Senior scorers

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33230, 21 May 1973, Page 15

Senior scorers

LINWOOD 13 (R. F. Cocks two tries; P. R, Jellyman a conversion and a penalty goal) beat BELFAST 7 (D. Kettle a try; P. Sheehan a penalty goal). Referee: Mr T. K. Armstrong.

NEW BRIGHTON 10 (R. E. Gearry a try and two penalty goals) beat UNIVERSITY B 9

(T. Stapleton a try; J. Phillips a conversion and a penalty goal). Mr G. P. Aksr.

HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS 19 (B. McPhail 2, J. Matthews and P. Buck tries; Matthews a penalty goal) beat LINCOLN COLLEGE 9 (P. McMahon a try; D. W. Priest a conversion and a penalty goal). Mr B. E. Powell.

SUBURBS 24 (G. Shearer 2 and N. Winstoe tries; G. Stone three conversions and two pen-

aity goals) beat MARIST 0 Mr J. G. Cadlgan. UNIVERSITY A 18 (R. Seton, R. Ivess, I. Lockie tries; D. Morrison two penalty goals) beat SYDENHAM 13 (A. Rule,

M. Pepper tries; Pepper a conversion and a penalty goal). Mr A. R. Taylor.

MERIVALE-PAPANUI 12 (N. Tichbourne and M. Presney tries, M. Storey two conversions) beat BURNSIDE 7 (R. W. Fulton a try and a penalty goal). Mr A. F. Gurnsey. CHRISTCHURCH 59 (J. Hanna 3, S. Cartwright 2, P. E. McEwan 2, K. Chambers, R. G. Wilson, J. Chilton and M. R. Powley tries; Wilson six conversions and a penalty goa’) beat SHIRLEY 6 (W. Paulin a fry; S. J. Holden a conversion). Mr G. E. Albertson.

R. Allen, gathered a Davis cross-kick and ran deep into the Marist half before passing to Shearer.

Stone impressed at full-back; for Suburbs. He fielded and cleared well and joined a num-1 ber of passing movements. He was not, however, subjected to the pressure that Mooney had' to withstand. V. E. Stewart challenged I Suburbs’ line-out supremacy inj the second half, but the honours In this department rested with H. Mackie and M. Cron. INJURY TOLL University B was desperately unlucky to lose to New Brighton by a point after leading 9-0 early In the second half. Injuries upset University at a vital time in the match. New Brighton played solidly, but lacked Its rival's dash and imagination on attack for twothirds of the game. Yet it stuck to its task stoically, and gained its reward when R. E. Gearry kicked the winning goal five minutes from the end. The loss of three players because of injury upset University’s pattern in the last quarter. The most serious blow occurred when P. Knight, the lively halfback, left the field. P. Henning, the No. 8 forward, took over and although he shaped reasonably well, the play of the first five-eighths, R. Hayward, Immediately deteriorated. Knight was unlucky to be denied a try at the end of a 45yd movement started by J. Phillips and sustained by M. Lake. The referee (Mr G. P. Aker) ruled that Lake’s pass to Knight was forward. The movement deserved a better fate. E. R. Leask and G. D. Tanner were extremely good in all facets of play for New Brighton. R. Kelly, the No. 8, played intelligently, and B. Gibson hunted the loose ball eagerly. Apart from Gearry and T. White, the New Brighton backs did not impress on attack, but their tackling was splendid. G. Shepherd and N. Brixton were most reliable in mid-field.

Knight and Phillips both revealed good attacking form for University B and L. Black was a strong and robust prop. He was good value for his side in

the scrums and disputed K .1 Tanner's dominance of the short throws to the line-out so vigorously that Tanner was forced to settle for a draw. BIG IMPROVEMENT Back on dry ground, Old Boys improved vastly on their performance of the previous week to comfortably beat Lincoln College. The Old Boys backs, in particular, played with great elan.

Led by G. W. R. Harrison and G. Clackin, the Old Boys forwards. too, had a fine day. They were extremely efficient in winning good ball from rucks and it was from this source that the team’s fleet backs mounted their best attacks.

Lincoln College was rarely out of its own half and considering the pressure which was placed on its line earned some credit for its tackling. However, as an attacking force Lincoln College was no match for its rivals. Old Boys wisely carried the play to their backs at every opportunity. The first fiveeighths, G. W. Henry, was a little inclined to kick away good ball, but when he did run he gave the line a fine start. The mid-field pair. I. Tayior and B. McPhail, ran straight and hard and even when the gap was not there they often forced a breach by bursting through The half-back, P. Hayward, by the swiftness of his passing, also contributed greatly to Old Boys' fine showing and the full-back, P. Buck made his presence felt almost every time he came into the back-line. Buck was no less able when perfroming more routine duties. Although Old Boys deserved to win and possibly even by more points than they did. Lincoln College never gave up trying The forwards won their fair share of possession from set play and worked hard at beating their rivals to the break-downs.

R. I. K. Hart was a swift and alert flanker and P. Quinn was another uncomprimislng toiler The half-back, lit Fluker, had a useful game and It was a superb break by him which set op Lincoln College’s only try. But the rest of the backs, on the day. were just not in the same class as their opposites.