RUGBY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12529, 15 April 1935, Page 6

RUGBY

FIRST LOCAL .GAME. CELTIC BEAT OLD BOVS. Under unfavorable weather conditions, the local Rugby season opened at the Oval on Saturday with a practice match between. Celtic and Old Roys seniors. Celtic, who- are to com pete in, the Spillano Cup competition at Napier during Fasten, proved themselves a very fit team and! won by 15—0 after a game which was. remarkably good considering the conditions and the earliness of the season. The winners should do well >n the Spillano Cup ; contest. A feature of the match was the good tackling by both, teams and* it is especially pleasing in view of the wealmes-s of this department of play in recent Dr Dovi, Old Boys new five-eighth, as particularly good ■m; this respect, hi«i flying tackles being spectacular as well as effective. Carrington., who is captaining Celtic, was also in splendid form and showed all his old-time clash. There were several good' hack movements, especially by Celtic. Considering that Old Boyls were having their first game together, the team made good showing and actually the difference between the team was not as great at the score indicated. For Celtic tries were scored by F. AfoAueney, ,J. McKinley, C. AlcKinley ;j Dalton and W, McAneny.