outset and had decidedly the best of tho play in the early stages, during which there were several determined rushes by both backs and forwards. The game had been in progress for some time when a fine piece of back play, initiated by Blakeley, ended in Ellesmere | drawing first blood. All the backs ; handled the ball, and although Jolly j dropped his pass, Sanders was on hand, and snapping up quickly, carried i on the movement, the ball eventually reaching Kennedy, on the wing, who forced his way over at the corner. 1 Musson's kick failed. Ellesmere 3, Malvern 0. Ellesmere backs got going (again and Taylor punted over Innes's head. Bowdcn and Jolly followed up fast, the latter scoring well out. Musson's kick again missed, though the attempt was a good one. Ellesmere 6. Malvern 0. At this stage Malvern put more dash into its play, and Milliken and Ferguson led a good dribbling rush which took play well into the home team's territory. Innes got away very smartly from a scrum, but Taylor intercepted through Jenkins being out of his position, the ball going out near half-way. Another rush into Ellesmere territory was halted through an infringement, and Hendry missed what appeared to be an easy shot in front of the posts. Milliken. who had shone out in many movements, broke away, and Poison just managed to get back in time to force. Malvern kept up the pressure and finally a good piece of play by Innes, Jenkins, and Mitchell ended in the last-named crossing at the corner. Hendry's kick was a poster. Ellesmere 6. Malvern 3. Shortly after Musson had a penalty shrt and added another three points to the home team's score. At half-time the score was: Ellesmere 9, Malvern 3. j

Determined efforts were made by Malvern at the opening of the second half, to even up the scores, and several times the home side was in trouble, but the defence proved sound. Ellesmere again turned the tables, attacking briskly. The ball eventually was carried over by Hendry and from a scrum five yards out Sanders and Poison forced their way through, enabling Jolly to touch down. Musson again kicked a poster. Ellesmere 12, Malvern 3. Following another rush by Malvern, Ellesmere again attacked. Sanders took a pass from Blakeley and after gaining good ground sent on to Poison, who made a brilliant run to score the best and last try of the match, Musson adding the extra points. Ellesmere 17, Malvern 3. Mr W. S. McLaughlin was referee.

Afterwards the Malvern team and Sub-Union officials were entertained by the Ellesmere Sub-Union.

IN OTHER CENTRES. (MESS ASSOCIATION T£L£iaA.MS.) AUCKLAND, July 15. There was a constant drizzle of rain and muddy grounds for the Rugby football matches. Results:—Marist 13, Training College 5; Technical Old Boys 6, College Rifles 5; Grammar 8. Grafton 6; University 6, Manukau 3; Ponsonby 11, Otahuhu 4. , . HAMILTON. Jul* 15. Marist 12, Railway 3; Frankion 6. Horotiu 0; Technical 13, Old Boys 3. i >T . NAPIER, July 15. Napier High School Old Boys 14, Hastings 9; Celtic 11, Tamatea 3" Hastings High School Old Boys 21 pirates 3; Marist Brothers' Old Boys 9, Technical Old Boys G. NEW PLYMOUTH. July 15. ~ ~, , 6, Ciiftoll3 : Stratford 13, f ukapa 11; Old Boys 17, Celtic 3; Opunake 14, Hawera 8; Empire Old Boys 12 Okaiawa 8; Patea 0, Waimate 0; Kaponga 10, Eltham 0. PALMERSTON NORTH, July 15. Kia Toa 14, Massey College 6; St. Patrick's 33, Feilding 0; Feilding Old Boys 30, Palmerston Old Boys 3? WANGANUI, July 15. Pownall Trophy match: Wanganui 14, Rangitikei 5. MASTERTON, July 15. Greytown 6, Old Boys 5; Featherston 11, Maryborough 6; Dalefield 19, Red Star 6; Gladstone 27, Masterton 11.