HUSSEY CUP CHOICES HINDS AGAIN

Franklin Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 107, 12 September 1938, Page 5

HUSSEY CUP CHOICES HINDS AGAIN

Pukekohe the Winners

DEFEAT OF WAIKARE

POOR GAME AT RANGIRIRI

MARGIN OF 15 POINTS

The Massey cup, which changed hands at Waiuku on September 3, when Waikare beat the holders, came into the possession of Pukekohe on Saturday last when the holders were beaten by 23 points to 8 in a game that did not exceed the standard of mediocrity. In fact the margin of points at the final whistle flattered the winners.

Judged on Saturday's display, Puke;kohe will need to pull up its socks if it hopes to successfully defend the •trophy against the final challenge of the season from Waiuku, live present .Peace cup holders, that is if it can withstand Manukau’s challenge in the .meantime. When Waikare lifted the • trophy it defeated the Waiuku B team.

Bustled Into Errors

Saturday’s game was one of those in which one team regarded the other .as easy to defeat, and the apparently easy team played inspired Rugby and . adopted shock tactics to hustle .the .-stronger team into errors. In the Waikare pack Pukekohe met a lively .lot, while its own forwards played with that end-of-the-season listless feeling. In tight play, loose rucks and foot rushes Waikare shaded PulceJvOhe, but in set scrums the challenger was in the ascendancy but its hacks were too slow, handled badly, .gave badly timed passes and falied to go down to stop the rushes of the .holders. Had it not been for Boyce ;:in stopping mid-field raids in the first spell, Waikare would have been well r .in the lead. On the other hand had the Pukekohe backs played as they K;an play, then they would have been ?streets ahead at the interval. It was not until B. Rowe, the Waikare captain, and South Auckland packman, .and the best forward"on the field, retired with an injured knee soon after the resumption of play, that Puke.kohe gained the upper hand. Then it rattled on 17 points while Waikare failed to score. It was the solid pace -set by Waikare in the first spell that oneant its undoing for half way •.through the second the forwards lacked a great deal of their earlier fire and devil. Against a tiring set of forwards Pukekohe came into its own *>:iul over the concluding stages had all its own way. The uneven nature of the surface mt: the field too, probably bad a great .deal to do with the indifferent showing of the visiting backs. —their speed .at any rate, if not their handling—lor .there were depressions all over the field that would steady up any set of .backs. While the play as stated was belJow standard, several of the players -were outstanding, among these being Boyce and Bauer in the Pukekohe backs, and Wollsbauer, Piggolt and /Steele in the forwards. In the Waikare team Wright, Keith, Connelly and ” Tonga played sterling games in the vbacks and Rowe, Beil and Phillips in .the forwards. The teams were: — Waikare: Thompson, Hill, Keith ’Wright, Tonga, Parsons, Connelly, Bell, € Thomas, M. Thomas, Phillips, Rowe (eapt.), Thomas, Mannington and ■Ward. Pukekohe: Boyce, Hewitt, Costello, 'Bauer, Harvey, Loughrin (capt.), ’Wright, Wilson, Piggott, E. Reynolds, Wolfsbauer, T. Reynolds, P. Carter, .McClune and Steele. Pukekohe First to Score Pukekohe kicked off against the sun ‘ /and a light breeze and led by Rowe, Bell and Ward Waikare launched an attack which Wright repelled. Waikare forwards, working as a pack, kept Pukekohe defending for some time until McClune and T. Reynolds broke away, only to he held up by Wright. After a period of play in midfield Wright (Pukekohe) broke away after taking the hall away from Tonga, and outpacing the opposition scored a try which Harvey could not convert. Pukekohe 3 Waikare <1 Back went Waikare and an infringement by Pukekohe saw Tonga make the score: Waikare 3 Pukekohe 3 The Pukekohe hacks tried hard to function hut they met a solid defence. The Waikare forwards invaded Use visitors’ territory and Connelly gave the hall the air, Keith, Wright aid Keith again handling for the lastnamed to score. Wright goaled with a good kick. Waikare 3 Pukekohe 3 Soon after Wright (Pukekohe) received the hall and sent to Loughrin on the blind side of a scrum, to Hewitt and the winger did the rest. Loughrin failed at goal. Pukekohe 6 Waikare 8 Waikare continued to have the better of things until the interval, Keith, Connelly, Tonga and Wright playing splendidly in the backs, Tonga on sev-

I Pukekohe Take the Lead

eral occasions carving big holes in the defence.

Soon after the resumption Rowe retired injured, when Waikare were pressing (Adams replacing him) and from then on Pukekohe gained the upper hand. A rush by the 1 uke kolie forwards ended in W oll'sbauei diving across. Pukekohe 9 Waikare • • • • • • ® Then from a scrum the Pukekohe hack line handled, Loughrin going round to take Lauer’s final pass to score. Pukekohe A ~' Waikare Wright worked the blind side again and Lauer dived over at the corner. Pukekohe lo Waikare 8 . .. The next try came when Wright from a scrum, fed Hewitt, who came into the five-eighths line to make an opening, Costello going across after taking the ball from Loughrin. Loughrin goaled. Pukekohe Waikare 8 Loughrin received from Wright and cutting the defence to ribbons went across for the final try, Boyce missing a “sitter.” Pukekohe Waikare 8 Mr R. Branch made an excellent I*o f 61*66* In the curtain raiser Waiuku juniors j-2 (tries by Knight and Peterson), I heat Waikare 5 (a try by O’Malley conj verted by Beil. Mr W. Bunting was referee. OTHER RESULTS Onewhero.—The Mangatawhiri senior representatives defeated the Franklin senior representatives by 11 points to 9at Onewhero. The play xvas even, especially in the second spell. For Mangatawhiri, Pollard scored a try and converted it, while tries were also scored by J. Mcßobbie and Chipman. For Franklin, tries were registered by T. Weti, 11. Parapa and M. Taupo. Tuakau. —Juniors: Franklin, 24; Manukau 3. Tries were scored for Franklin by 0. Tumata (2), B. Tumata, B. McKinney, M. llira and G. Hammerton. J. Grey converted one try and L McKinney kicked a field goal. Coombes kicked a penalty goal for Manukau. The Franklin hacks handled the ball excellently. Waiuku. —Third grade: Grammar Old Boys, 12; Waiuku, 11. Pukekohe. —Juniors: Pukekohe, 20; Mangatawhiri, 3. SOUTH AUCKLAND v. AUCKLAND Mr J. Wood has chosen the following to represent South Auckland against Auckland B at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday next: —

Fullback, Boyce (Pukekohe) ; threequarters, Dunn (Manukau), Pickard (Manukau), Hewitt (Pukekohe); fiveeighths, Mcßobbie (Mangatawhiri), Loughrin (Pukekohe) : half hack, Polier (Mangatawhiri); forwards, Wilson (Pukekohe), Rowe (Waikare), Piggott (Pukekohe), Wolfsbauer (Pukekohe), Fulton (Manukau), Steele (Pukekohe), Fowler (Manukau), Chipman (Mangatawhiri). Emergencies: Backs, Dow (Manukau), Connelly (Waikare); forwards, Carter (Pukekohe), Pountney (Manukau). Waiuku players having an engagement to defend the Peace cup against Maniapoto were, at the request of the holders, not considered for selection in the team. Doubtless several of them would have been included. The team will meet for training at Pukekohe on Thursday evening.

PUKEKOHE v. FRANKLIN The Pukekohe team, chosen by Mr IL Pleydell, to meet Franklin at Pukekohe on Saturday next is as follows: j. Harvey; T. Lauer, W. Costello, K. Clark; A. Hunniford, A. Harvey; L. Wright; A. Lisle, L. McClune, V. Wolfsbauer, 0. Smith, E. Reynolds, G. Mclsaac, T. Reynolds, G. Moyle. Reserves: M. Hardy, C. Peterson (hacks), T Falvey, John Mitchell (forwards).