RUGBY UPSET

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 269, 9 August 1943, Page 2

RUGBY UPSET

Petone Outplay PonekcOriental

Showing good team work, and infusing plenty of dash into their play, Petone caused a mild sensation by outplaying the unbeaten Poneke-Orieutal fifteen, 18-5, in the seventh series of the Wellington Rugby Union’s Jubilee Cup competition, at Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon. So well did the Petone team go both lore and ait that they were not recognizable as the team which was beateu by Army 22-6, in the third series of games on the same ground. Though Poneke-Oriental had a helpful southerly breeze behind them, it was Petono who called the tune in the first spell. The combined team opened the scoring when Kent, the Petone full-back, failed to .take a high kick, and presented Hookham with a try, which V. (.aleinal converted with a good kick- Phis stung the Petone forwards to life, and going great guns In the loose they enabled Bills to score two tries, one of which b. Jaegar converted, giving Petone an 8-5 lead at the interval With the wind behind them, Petoue dominated the play in the second spell. A strong run by S. Jaegar paved the way for a try by Haines, which 8. Jaegar converted, and just before time 8. Jaeger scored in the corner, but had his attempt to convert charged down. lie Poneke-Oriental forwards gave .their backs a fair share of the ba ! 11, but all passing movements were checked by deadly tach'’ ling. The first defeat of the Poueke-Ori-ental team infuses fresh interest into the competition, as Petone and Marist brothers’ Old Boys are now only one point behind the leaders. , Reinforced by the return of some of their players from the ’Middle East. Athletic played attractive football to outclass Wellington College Old Boys at Athletic Park by IS points to 3. Securing the ball from most of the scrums, the Athletic backs had a field day. B. Roberts Was prominent at centre-threequarter, as he not only potted a neat goal, but scored a clever trv Brown, the Athletic captain, had to come out of the forwards to fill a vacancy at wing-threequarter, and he filled the position with credit, a try going his way. OR! Boys were not in tlie picture, and had to be content with a solitary penalty PO“tAny chances they had wore lost through faulty handling by the Inside backs Marist Brothers’ Old Boys carried too manv guns for Army nt Petone, the margin being I’s points. The Marist forwards gave their backs plenty of ball and snappj passing movements saw Mullins cross twice, and Wiles score between <be posts Stanawav appeared to have benefited from his trip to Christchurch, as be not only scored a trv. but converted his own try and two others. Boggs, who made several determined dashes at the line, was the only player to score for Army, who sadly lacked combination. ' Maintaining the improved form they h.ne been showing lately. Hutt had no aifiicultj in outplaying Wellington by hi points to nil on tlie Hutt Recreation Ground. It was a brilliant movement which led to the score bv Perrett In the first spell, the fullback coming in to give tlie overlap. In all Hutt scored five trios, and did not allow Wellington, though tlie captain. J. Taylor, was baek in his place again, to open an account. Following are the results:— s Jubilee Cup.

Petone 16 (tries by Bills 2, Haines and S .Tao'-ei-. two of which were converted ny s: Jaeger), beat Poneke-Oriental 5 (a try by ITookham, converted by V. Calcinni). Athletic 18 (trios by MeMorran, Brown, and B. Roberts, one of which was converted bv Muir, who also kicked a penalty goal, and a field goal by B. Roberts), beat Wellington College Old Boys 3 (a penalty coal by Armour). ... - Marist Brothers’ Old P>oys 13 (tries by Mullins 2, Wiles, arid Stanawav, three of which were converted by Stanaway), beat Army 3 (a try bv Boggs). „ Hutt 15 (tries by Perrett. Bhgh, Hare, Grant, and Bayliss), beat Wellington 0. Tfardliatn Cup. Johnsonville 6 (two penalty goals by Powell), beat Eastbourne 3 (a penalty goal by N, Dellabarca). , „ University 21 (tries by Matalra 3, Cormick 2/ Creed, and Henderson), beat Air Reserve 3 (a penalty goal by McNab). Seatoun 14 (tries by Backhouse 2, and Codv one of which was converted by Colquhoun, who also kicked a penalty goal), beat Air Force 8 (tries by McPherson ami Blandford, one of which was converted by ' l, Niivy Ll 2s (tries by Fenry 2. Ilallignii. Somerville, and Mcßnrron, two of which wore converted by Webster, who also kicked two penalty goals), beat A.N.A. 0. INTERISLAND MATCH Plav in the match between Hie North Island and South Island, at Athletic Park. Wellington, on Snlurday next, will start at. 2.30 p.m.. to suit Hie travelling arrangements of the South Island team. An Air Training Corps parade will precede Hie football match, the Governor-Gen-eral Sil- Cyril Newiill. taking the salute at 1.30 p.m. The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band will be in attendance. CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS (Bv Telegriinli.—Pre«M Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. August 8. St Bede’s College won tlie secondary schools Rugby competition, heating Christchurch Boys’ High School on Saturday by 11 points to 3-