RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25244, 24 July 1947, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ GAME

ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE BEATS TIMARU BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL In a Rugby match which was marred by many mistakes in handling and little concerted play, St. Andrew’s College beat Timaru Boys’ High School on the College ground yesterday. The weather was summerlike, the ground in capital order, and the ball easy to handle. Timaru, which had played Christchurch Boys’ High School to a draw early this month, was expected to win easily, but only in the last quarter of an hour’s play did the team combine well and show any semblance of the form that might have been expected from a secondary schools’ first fifteen. St. Andrew's won by 16 points (two goals from tries, a try, and a penalty goal) to 14 points (a goal from a try, a try and two penalty goals). The scoring was opened when a penalty awarded for offside play against Timaru gave Wildman a chance to kick a goal. Almost immediately a passing rush from a scrum sent the ball to Wills, the Timaru wing-three-quarters. Wills fended off two players, raced round the full-back, and scored behind the posts. Gallagher converted and gave Timaru a 5-3 lead.

Poor handling by the Timaru backs allowed the St. Andrew’s College forwards to break through, and after a set scrum Williamson raced over for a try which he converted. A similar movement a few minutes later gave Williamson his second try and good following-up by Steel gave him a try under the posts. Wildman converted and at half-time St. Andrew’s College led by 16 points to 5. The second spell was all in favour of Timaru and seldom was St. Andrew’s on the right side .of half-way. Timaru had a monopoly of the ball from the scrum and after Wills had made a smart dash down the s.deline St. Andrew’s was penalised. Gallagher kicked a goal making the score: St. Andrew’s 16, Timaru 8. Wills badly beat the St. Andrew’s defence, raced round behind the posts, and lost the ball. Timaru continued to press hard and in the best passing rush of the day, in which the Timaru full-back, B. Moore, played a big part Macaulay scored in the corner. St. Andrew’s was penalised and Gallagher drop-kicked a goal from well out. Following were the teams:— St. Andrew’s College.—Backs: W. R. Kensington, B. A. Grimmer, D. S. Wildman. D. C. McMillan, W. D. Francis. A. W. McPherson, D. A. Williamson. Forwards: A. K. Familton. J. J. Steel, K. R. Shipley, D. A. Ferguson, I. E. Winskill, W. F. Ferguson, S. D. Cavaye, B. N. Perry. Timaru Boys’ High School.—Backs: B. Moore, A. Wills, J. Webber, J. D. Macaulay, B. Tutton, T. Gallagher. J. Kinraid. Forwards: J. McKenzie, J. Avison, R. Webster, E. Jeffrey, P. Smith, R. B. Morrow, R. W. Smith, D. Phillips. Mr E. Murray was referee.

HIGH SCHOOLS’ ANNUAL FIXTURE

WAITAKI BEATS CHRISTCHURCH From Our Own Reporter OAMARU, July 23. The annual Rugby match between the first fifteens of the Christchurch and Waitaki Boys’ High Schools was played at Oamaru this afternoon, and was won by Waitaki by 9 points to 3. The Christchurch team territorially had the better of the play, but it lacked a player of the ability of J. Hotop, Waitaki first fiveeighths, who, apart from scoring a brilliant blind side try and engineering another, was equally proficient on defence. His tackling was both sure and resolute, and he showed remarkable anticipation. More than anybody else, Hotop won the game for Waitaki.

Christchurch won the ball from the scrums and line-outs for most of the game, and should have run up a good score. The forwards were brilliantly led by A. Brown, one of the Christchurch breakaways, who was the best in either pack. Although the team was well served behind the scrum by J. Hartnell, and at first five-eighths by G. G. Kitchingham, the handling of the other backs was very erratic, and several likely scoring opportunities were lost. K. Blick, on the left wing for Christchurch, made two or three good runs, in one of which he lost the ball after he had crossed the line. The Christchurch captain, Kitchingham. made many fine openings, only to see the movements break down outside him. He would have been better advised to have concentrated on touch-finding rather than persisting in handing on the ball. The Christchurch forwards dominated the play for the greater part of the game, but the last 10 minutes saw Waitaki on top, although the team could not score again. All the points came in the first spell, in which Waitaki registered three tries, not one of which was converted, to a try for Christchurch. Tries were scored by D. Simpson, J. Hotop, and L. Scott: The Christchurch try was obtained by R. Heley.

The match between the second fifteens was won by Waitaki by 12 points to 3.

LINCOLN BEATS MASSEY

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES’ GAME " The Press ” Special Service PALMERSTON N., July 23. The Canterbury Agricultural College Rugby football team beat Massey College by 20 points to 9 in the annual match at Palmerston North to-day. The teams were fairly well matched, but the Lincoln team capitalised on Massey’s infringements in the scrums. The visitors’ points came from two tries, one converted, and four penalty goals, and Massey’s from two tries and a penalty goal. In the earlier part of the match Lincoln was consistently successful in scrums and line-outs, and their rucking was superior. Both teams staged several bright movements arid the margin of points was a true indication of the merits of the teams.

Playing first five-eighths for Lincoln, Perry was the mainstay of the team. As well as kicking five goals, he played a fine all-round game. Lord, formerly of Massey College, kept his backs well served from the scrum, and was prominent in several of his team’s movements. Don and Levett, the two Massey wing three-quarters, and Mander, second fiveeighths, were the best of the Massey backs. Gapes, Young, and White held the forwards together.

In the first five minutes Massey infringed in a scrum and Perry kicked a penalty goal. In quick succession a series of penalties followed and Lincoln had nine points before Levett broke awav with the ball, dashed down the wing and centre-kicked. White scooped up the ball and went over to score in a handy posit’on. A little later Levett, with a brilliant kick from a penalty at half-wav. put the ball just under the cross-bar. Perrv kicked his fourth penalty goal for Lincoln a few minutes later.

From a ruck near the Massey line the ball travelled through the backs to Dav J ploughed his wa Y through to score Mander kicked a penalty goal for Massey, but Lord scored another try for Lincoln and Perry converted it With time nearly gone Massey made one last attempt at closing the gap. The ball went through the backs to Gudsell, who was tackled two yards from the line. Nagulevu, coming up outside, scooped the ball up and went over to score.

WIN FOR ST. PATRICK’S, SILVERSTREAM

(P A.) WELLINGTON, July 23. St- Patrick’s College, Silverstream, beat Wellington College 6-0 in the annual Rugby football match at Silverstream Play on the whole was of a high stand-

ALL BLACKS NEEDED PADDED JERSEYS

LESSON LEARNED ON TOUR ON AUSTRALIA (P-A.) AUCKLAND, July 23. A mistake was made in not providing the All Black Rugby football team which visited Australia with padded jerseys and shorts and knee bandages, said the captain of the team (Mr F. R. Allen) in a luncheon address to businessmen to-day. No player had taken them, but it should not have been left to the players. Mr Allen emphasised the difficulty of playing on hard Australian grounds. When some players did wear padding on hips and elbows toward the end of the tour it made a great difference. AH Australians wore padding, and did not loose “great lumps of skin” as the New Zealanders did. Padding should be prioritv equipment for any All Black side going to Australia or South Africa. NORTHLAND RANFURLY SHIELD TEAM (P A.) WHANGAREI. July 23. The following 21 Rugby players will travel to Invercargill to represent Northland in a challenge match for the Ranfurly Shield:—Full-back, G. Hook; three-

quarters, G. Cunningham, J. B. Smith. N. Cherrington, K. ' Rika; five-eighths, P. Smith, I. Proctor, J. Murray; half-backs, M. N. Paewai, D. Codling; front row, S. Pausina, U. Werner, J. Te Haara, P Grove; second row, S. Young, G. Sterling. C. Mcßae, I. Fraser, S. White; back row, N. Jurisich, J. Isaacs.

„ RUGBY LEAGUE

SCHOOLS’ TEAMS The following Rugby League schoolboy players are to report at Hagley Park (Hospital Corner) at 4 p.m. to-day:— A Team—Chaney. Lisle, Albertson Marsh. Taylor. Bailey, Shadwell, Haymes. O’Callahan, McFarlane. Cairns, Kirwin McCorbie, Burnie, Ellis. Pahi, Carlyle. Vivian. B Team.—Dick. Griffiths, Sinclair, Browne, Lovett. McCormick, Waters, Falgar, Forman, Gardiner. Swann, Priest, Summerfield. Stevens, Reid, Barr, Pearce. Cook. Linwood v Chch. under 9st, at Sydenham Park, I p.m. Saturday, July 26. Advt.

ASSOCIATION CODE

SOUTH AFRICA DRAWS WITH AUCKLAND

(P A.) AUCKLAND. July 23. The Auckland Association football representatives to-day for the second time held the touring South African team to a 3-all draw. It was the last match of the Springboks in New Zealand, and the result was the same as in the first match against Auckland on June 21. More than 5000 spectators watched the Auckland team play the passing game at sufficient speed to prevent the Springboks from running into position for set attacks. The Auckland team, all things considered, was just a little unlucky not to win. Goals were scored for Auckland bv R. Brown (2) and L. Wood, and for South Africa by Falconer, Clack, and Smethurst.