RUGBY LEAGUE
Reser/ Final : r/;"-J.'-fe • ; i-i-.-M ■ ... r~ . . . In a League contest which was not am of the reserve grade knock-out competition played at Petone on Saturday. It made a clean sweep of successes for Pctone, which had already won the Buckland Cup and the championship. fttGeorge were two men short, and/ considering this, did well. The play was scraggy, with the redeeming feature of displays by individual players. Petoue was ill-served from the half, and the result was that the tiye.eighths (Dennis and Kyle), who.did some really clever things, had not the .opportunities they deserved. They . deserve mention —Kyle 'for straight, penetrating runs and' Dennis for the almost effortleeN wav he glided past opponents at tiniaa. MulhoUland’s work at full-back for .St. George i was excellent. It would have been Interesting . to see the solid- Bf, George winger, Bwanberg, playing with.a stronger set of inside backs or, for. that matter, , a strong teem. /BenuetUt did nicely as half/- The energy I hat the St. George l captain (Bore) 'snowed too frequently could have found better: outlet*. The teama were:—• Petone: Lawrence; Silbury, Balke, L. s Brown; . Dennie, Kyle; McCarthy; • Brown, Wilson, Dodds.. McKune, Butler, Croft. St. George: Mulholland; Bishop, Car-; ter, Swanberg; Shaw, Hall; D. Beu-' netta; Smith, Warren, Johnson, Bore. Referee; Mr. A. J. Petterson, GAME AT CHRISTCHURCH ' — By Telegraph—-Presto Association. . Christchurch, September 12. ■ In a League match, Hornby defeated Addington by 14 points to three. MATCHES AT AUCKLAND By .Telegraph—Frees Association. Auckland, September 13. - League semi-finals for the Roope Rooster resulted: —Manukau 18, Papakura 8; City 10, Richmond 8. Phelan Shield:: Marist 18, Newton 11; Ponsonby 23, Mount Albert 13.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 299, 14 September 1936, Page 2
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272RUGBY LEAGUE Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 299, 14 September 1936, Page 2
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