LITTLE QUALITY IN OLD BOYS’ WIN
HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS S: T 1 Mehrtens try; R. Grenfell a i try and a conversion. 1 TEACHERS’ COLLEGE 6: J. Tay 1 lor, two penalties. Little Rugby of quality was I seen in the early match at 1 Rugby Park. High School Old Boys were well below full I strength, Teachers’ College also 1 had replacements and the play i generally was well below that i expected of teams of senior < standard. ; Teachers’ College, playing with the strong wind, spent ] much of the first spell in High I School Old Boys’ territory but 1 was unable to break the solid ' defence. When it was Old Boys' 1 turn on attack, their backs. < spearheaded by the inside pair,
R. Marks, and Mehrtens, looked much sharper and frequently had Teachers’ College scrambling to cover. They, and the strong running full-back Grenfell, exploited the tackling weakness of the College team. Had the Old Boys’ handling been better the score would have been greater for the forwards gradually gained control in the second half and Teachers' College looked a tired side at the end of the game. R. Doell, K. Hill and J. Bishop played soundly in the Old Boys’ forwards and S. Cron and G. Plummer did good work in the Teachers’ College pack. J. Mills, the College full-back, played a courageous game. Referee; Mr F. B. Campbell.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31144, 22 August 1966, Page 15
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