HUTT AND ORIENTAL.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 151, 29 June 1931, Page 14

HUTT AND ORIENTAL.

There was not much high-class>-fpojtball in the match between, Hutt atfd:. Oriental at the Hutt Recreation Ground. ;Hutt were not at. their best; their forwards did not pack well, and frequent changes in the back line failed to produce satisfactory combination. Oriental obtained the ball from the majority of scrums, and theSallround display of their forwards left HJtle to be desired, but where they:'were below Hutt. in standard was in general team play.- -. ■■ •...-■■',..'. ■' ■'■:['■ .".;*£.. The teams '.were:—'.. ..■■. ■ , •. . '-..•,'. Hutt.T-Stevensen; Hansen, Nees, Ball;" Lilburne, Killeen; J. Feeney; Jaggers, Coulston, Baker, Peck, Roberts, Barry,' j Monigatti, Wood. ; : V,- ■ ""v, Oriental.-pCoupland; Packnatz, Jaggers, Beid; Davies, Dawson; Chambers; Hill; Ramsay, Lang, Ward, Pringle, M'Draith; Biggar, Cave.! : . Oriental had slightly the better of the opening exchanges. Hutt broke away, and after-the backs had indulged in some passing rushes Peck scored. Nees converted the try. . From play shortly-after; wards near the Oriental line, Killeen niade a good run before being brought down, and Roberts was on. hand to pick up the ball and score. Oriental again had a turn on attack. Ramsay had. an unsuccessful attempt;at a penalty goal. Lilburne then secured, and made a great . fun before passing to".Hansen, but that player was brought clown from behind. Hutt.gained a short advantage from this, but Oriental had them defending again a short time afterwards. Peck, by kicking downfield, finally enabled Hutt" to clear. Half time ca...e with the score: Hutt, 8; Oriental, 0.

In the second spell Nees went full back 'in'the Hutt, team";- Eilburne first fiveeighths,- Hansea, centre three-quarter, and Stevensen wing three-quarter. Hutt attacked early after the resumption of play, but, a free kick drove them back/ Then, from a short passing rush, the ball came to.Lilburne, who cut through the Oriental backs'.to score. Oriental attacked, and as they-were getting -the ball from the'scrums, their.backs were able to work down to the line. Chambers obtained from behind the scrum and dived across to score. * Lilburne, and Feeney were instrumental in putting' Hutt-in a good position, but a series of; free kicks saved Oriental.. . A brisk' passing; rush among the Hutt backs ended: in Stevensen scoring near the corner. Ball then. moved into second ' five-eights, and Killeen went wing three-quarter. After an Oriental player had made a good run -..down the line, Reid crossed for Oriental's , second try. . Honours .were fairly evenly divided until the end of the game.- Hutt weut near to success on two occasions, once when1 Killeen ran 40 yards'before, being tackled near the line, and again when Monigatti crossed the line with" the ball, but was not allowed a try. The" final score was: Hutt, 14; Oriental, 6. Mr. G.- H. Voyce was the referee.