League FRIENDLY GAMES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29177, 11 April 1960, Page 20

League FRIENDLY GAMES

Papanui In Form Wtth the opening game* of season only two weeks away aMME senior teams played practice kiraS on Saturday. Most were wiMoa best ’ >layer ’- but MBA promising form was shown by pro. moted young players. * LINWOOD V. SYDENHAM t»“t w 2£ d mot Sydenham atLinwootf Park. These two teams gave a fast !“ d °P«> display, with Unwood ths Otter side, winning by 32 points to Sydenham could not match LinKS?nZ or s ’! eed ’ «P oo la>iy in the d made more handling a J ert L,nw °od Players JS’ eI X« Very < J ulck fo take advantage ?nto h attac e k. r ° rS ““ tUrned defenw should be very pronjihent this Muon are A. Smith? P. and R- PounsI? ™ *n the Linwood backline, and Fisher - and John Flanagan in the pack. showed promise. HORNBY V. CHRISTCHURCH .On • very hard ground at Woolneither side settled doum until the second spell. A superior »v m v , JK t J2. n Bnd better handl&g in **}• bfcklfne gave Hornby a win by * » Players who stood 1 r? »*?.•. N,lm an. P. Skerton Ka d v. D ’ Jbiblmon tn the Hornby backs. M. Cooke and R. Woodgate were always prominent In the forwards. .Christchurch fielded many new players who performed well. r . PAp ANUI v. MARIST Last year s champion team, PapaintPrwsively when it beat Marist by 61 points to 5. Papanui backs** 1 speed and ability in the ,P r °mislng Marist players were missing from the side on Saturday, but the experience gained from the game should be of benefit later in the season.