BIG RUGBY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12965, 14 September 1936, Page 7

BIG RUGBY

PR IHCE OF WALES CU P ■"i ■ Mr ■ ■ ILTIGBY ON COAST WIN FOR- TAIRA WHIT! i BY 22; TO 14 (By Our Special Reporter.). Favored with, ideal weather conditions the lElaist Ooast Rugby -Union's) fixture for the Prince of Wales.Cup’ attracted a record crowd at Ruatdria, on Saturday. ‘ - ~y- •' . In defeating their opponents -by. 22, points to 14, Taira whiti retained the' Cup and .avenged the loss suffered by them at Gisborne iu 1928. when Tai emerged fixe .winners by 15. points to 8. • ,-' . . -V •~l Widespread interest was evinced 1, by thd early arrival of-patrons .front' outside districts and half an hour he-* fore the mlatch. vtlas scheduled .toj commence, all strategic pointy wore: taken. Owing to injuries received in the Tamili-Cup match at Te Araroa on Thursday last. T. Wi Rep a,. R. Marsh, and: L. were not available. and were ..replaced -byi. ,T. Reedy, Tuheko.. and Kakau. The name'was. refereed bv MrWhai Poof.’ • - • The teams were as follows: TAI TOKERAU *' O. "Wells T. Brown, M. Walters, R. White T. Taniona. Robb . . M. Panapa C. White, B. Wordley, R. Nathan,; 0. Nopia, J. Rogers, H. Whin, W. Cooper. E. PlaJirman. V TAIRA WHITI F. Jackson C. McKinley, G. Pepere, J.Hapi E. Howell. J, Reedy Tuheke B. Rogers (captain), Pohipi, J. Greening, R. Ririnui, J. Lockwood, B. Tulsoro, R.- Prienga,.. Kakau/ ■•. VISITORS SCORE EARLY From the kick-off, the Tai Tokerau forwards swept through the Tairawhiti defence and a dangerous situp>-; t-ion developed when. a. series of back movements ; carried play to the goal line. From a scramble near the . corner flag. .B. Wordley secured, to dived, over , for an unconverted try for the visitors.-

Ta.i Tokerau 3, Taiifawhiti o. A retaliating movement gave Tairawhiti the ■jaclyanttasre when Reedy broke .away and, backed up by ' his ‘■Vf or wards, penetrated! to the .opposing him before an infringement hqld up play. For a time, 1 play swung back to the home end, no advantage being gained, hwever, until Jackson gained ground- from a penalty which sent the hall into touebr inside Tai Tokena.u 25 line. Keeping up the attack, Tairawfhiti pressed strongly and it was not -long before Lockwood wept over for a try near the corner. Jackson failed to convert. Tai Tokerau 3, Taira.whiti 3 In the next few minutes a hard tussle was seen in Taira,whiti territory. the visitors attacking strongly. In clearing to midfield the Taira.whiti forwards broke away but. Brown, the Tai Tokerau • winger, received and. after dummying his way into the clear, gave to White, who ran oyer unopposed. Brown converted. Tai Tokerau 8, Tairawhiti 3 After a period of exciting play, C. MciKnley raced] through and a. try \«Jooked certain, but an infringement yield up the movement. Not long after wards J. Reedy- was nearly (across for ihe homesters- but offside play gave Tai Tokerau. a-chance to clear. For a. time a. strenuous, forward tussle took 7 place in midfield and no advantage was evident, until Pepere made an opening which Was finalised, .when B. Rogers went across to score. The; kick failed. Tai Tokerau 8. Tairawhiti 6 At this stage a lively display was; witnessed both sides showing remarkable dash and combination. No material advantage was gained, however, until a-Tairawhiti back movement penetrated the visitors’ defence, and a try looked, certain until n pass by Howell - went astray '.and the movement broke down. ■ From, the resultant scrum Walters gained possession and in making an J opening sent to Taniroa to Brown, -who .streaked down the wing only to be sent into touch aiai few yards from, the line. C. White, on the opposite wing, repeated this- performance, a few minutes later., being grassed well inside the Tairawhiti 25. From the Result ant sera mble .the attackng side : were awarded a penalty and Brown had no .difficulty in converting. Tai Tokerau 11, Tairawhiti 6 , From a lineout at halfway B. Rogers broke away and a dribbling rush carried the ball to the visitors’ lino. The defending backs, however, gained possession and a retaliating, pass-, ing )bont reversed th;e ..position and . for a few minutes play was; hit the Tairawhiti end. A nice movement was seen at the® stage when McKinley received from a cross-kick to give to Reedy who. passed hack to enable McKinley to penetrate to the visuors’ 25 before being brought clown. From a scrum the Tairawhiti Forwards broke through and the 1 moveY ment was finalised when Lockwood r K went over for hi's second try. Repero, concerted. making tho half-time score,:— . .< Tai: Toberau 11, Tairawhiti 11 Owing to minor injuries T. Tan’ora was replaced ; by M. Burkhardt.

TAIRAWHITI TAKE LEAR Oh ,resuming,. . Taitf-awliiti gained ground land ■from a line out in the .Visitors’ - territory the home hacks were sent away and Pepere went over -The .try. was hot .converted. ’. '"' • ; Tahawhiti.l4,. ; :Tai Tokerau.il Soon afterwards.. Tairawhiti were aga):n on the-attack and a,try looked certain: when,-the ; backs gained post session. Howellfs pass' went astray,, however, - and-iajFtejr '. a sraimble • ley.;jjhtercehted. and- cleared ’ . ; KeepingiufL th,e. attack, Tat Toke-j -ran hemmed their opponents in and a good chance .to even the .score came ■When .a penalty was." .awarded' in a .handy position, but Brown .failed to register,- arid (the Tairawhiti!.- ; for 4 wards, led by Rogers., carriod play back-to midfield. ;<• Following a • dangerous back move merit .by. Tai Tokerau. the home forwards took a hand land apas'simg rush gained ground when Pohipi put in a r.un pi 40 •yards ,hefone being pushed mto touch. For the next five minutes abbot pace was set. .solid tacklirig by both sides preventing, further scoring. Tairawhiti, however, showed more finish in tlreir back movements and a passing rush vfa®; finalised wherii.Pepefe received'to run through the bppo siti-on feyr a fine try. Pepere converted his own try. Tairawhiti 19, Tai. Tokerau 11 4 hot retaliating forward rush by the visitors*saw Wordley. Nathan, and J. Rogers prominent, the movenieat being held up wheh the attacik(ers. Were awarded "ia penalty. Brown had lio difficulty in converting. - Tairawhiti Tai Tokerau 14 Another, try for Tairawhiti came soon after when Pepere cut through to. give to McKinley who short-punt-ed over tho heads of the opposing b/acks to allow Greening to race over Pepere failed to convert. Tairawhiti 22. Tai Tokerau 14 Tho closing stages were full of incident and.ia hot. pa o3 was' set. by 'bofih side-S. No further points were I*o gistered, 'however, the final score being::— ..A'.' Tairawhiti 22, Tai Tokerau 14.

ON THE OVAL. POVERTY BAY v. WANGANTJI. VISITORS’ WIN ON LAST-MINUTE ' '.i-'v;? TRY . ) HARD FOUGHT CONTEST. In the rep. fixture played on the Oval on Saturday between Poverty Ray and Wanganui, the visiting team emerged the victors by 13 points to! 1-0 .after a particularly hard fought, game. The game was always interesting and, towards the end, both teams! made desperate efforts to snatch-the victory, the crowd was worked up to an intense state of excitement.. The weather was ideal, and a large attend ance of Spectators watched, the final, rep. match of the season. . A very bright display was witness •ed ,both sides producing good football There was not much between the two packs. Wanganui, however, gained the ball more frequently from the set scrums, although the home side dominated the lme-outs. The Poverty; Bay hacks showed superior combina■tion, but Wanganui were responsible for some fine individual efforts. The teams were:—

Wanganui.—Fullback, Iv. Walsh; three-quarters, Buliock-Dougla, Ale ■Carmack, 7 and Burgess; five-eighths, Jones and Thompson!; * halfback, tt. Brogden; front row forwards, W. Thompson, Reynolds, and McGregor; middle row, McClenaghan, -Davidson, Firmin,. and Hutchinson; hack row, Lockett i(captain). Emergencies; Williams, Walker, and Glenn.

Poverty Bay.—Fullback, A; Owenq three-quarters, A. Webster, P. Harris and A. McAneney; five-eighths, AVehb (captain), and G. Sharp; halfback, W. Morrison; front row forwards,! W .Steel, Mathieson, and P. Scholium pniddle row, G. Phillips, A. Campbell, R. Julian and G. Fraser;hack row, R. Rogers. JEimergencies: T. Maynard, W. Smellie, forwards; R. Henderson, J. Milligan and P. Ilaisman, backs. From the kick-off, Poverty Bay attacked and a blind-side’ movement following from a scrum on the halfway line resulted in Harris breaking through and gaining valuable ground before passing to McAneney who was forced out in Wanganui territory. Owing to an infringement on the visitors’ part, tlie home side wifs awarded a penalty kick which Campbell used to gain more ground with a lino kick. The Poverty Bay hacks were;: combining well and featured in some.; promising passing movements. The? first try of the day occurred when the, (Poverty Bay forwards, Steel and Jit- ’ lian, were prominent, broke through tho visitors’ rearguard and Welsh, ! the Wanganui fullback, slipped when' trying to stem the rush, allowing; Sharp to snap up the ball and touch down in a handy position. Campbell W.as successful with the conversion and the -scoro read —Poverty Bay 5, •Wanganui 0, Upon resumption nf play, the Wanganui side commenced pressing and play was confined five- yards from! tho Red .goal-line. Matters were looking decidedly dangerous for the Bay: until Morrison, .obtaining possession from behind the scrum, cleared. Wan-j ganui opened their scoring ■ -account jj .when a diagonal kick- across field by Jones, resulted in Burgess, a- wing, dribbling the hall over in the northeastern .corner for a try. •BullockDouglas was successful in adding'the) extra points with, a fine kick from the ■sideline. —-Poverty Bay 5, Wanganui

Wanganui’s next- try came in double quick time- .when Burgess, Snapping up the leather, (from: another cross kick, outpaced > Webster and scored in a handy.-position. jß.ullock-Dpugla-s was isgain successful with the conversion.—Wanganui 10, Pover ty Bay 5. The local team now pressed hard and, for a time, kept on .the attack until Webb parsed sf> sharp, who, executing a- beautiful piece .of work, baffled the visitors’ rearguard and scored a dazzling try near the posts, Campbell having no difficulty in converting and tlie score . stood.—Wanganui 10, Poverty Bay 10. play was very fast and' the onlookers, enthusiastically applauded each new turn of events. A prominent, back movement by the visitors then followed, Bullock-Douglas and McCormack racing upfield until M c Aneney, grassing bis man, gave Harris a chance to reverse-the conditions. Due to offside on the part of Wanganui, the Bay was awarded a. penalty kick, Campbell’s attempt just falling short. The Wanganui backs were much lighter and faster than their opponents, and they did not- equal the Bay on defensive measures. Morrison, who was piaying a good game and always looked dangerous when in possession, broke away for a fine solo dash, but there was no one to back him up and ha was tackled in the opposition 25. Tho Red backs were pressing hard, and their efforts nearly terminated in a try, but Harris’ kick bounced into the'dead-ball line. The home team’s forwards wore playing well both in the tight and in the loose, Matincson and Julian being ;the : most outstanding.. In the rear-' guar-di, Sharp, Harris and Morrison played well for Poverty Bay, whiio Walsh and Burgess were tho mostprominent, in the visitors’ back divi-, sion.

The half-time, whistle found the score unnehanged.—-Wanganui TO, Poverty Bay 10. Immediately on resumption of play, the Red forwards attacked strongly and, lor a time, play was confined to tlie Wanganui territory. The visitors’ backs then featured in a good passing bout and'Burgess, racing up the sideline, kicked before being tackled by Sharp. Then followed a race for the ball, the Reds outpacing the opposing team and forcing. Wanganui continued pressing and matters looked decidedly unpleasant for Poverty Bay, but Sharp, gathering up from a scram ble on the home goal-line, cleared with a gool line-kick. ; Harris and McAneney then featured in ,a good combination, both racing down the sideline and passing alternately ,but, when in their opponents’ 25, ‘McAneney was forced out. At- this stage, play was held u p while the Ambulance staff attended to Sharp, who was suffering from a hand injury. Bullock-Douglas, -out on the wing, marked a high kick and, punting upfield, allowed Burgess to gain .possession and dash over, but the home team’s forwards gathered round and a scramble, followed. The referee ruled, a scrum. McClenaghan retired with a head injury, but resumed playing later.

The Wanganui team was striving bard to snatch the lead- and, towards the latter stages, dominated the play. A kick across field looked like a try for Burgess, but Phillips beat- him to the ball and forced. For a short time, play was confined to neutral territory, Then, Wanganui hustled matters in’ great style and broke down tho opposition, Davidson scoring a somewhat lucky try in the corner. Bullock-Douglas’ attempt at conversion failed, and the final score read.—Wanganui 13, Poverty Bay 10.

Mr, Iv. R. Waite ably controlled the game. MAY BE SETTLED. .MAORI TROUBLE OVER SPRINGBOKS. (Press Association). ROTORUA, Sept. 12. As a result of' a- conference Held in Wellington recently between reprcscfi tatives of a- number of- North Island Maori tribes and members rif the New Zealand Rugby Union, there is every prospect of an amicable settle ment of tho dispute which has arisen in connection with the forthcoming tour cir the South, African Rugby football team! It is understood that, after the views of the Maorv .representatives had been fully laid' before members of tho union, it- was decided to write to the South African . Union setting out these views and asking for an assurance that the tourists are prepared to treat the members of tho Maori race as New Zealanders and not as members of an inferior race. If such an assurance is given, Maori representatives expressed the opinion that members of;, their race would be only too willing to meet the tourists on ‘the playing field and also to extend to them the’ friendliest of welcomes. WELLINGTON BEATS TARANAKI. (Press Association). WELLINGTON,! Sept. 12. Tho return match between Welting ton and Taranaki on Saturday was won by Wellington by ,20 to 8. The game .was far below .representative standard. There were .'.few brilliant moments and all''the -scoring fcaiive from !00-:o movements. Both packs' worked hard in the loose and some inter-passing was seen among the forwards, but the dujl play of the backs

robbed, the- game of its'interest.- The Taranaki line did not put on a single really concerted movement,-• while*, the work of the i Wellington .< 'rearguard pvas spoiled by the failure- of ' the" insides. L;H.'-Ed wards j the centre three-quarter, was the host of the Wellington backs and,.. in the for wards’, J.. Lamason .shone- in the loose work. J. Armstrong, and D. IRuakere were hard working Taranaki forwardsNone of the backs was impressive, C. Brown, the halfback; was right off , and the fullback, A. .Collins,, made many mistakes. Per Wellington, Ed wards (2), A. G. Hansen, R. Nees and J. Fleming scored- Lamason con verted ono try and- kicked a penalty goal. For Taranaki tries were scored by E. Smith, centre threequarter, and E. Smtib, a forward. - Coffins convert ed one try .and L. jWcnt potted a goal.

BY 8 TO NIL. WEST COAST BEAT CANTERBURY . (Press Asociation). CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 11. By 8 points to nil, West Coast beat Canterbury today. The fast bustling Coast forwards played all over the home pack in tlu loose and harried the CauterbuVy inside backs unmercifully- Tlie Coast, who scored .in each spell, did not try much! back play, being content to lot * Canterbury get the ball and then crash through when dropped passes and oth or mistakes ok which there were many gave thorn tho opportunity. Tlie Canterbury forwards, until the last quarter of an- hour, showed little aptitude for hard rucking and fast work in the loose, while the backs spoiled chance aftc-r chance by wild passing and poor handling. Nolan, the Can terlniry full back, was the outstanding player on the field, "saving his, side tims.and time again. -Brooks, five-eighths, played a fine attacking game, while Ilattersley was a greatworker- in the pack. The West- Coast defended splendidly and backed up the flashing work of their forwards, of whom A. Scandrett, Pascoe, Cox and Birchfiekl were in every movement that occurred. The game, though marred by ■ many mistakes, was fast and interesting all the time and West Coast fully deserved their victory. The Coast score in the first spell camo after Nolan bad twice saved with fine line kicks. Then Milliken, who ran hack and got in Nolan’s way, dropped the ball and presented Coast, with a try under tho posts, Cox securing to hurl himself over. Davidson converted. Tn the second spell, a bad pass in a- Canterbury back attack let iMann secure. He raced away and centred and Nolan had io carry- the ball over and force. From a scrum on the line, Davidson snapped up and, with a lightning dash, was over. He failed to convert.—West Coast -8, Canterbury nil.

MANAWATU BEAT HAWKE’S BAY. ' BY 12 TO 11.' (Press Association). . PALMERSTON N., Sept. 12. A splendid exhibition of Rugby was provided by the Hawke’s Bay-Mana-watu game today, which resulted in a win for Manawatu by 12 to 11. On their showing Hawke’s Bay should have won. Their passing seldom broke downe, whereas Manawatu had a day off in this department. Manawatu owed much of the success to their slogging forwards, who gave, the home side fhe territorial advantage. The Hawke’s Bay defence was solid •as a result of deadly tackling, which laid low most of the attempts by Manawatu to get their back line into action. The game had harerty started before Robins (Itawkos’ Bay) and JPowell (Manawatu) collided, Powell having; to retire. Hawke's Bay scored first 'from a back line movement that started from halfway, Johnston going over. The kick failed. Manawatu hemmed their opponents in for a considerable period ,but the defence, was solid. At this stage Bradley, the Hawke’s Bay five-eighth, was prominent for several cutting-in movements, which made for scoring chances, but Manawatu retrieved the situation each time. Manawatu equalised l the scoro with a penalty goal-by \V. Powell. Faultless passing saw Hawke’s Bay again take the lead, when Rolls scored: Bradley converting. Manawatu returned to the- attack, hut forward passes, held up each movement oxasperntinglv, Then Nicol -rabbited his way 1 through '• the ♦Hawke’s ‘ Bay pack for Waugh id schre. The kick failed. Dernier ,the Manawatu.' fullback 1 , retired hurt just before halftime. Manawatu opened ‘the . second spell .fey running right.- through-, Thyuston finishing off-tho movement. The kick again failed. Hawke’s Bay were awarded a -penalty, immediately, after, Hutchinson just missing. A minute later, Hutchinson: again shaving the wrong side of tfie uprights. Bad tackling almost lot Hawke’s Bay through. Then Waugh dodged his way through liis opponents to the Bay 25 where, from a scrum, Thurston and Fletcher handled, Waugh scoring. The hick failed. An infringement robbed Thurston of a Try after an exciting neck and neck ra-ce with Hutch inson. Hawke’s Bay retaliated, Cloth ier. Scoring by- dh’dging around -from behind tlie scrum. The kick failed'and the game ended.—. Manawatu $2) JJawkjo’s Bay 11-’- ■- •