WELLINGTON V. MIRAMAR

Evening Post, Issue 17, 20 July 1936, Page 16

WELLINGTON V. MIRAMAR

The unpleasant weather conditions spoilt the possibility of any good play being provided between Miramar and Wellington. Miramar were beaten by 14 points to 3, their defeat being attributable to an inability to adopt tactics suitable to- the conditions.

The teams were:—

Wellington.—R. Morgan; R. Bibby G Barton, D. Paterson;~M. Dixon c' Davidson; F. Heslop; P. Kane, G Balfour, D. Read, V. Gyles, H. Taylor J Weir, W. McKinley, C. Cathie ' Miramar.—C. Mulholland; P. Aldous H. Baird, R. Batchelor; J. Greenall Simonsen; G. Parfltt, J. Minnick a' James, S. Troy, G. Blackwell, W. bailey, J. Catchpole, J. Puniti, J. Dawson The first half was a skirmish in the midst of driving' rain and a strong wind, Wellington, having the better of the argument by 11 points to 0. The backs were forced to do most of the work and it was largely through their

Fourth (Second Division). Oriental 28, St. Patrick's 0.8. 6. Upper Hutt 6, Petone 3. Miramar 5, Technical 0.8. 3. Hutt B 0, Marist 0. Johnsonville 25, Wellington College 0.8. 0. Hutt A 11, Wellington 5. Fifth. I Hutt 29, Institute 6. Poneke 9, Onslow 0. Upper Hutt 8, Marist 6. Petone 14, Pirates 8. Technical 0.8. 6, Athletic 3. Wellington 21, Kaiwarra 0. Sixth. Miramar 30, Marist 0. Athletic 3, Wellington 0. Poneke 8, Hutt 7. Seventh (First Division). Johnsonville 18, Kaiwarra 0. Miramar 6, Upper Hutt 0. Hutt 6, Poneke 0. Pirates 3, Petone 3. Seventh (Second Division). Athletic 5, Wellington 0. United 6, Seatoun 3. ■ y Oriental 9, Karori 3COLLEGE RUGBT. First^ Grade. Wellington C 6," Silverstream C 6. Silverstream B 8, St. Patrick's 0. Hutt Valley 3, Rongotai 0. Wellington A 8, Scots 3.

was able to control the trend of events for much of the game.

Not even Sadler with all his wiliness was able to combat Petone's plan of campaign. He found he was well watched, and so, too, did Baldwin, Old Boys' first five-eighth, who stood up to a considerable buffeting and eventually retired with an injury. A. Wright, on the left wing, made a couple of strong runs.

When the Petone forwards were not successful in retaining possession of the ball, the Petone rearguard knew how to play their part. The tackling of O'Halloran, N. Edwards, A. Edwards, and Hudson was particularly effective, and in this way Old Boys found that their early efforts in the first spell, when the ball was drier, were stifled before any great headway had been made. When the ground became sodden and the foothold treacherous in places, Petone, keeping the' ball more at their feet, played the right type of game, and, in spite of the unfavourable conditions, were able to maintain fully their grip on the situation.

Pollock played a very live game at full-back for Petone. His fielding of the ball and also his kicking were first-rate. Another feature of his play was the variety he introduced into his