Queensland, N.S.W. lead water polo

Press, 29 December 1979, Page 32

Queensland, N.S.W. lead water polo

By

RAY CAIRNS

j Close neighbours, but! strong rivals at home,| Queensland and New South) Wales appear certain to occupy the limelight when the! Defry’s International Festival; of Water Polo draws to its! conclusion. As section play neared its! end at Queen Elizabeth II jPark yesterday, these two; I teams stood at the heads of | ■ their sections, both with four: [wins from as many matches; and they seem certain to stay there when section play concludes this morning. The other unbeaten teams: after the first day, Hutt and' Wharenui, both tumbled to New South Wales, a team rich in experience but with some younger players of dis- . tinct promise. : In Section B. Queensland A ' had no problems, though its ' 10-0 win against Universities, a composite side, was an in- ) dication of the considerable development of the very

lyoung home team. It was : 'later to hold a 3-3 parity with/ jMaranui into the second! ,[quarter before falling to su-t ijperior strength and experi-h ■ i ence. ■I In the same section, two of I) [New Zealand’s top clubs, [’ [Maranui and Beckenhami Sockburn, had successful I build-ups to their key club! I match late this morning. The ‘ I very physical Beckenham- | Sockburn team started a diffi- ) cult day for the Australian < secondary schoolboys with an|i 8-4 win, the schoolboys laterj! bowing to Queensland too. ' Detailed results:— I Section A i New -South Wales 9 (R. Mayers! 3, S'. Waddington 2, P. Kerr S.j! P. Gerrie. R. Younan). Hutt 4 < (G. F. Duffy, J. A. Conroy, R. E. ! McConnochie, S. R. Williams). Newmarket 11 (B. F J. Horan < 4. P, Montgomerie 2, S. Sandoy ; 2, I. L. Gunthorp, B. Lichter, T. Sandoy), South Australia 6 (W. ’ Jordan, A. Kenihan, D. Rodda, all 2). Wharenui 8 (R. A. Clark 6. B. . W. Buck, C. E Lewis I, Queens- < land B 8 (B. Bennett 3, R. White 3, J Little, S. Berndt) Hutt 10 (Conroy 3, Duffy 2, :

L Bergman 2. McConnochie, Wil- 1 Hams, own goal;, Newmarket 4 !(S. Sandoy 2, Horan, Lichter). i New South Wales 9 tP. Montjgoniery 3, Waddington 2. Gerrie, ; Mayers, Younan, G. Allison), [Wharenui 1 (Clark). ' Queensland B 12 (Bennett 5, ;White 3. Little 2. D. Hinder, J.I 'Wade), South Australia 1 (Rhod-' Ida). Section B Beckenham-Sockbum 6 (J. R. j Davie 3, M. A. Harding 2, D. J. Reid. J. A. Symon, M. J. Tie tn-1 bath), Australian Secondary I Schoolboys 4 (M. Sydney 2, A. I Gerrie, T. La Cuisa). Maranui 11 (P. W. Dyson 4. C. J. Jarvis 2, S. Haile 2, S. Watsun, R. M. Paterson, A. R. liesketh), i.P.S.A. 4 (M. Greenmayer 2, C. Bremner, J. Bojorquez). i Queensland A 10 (P. Morelli 5. i J.. Muspratt 4, C. Lynn), Univer-' '■ si ties 0. Beckenham-Sockburn 11 (Davie 13, Trembath, Reid, B. M. Mustchin, all 2; M. Harding. Symon), 1. 2 (C. Dodd. Bojorquez). Maranui 11 (J. S’hakhdar 4. A. J. Fogel. K. A. Mark. Paterson, ail 2; Watson), Universities —3 (J. F. Boyce, F. B. McMaster, G. Beaumont). Queensland A 13 (Muspratt 3, T. McCawley 3, P. Howden 2, P. Jones, Lynn, C. Harrison, Morelli. L. Johnson), Australian Secondary Schoolboys 5 (M. Laing 2, C. ’Mackay. R. Morelli, Sydney).