RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 244, 16 July 1928, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MANAWATU GAMES OLD BOYS AND FEILDING HAVE WINS Palmerston North, July 11. A start was to-day made with (he extra round in the Manawatu Council’s Goldfinch and Cousins Cup, under excellent playing conditions. Old Boys and Feilding recorded victories over Athletic and Feilding Old Boys respectively. Kia Toa, the Hankins Shield winners, hod a. by The jnuior table underwent a change. Feilding, who last week headed the table with IS points, bad their colours lowered by Kia Toa, and Old Boys, by amounting for St Patrick’s, now assume the leadership With 19 points. Feilding and Kia Ton share the second rung with Ih points each, St. Patricks folloving with .U points. No changes were forthcoming m the third grade championship. She three leading teams, Woodville, St. Patricks, and Bunnythorpe. moved up two points each as the result of their victories of to-day, and now have 21, 19. nnd lb points respectively. RESULTS AT A. GLANCE. Senior Grade.—Old Roys 5, Athletic 3; Feilding 17 Feilding Old Boys 3. Junior Grade.—Old Boys 9, bt. rick’s 3; Kia Toa 5, Feilding 3; Rest End Old Boys 18, Bunnythorpe ?>: Feilding Old Boys 3. United Valley <>; High School defaulted to Third Grade.--Old Boys A 18, Kia lon Woodville 20. Athletic 3: St. Patrick's 14, Feildius o; Bunnythorpe 15, Feilding High School 6; West End Old Bovs 8. OJd Boys B 3. Fourth Grade.—High School won by default from Feilding High School: Boonville 18, Technical 0; Kin Toa 9, St, r< Fifth Grade.—Albion 25, Technical 0; Gordon 3, Phoenix 3. . , „ Six Grade.—Albion 22, Techmepl 0; Phoenix 6, Kaitoa 3. Midgets.—Terrace End A. 8, Central A OLD BOYS’ NARROW WIN.

Bv nn stretch of the imagination could the‘first half of the Old Boys-Athletic encounter at the showgrounds be called good dub Rugby. On the contrary plav was particularly dull, layne kicked off against the sun for Athletic, who were hard put to it to maintain their defences when Old Boys swept play downfield with their initial movement, Athletic being lucky in averting a /.core with a hurried force-down. The remainder of the spell was devoid of interest, and although play was willing, wjth both sides taking tqrn at attacking, epratic handlin<>- and lack of support saw the teams leave the field for their brief rest with the score board’ a blank. Upon resuming, Akuira was an absentee from the Old Boys’ ranks, M'illianison ' and Riddell moving in to make room for Page at centre. Arousing themselves from their lethargy of the first half. Old Boys backs commenced throwing the ball around, anti a bright passing pout threatened the Athletic line, but McDowall was’recalled for accepting a forward pass. The Old Boys’ siege wap raised with a strong kick and fast following up by Robb saw that player beat Seymour* for possession of the ball, and race over for a try, which Fearnley was unable to convert. Swinging into action in reply, Old Boy?’ backs gave Athletic several qnxiotis mopients, JlcDowall and Seymour in turn making strong bjds at the Athletic line. Neither, however, was successful in sustaining the pressure. Old Boys worked their way to within inches of their, objective, but on two successive occasions, McDowall's lack of weight was instrumental in keeping him from covering the required territory. ’ Old Boys were again within an ace of scoring, when Riddel! kicked over the line, but Fearnley beat the Olji Boys centre and McDowall to the force-tjqwn. Old Boys stuck to their tapk and received their belated reward when • Niejd went aerbps from the ruck, Seymour kicking a good goal to gain his side the ascendancy. No other score eventuated. Mr. D. Skoglqnd refereed.

FEILDING DEFEAT FEILDING 'OLD'BOYS. ' ’

Feilding were given the initial kick in their match against Feilding Old Boys, and were required to face a strong wind. Making most of their advantage in this respect, Feilding Old Boys repulsed their opponents’ attacks. The Bramwell brothers were instrumental in sending Pennev, Mcpay, and Tolley downfield. Good following up by this trio had Roach bustled, Penney regaining possession to swing play infield, where, after several of hjs confreres had handled, Dewe completed the movement. M. Waldin failed to add the extra points. Ragged play was followed by a determined Feilding effort, in which Stevens and G. Darragh made an opening for R. Darragh, but a mulled pass gave Feilding Old Boys tunc to rally round. Play was again without interest until Pawsdn intercepted a pass, but after evading several defenders he handed out an erratic pass to Younger, who was unable to field the ball cleanly. The second half opened with Feilding defending, but after he had been assisted by his forwards in carrying play to foreign territory Bowlhr battled over in the corner, G, Darragh converting with a good kick. Feilding 5, Feilding Old Boys 3. G. Darragh next broke away, only to be laid low by S. Bramwell. Cochrane was handy, and with' Wells apd Shrimpton he transferred the venue of play, but the last-nanied lost control of the ball at a critical moment. Feildjng soon ■ returned play to the Old Boys’ quarter, where A. Wqldin completed the movement under the posts. G. Darragh converted, and raised the score to Feilding 10. Feilding were npw overrunning their youthful opponents, but the colts were defending wefl. No alterations in the score occurred until Stevens found the uprights with an excellent field goal. Before time was sounded by Mr. A. Thompson, Kelly crossed in tffe corner, but G. Darragh failed with the kick. Feilding 17, Feilding Old Boys 3.

RESULTS IN OTHER CENTRES Palmerston North, July 14. HOROWHENUA COUNCIL. First Round Nash Cup.—Hui Mai (6) beat Foxton (3). Primary Schools. —Levin (6) bent Foxton (5). OROUA SUB-UNION. Senior. —Apiti (11) beat Rangiwabia (3). Junior. —Waitunft (14) beat Colyton (0) ; Kiwitea (11) beat Kimbolton (3) ; Apiti forfeited to Rangiwahia. TE KAWAU SUB-UNION. Senior.-—Hui M«i (13) beat Awahuri (3); Rongotea (3) beat Orona Downs. Junior- —Oroua Downs (ID beat Rongotea (8). . ~ Mai (20) beat Bongotea (3). SOUTH TARANAKI RESULTS. By Telegraph. —Tiers Association. Hawera, July 14. The Soulh Taranaki division senior Rugby games resulted as follow: Okniawa (25) beat Athletic (3) ; Hawera (17) beat Knponga. (6) : Opunake (14) beat Wrfimatc (3). PRIMARY SCHOOLS SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY" Palmerston North, July 14. Excellent entries were received for the primary schools’ senior aiid junior seycna.sidc 'competitions which were decided to-day. Tnikorea were successful in ( h*> senior grade, defeating Lytton Street i Pending) bv 0 points to 5 in the final find they wih therefore hold the Pirani

Shield for the season. The junior findbetween RaiigiotU and Longburn also produced a one-point margin, the former with seven points winning by a. force down after extra time had been played, and therebey winning the M.A.S. Cup. Detailed results are as follow: —■ SENIOR. First Round. —Central B (9) beat Longburn (0); Central A (11) beat Terrace End B (0); College Street A (11) beat Rongotea (5); Terrace End A (18) beat Convent (0); Taikorea (6) beat Manchester Street, Feilding (5). Second Round.-—College Street B won by default from Ash hurst; Lytton Street. Feilding (13), beat Central B (0); Central A (8) beat College Street A (3); Taikorea (3) beat Terrace End A Semi-final.— Lytton Street (18) beat College Street B (0); Taikorea (10) beat Central A (0). . Final.—Taikorea (6) beat Lytton Stre6t (s) * JUNIOR. First Round.— Lougburn (22) beat College Street B (0); West End A (11) beat Convent (0) ; Terrace End A (5) beat Central B (3); Hokowlutu B (3) beat West fend W (0); Rangiotu (13) beat Winchester Street A, Feilding (0). Second Round.—'•Central A (o) beat Lytton Street. Feilding (0); Bunny, tlmrne (11) beat Hokowhifu A (3), College Street A (17) heat Lytton Street B (0): Mffnohester Street B won by default from Terrace End B; Longburn (6) beat West End A Third Round.—Terrace ®nd A (1) beat Hokowhitu B (0); Raugiotu (11) beat Central A (0); Bunnylhorpe (14) beat College Street A (0); Longburn (9) beat Manchester street B (§)• 1 Semi-finals.— Rangiotu (13) beat Terrace End A (3>; Longburn (18) beat (1) beat Longburn (0). _

WAIRARAPA MATCHES

GLADSTONE BEAT CARTERTON REDMOND~CUP FIXTURE

Carterton, July 14. In a match played at Carterton to-day for the Redmond Cup, Gladstone beat Carterton, the winners of the senioi championship competition, by 11 points to 1 6. Results of to-day’s matches are as Senior; Gladstone U- Car ter ton 6. Junior-. G/eytown 16, Masterton 15. Carterton 26, Old Boys c Third grade: Masterton 2i, Old Boys $ Fourth grade: Masterton 1-, CarterI o»n ’ A MEDIOCRE GAME.

Gladstone did well to defeat Carterton in the Redmond Cup fixture, although play was not particularly attractive to the spectators. The Carterton forwards were, as usual, in good form, but their backs, when given the ball, could do little with it owing to the effective tackling of Gladstone. On the contrary, Gladstone’s rearguard was responsible for flashes of good play, and its superiority on the day gave them victory. In the first half McLeod and I'. Booth each scored an unconverted try for Gladstone. who thus led by 6 points to 0 at half-time. Upon resuming, Clarke scored an unconverted try for Carterton. Then Walker (Gladstone) made a solo effort from midfield, and scored under the posts, F. Booth kicking the goal. AU Carterton coiilil do for the rest. of the z.inic w.-is tn obtain anotlior (liroe points from an unconverted try by Oliver. The result was a win lor Gladstone by 11 pointe to 6,