NARROW WIN FOR BUS.

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30478, 27 June 1964, Page 10

NARROW WIN FOR BUS.

Spear Kicks 2 Penalties

(From Our Own Reporter) TIMARU, June 26. Two penalties by the fullback and captain, B. G. Spear, gave Christchurch Boys’ High School a lucky, 6-3 win against Timaru Boys’ High School at Fraser Park today. Christchurch spent 70 per cent of the game in its own territory but the visitors’ defence successfully coped with a stream of Timaru attacks. There was no penetration or finesse about Timaru’s back attack, the three-quar-ters being hampered by a slow service from their fiveeighths, G. M. Hurst and A. R. Park. It was in many respects a disappointing match, the back lines playing only a very minor role oh attack. The Christchurch forwards were beaten for the ball in the line-outs, and when they won the ball from set scrums the half-back, R. J. Stanbury, often was swamped by the opposing half-back, L. T.Livi, and the Timaru flankers. Tireless Worker

The vice-captain and prop forward, D. D. Smith, was a tireless worker in the tight and it was mainly through his leadership that'the Christchurch forwards staged a late rally in the second - half. P. J. Flewellen was the liveliest and most constructive of the loose forwards. Of the Christchurch backs, the fleetest and most dangerous was the right wing, A. J. Mclntyre. .

Spear was a powerful line kicker but was often astray in his positional play at fullback. Livi was an . enterprising half-back for Timaru.

The Timaru • forwards had an excellent glime. R. Field was an outstanding jumper in the line-outs, R. Mahan an admirable leader in the loose and G. Cochrane a hard working prop forward. • J. G. Brown outshone Spear as a full-back and was unlucky in his goal kicking, although he scored Timaru’s only points from a penalty.

Lee Plays At No. 8

There has been one change in the Town team to play Country at Lancaster Park this afternoon.

R. Wainohu, who has'been chosen for a New Zealand Maori side to play Waikato today, has been replaced at No. .8 by the University A player, P. Lee. E. Leask, the young New Brghton flanker, has been brought into the emergencies. The teams are:—

Town.—W. F. McCormick; W. J. Thompson, R. C. Moreton. R. Morris; D. A. Arnold, B. A. Watt; L. Davis; P. Lee; D. J. Graham, M. C. Melkle, J. F. Burna, J..H. Penrose; C. R. Hockley. J. N. Creighton, E. Veal.

Country.—C. Anderson; J. -Gardner, R. Smith, P. Johns; D. Kitchen, D. Wyllie; M. Reid; F. Myer; N. Cornelius, A. Hopkinson, J. Francis, A. Wyllie: J. Le Lievre, T. Norton, C. DeUveau.