COLLEGE RUGBY

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 16, 18 July 1940, Page 13

COLLEGE RUGBY

SCOTS AND FEILDING DRAW

The annual Rugby match between the first fifteens of Scots College and the Feilding Agricultural High School was played at Scots College on Wednesday afternoon. The teams were:—

Scots College.—James (captain), Morrison, Paterson, Shirtcliffe, Macmorran, Bustin, McConnon, Watson, G. Gibbons, G. Littlejohn, Carswell, Hough, McCormick, Lang; emergencies, K. Nicholls, Darragh, Fanselow.

Feilding High School.—Hay (captain), Thompson, Brown, Hunt, Nairn, Aitken, Silcock, Honeyfleld, Reid, Cowdrey, Ford, Swinburn, Voss, Fountaine, Evans; emergency, Haines.

Scots forwards outplayed the Feilding pack in the set scrums, where J. McCormick hooked the ball consistently. As a result more combined play was seen on the part of Scots backs than by their opponents,- In line-out and rucking play the forwards were evenly matched. Although Scots attacked strongly near the scoring line on several occasions the Feilding defence proved impenetrable. Feilding opened its score first with a try by Ford.. The conversion failed. This lead was later increased by a penalty kicked by Hunt. Scots equalised with two penalties, both kicked by Morrison. Scots were attacking strongly when the final whistle blew, but were unable to pierce the stubborn defence put up by the Feilding backs, the final score being 6-all.

Mr. Thurlow controlled the game,