PLAY AND PLAYERS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 25, 29 July 1933, Page 6

PLAY AND PLAYERS

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';Same; nbtes^ioa;s;t,Baturday'3 play and'players^^foi^ pW'f:';!on^3tf6|i|ft^ are:—';.':- :■*■•"■■-"'■ ". ■'," ',_ ;\\ . .....;.,,: ... Through' ;;tlre''>en^ctß ; ;'f E-tftjireccnfc^njury1, B. Sadler wiiis'"iiu'ar3le to'pljiy hs half-back for Wellington College'Old'.Boys on Saturday. He WaVbrderpd.''into: hospital lastweek- for -furtlier.,.attention..--6.- Sadler ; was on liarid-'to'tako" up' the position winch .has been shared by the .brothers. Darroch was an absentee from the Wellington College Old Boys' pack on Saturday.- . ' r Cresswell and Masters, the full-backs in the main ganie, were shouldered with heavy responsibilities, and their tusk was unenviable. They came through the ordeal splendidly, with Ci'esswell rather quicker and more effective in his clearances than Masters. .

The conditions at Petono could scarcely have been worse for Rugby when Oriental and Petone took the field, and'although Petone met with some success in handling the ball, the most profitable tactics were to, keep it on- the ground. The efforts of the players to keep their feet were often a source of amusement to the spectators, who apparently derived as much entertainment from the spectacle as could have been expected. At hnlfftimc1: .the ■ teavnVmerely changed roun^disp'ensiri'g\Avitli:; the interval. v ,:," ;V vv : :';, v ; '''■

Whitley (TetonejC anij Eariisay; (Orien-' tal}1 both gave good' displays at full-Back in the match at Petone, despite the difficulties with,which they were.faced. In the second spell Whitley moved up to centre-three-quarter, changing places with Pollock.

Eitchie played well on the wing for Oriental against Petone, most of his play being of a defensive nature, althouph he showed up on attack occasionally. Royel (half-back) also .acquitted himself well; The forwards in the P^tone-OrientaP match were fairly even, although as the, game progressed the home pack gradually* gained the upper hand and wore playing all over their opponents towards the finish.

Reid wag called upon to do much; as full-back for Eastbourne against Hutt, and he'did well. A feature of his play was the manner in which he handled the greasy ball. His line kicking was well up to standard. • '

A newcomer to the Hutt side was Phillips, who played on the wing. Phillips is reputed to have plenty of pace, and he showed it at times, but his handling did not compare favourably with that of the rest of his side. However, the wet bait yr&s mostly to blame for that. Phillips, •who is well built, has come up through *he lower grades of the Hutt Club.