SECOND DIVISION

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 147, 24 June 1933, Page 24

SECOND DIVISION

One of the most spectacular incidents of the University-Berhanipore match occurred towards the end of the first spell when Ruru scored for University. University heeled from a scrum in Berbainpore's territory, and when the ball went out to Bum, who was playing centre, he shot through the Berhampore? backs like a bullet. He would have taken aotae stopping' if anyone had got in front ot him. "'■'.- "' 7- V* > ~ ■ The Berliampore forwards missed two of-their strongest .men, Mason and Martin, and Jackman, one of their backs was also absent. Hickling, the veteran ot the team, played a hard game, but lie sometimes spoilt good opportunities by holding the ball too long. Although they -jv-ere without the services of their usual hooker, Edwards, the University forwards did- well in tue scrums, arid heeled fairly consistently. The combination of their backs was not equal to that displayed when they were playing Mclrose-Selwyn on the previous Saturday. '•' ■■ _ . .. Crisp, full-back for against Upper Hutt, was in his best lorn, and his line-kicking w-js a feature of the game. Martin; Tialf-back for .Poneke, was absent with influenza against Upper Hutt, and his place was taken by a junior boy, Toms, who showed splendid form. Kean, a junior forward, and Debreceny both played solid games in the Poneke pack against Upper Hutt.•- , >■■_-. . Despite a lot of attention from the roncke' forwards, Greenbank, Upper Butt's half-back, played another outstanding gahie, and was quite the; best back on the ground. -. V ■.- ■ '~-. 7 rT Cunningham* and, Wellington, Uppei Hutt five-eighths, did some great. tackling and spoiling against Poneke, but the latter player was too prone to run across the ground. , ~ . - . ' . McGregor played another really good game in the Upper Hutt forwards against Poneke, and was ably assisted by Martin, Pelling, and Campbell. '• *• .Jjohnsonville's all-round* strength proved too much for the promoted Petone team in the second division match at Petone, but by a very narrow margin, and the game served to indicate that there is little difference between the second division and the B grade. >•'.-. - » Chancy, who was Johnsonville s haltback for most of the second spell against Petone, retains much of the ability which won him representative honours a few seasons back. He has- an able lieutenant in Turner (firßt five-eighths), and this pair by their play on both defence and attack were very largely responsible for Johnsonville's success: Chancy s directing hand means much to ■ Johnsonville. . - Particularly in the second spell, the Johnsonville forwards went very well against Petone, Craig, Law, well being three of the best.: lhe-Petone forwards were a very even lot, and stood up to their work -well, -finishing on strongly. ~ • ■ ~ . ~ The ball was handled very well m the Petone-Johnsonville game, and some good combined.efforts figured in the play. Spence, Hudson, and Caldwell gave petone particularly good service.