RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 14 June 1933, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Sub-Division Matches TE KINGA BEAT KOTUKU. Te Kinga defeated Kotuku at Te Kinga on Sunday by 1‘; points to nil, after a hard forward bailie, To Kinga pack being much superior in all departments of the game and they were well supported by their backs. Kotuku forwards, however, never let up, but were handicapped by the poor support afforded by,their backs. The teams were as follows: Te Kinga (red and black); C. Cowan, Beams, Hodgkinson. Cosgrove, F. Delore, T. Hibbs, E. Delore, Beaton, Weinberg, J. Hibbs, Beardsley, Becker, Abbott, Maughan, L. Cowan. Kotuku (royal blue): Roigard, M. Molloy, Hay, Butcher, Southern, Ord, Caesar, Jack Davidson. Crimmins, C. Bryan. O’Leary, Dense. J. Bryan, J. Molloy.

Kotuku kicked off, Abbott fielding and lining at half way. From the throw in the forwards had a scramble at the centre of the field, Te Kinga being penalised for offside. J. Molloy failed to find touch, T. Hibbs fielding and kicking. C. Cowan fumbled a short Kotuku kick and Kotuku forwards set up a strong attack, Dense snapped up from the ruck and sent on to Caeser who missed a difficult pass, allowing the Te Kinga forwards to break away. RoigaAl took the ball off their toes and Hned with a clever kick. From the throw in the ball went into the ruck and To Kinga wero penalised for offside. J. Molloy had a shot at goal, hut a good kick went wide. The drop out was kicked to Cosgrove who lined at half way. The Kotuku - forwards .worked back to Te Kinga. 25 line, where Te Kinga were penalised ten yards from touch. J. Molloy’s kick fell short. C. Cowan sent a long kick back to Roigard, who failed to find touch and F. De Lore fielded, kicking to Roigard, who was tackled in possession, getting the hall away to Caesar, but Caesar spoiled the effort by failing to find touch and Te, Kinga set up~a strong attack on Kotuku line. A hard kick went into touch in goal, giving Kotuku much needed relief. Fi’om the drop out Te Kinga forwards penned Kotuku near their line eventually Hibbs received from the ruck a.m! dummied his way through. When tackled on the line he sent J. Maughan over for a fine try near the posts. C. Cowan added the extra points. Te Kinga 5, Kotuku nil. From a short kick off, J. Maughan dribbled through to Roigard. a splendid effort. but Roigard was equal to the occasion snapping the hall up and kicking hurriedly into touch. Beaton and Weinberg were at the head of a rush which compelled Roigard to force down. From the drop out Cosgrove was caught in possession, but Butcher was penalised when he kicked !the ball into the ruck. A high kick went to Roigard, but the Kotuku full hack again failed to find touch, C. Cowan kicking up to Al. Molloy, who miss kicked across jn front of his goal, but W. Becker got offside when a try appeared* likely. A period of hard forward play a.t the centre of the field followed, both sets of forwards trying desperately to break away. Splendid defensive play by Loth sides kept the play confined to the centre of the feld until L. Cowan was caught off side. J. Molloy failed to find touch and C. Cowan made no mistake with his return to touch near half way. Butcher’s throw in was not straight and from the scrum Kotuku was penalised for lifting. Weinberg lining at the 25 flag. The ball was sent out to T. Southern, who knocked on when he had a good opening. From the serum Te Kinga hooked cleanly, E. De Lore sending out smartly to F.* De Lore, to Hibbs to Hodgkinson, who, however, was offside. J. Molloy lost the advantage by failing to find touch. Te Kinga immediately set up a strong attack. E. De’Lore received from the loose, but his brother knocked on. The Kotuku forwards broke round the scrum fast and kicked to C. Cowan who found touch two yards from the corner flag with a magnificent kick. From the throw in Caesar kicked clear and C. Cowan marked in a handy position, but his kick was charged down. Hodgkinson snapped up and centred, but fumbling by his backs saw Butcher nearly away. Play swung across

the field, the Kotuku pack working play towards the half way near the touch line. From the line out E. De Lore received and cut-in cleverly, sending on to Hibbs, who cut in towards touch instead of sending on to Hodgkinson ' and was tackled. AL Molloy injuring his shoulder, left the field and was replaced by J. O’Leary. A. Dense going on the wing and J. O’Leary to the forwards. From a scrum fifteen yards from Kotuku line.

J. Maughan broke away and sent on to T. Hibbs, who sent Hodgkinson over beside the posts. C. Qowa-n adding the extra points. To Kinga 10. Kotuku nil. Weinberg fielded the kick off and broke through, but was eventually stopped by several opponents near the half way line. Kotuku were penalised. Weinberg taking a shot from near half way, but his straight kick fell short. Roigard fielded and kicked, C. Cowan fielded in the face of the Kotuku forwards and coolly kicked out to save a dangerous position. From a scrum Kotuku hooked cleanly for the first time and Caesar sent out a real pass, but it was too fast for Ord, who wondered what hit him and was easily caught in possession. Caesar kicked to T. Hibbs, who made a determined dash along the line to be pushed out ten yards from Kotuku line. Then the whistle went for half time.

Te Kinga were attacked after the interval and Kotuku obtained relief when Te Kinga were penalised right inside the posts, J. Molloy lining at the 25, with a good kick. From the line out the forwards struggled hard for possession until Kotuku were penalised, but a miss kick gained little ground. Te Kinga kept at it and only determined defensive play by the Kotuku forwards kept the score down. Roigard was saving with quick short [kicks to the line. Te Kinga were [eventually penalised, Molloy failed to

find touch and T. Hibbs fielding, gained little ground with a kick into touch. From the throw in a serum was called, Te Kinga hooking and pushing the Kotuku pack clean away from the ball. . W. Hecker backed away from the scrum and picked up to run round on the blind side. F. De Lore missed his pass. The Te Kinga forwards dribbled through to the Kotuku line where Caesar snapped up and lined at the 25 with a smart kick. T. Hibbs received from the line out and made a , determined dash for the line before being grassed, the ball going over the line for Kotuku to obtain relief with a force. From the drop out T. De Lore lined at the 25, Kotuku territory. A. Dense received from the line out and kicked across in front of his own goal mouth for T. Hibbs to gather up and send to Hodgkinson to Cosgrove, who was pushed out ten yards from the line. Kotuku were penalised and C. Cowan made a fine but unsuccessful attempt at goal, the ball dropping a little short. Te Kinga had Kotuku in trouble until Caesar dodged through cleverly, but hung on instead of kicking. Kotuku were penalised in front o+' the posts about ten yards out, and C. Cowan made no mistake with an easy kick.—Te Kinga 13; Kotuku nil. From the kick-off Caesar broke away and sent on to Dense, who knocked on. Te Kinga broke away from the. scrum but Roigard sent them back. Weinberg and Beaton broke’away with the | ball at toe. Roigard pioked the ball off their feet to line at half way. From the throw-in Maughan gave an exhibition of dribbling, going half the length of the field, Kotuku gaining relief with a, force down. From the drop-out Te Kinga attacked, Roigard relieving with a good line kick past the 25 flag. Caesar gained further ground and Hodgkinson kicked hurriedly to touch and Kotuku worked into an attacking position, after a long period of defence. Te Kinga were penalised, J. Molloy taking a shot at goal from a handy position, but the ball went wide. From the * drop-out Southern sent back to Hibbs, who lined at the half way. From the line-out T. Southern gained ten yards with a quick kick. W. Becker was eaught offside and .T. Molloy had another unsuccessful shot at goal, the ball falling short. Hibbs fielded and kicked out at the 25. To Kinga forwards, headed by Beaton and berg carried play to Kotuku territory, [where Caesar was injured and left the field for a few minutes. From the [serum Southern kicked over the heads of his forwards and found touch at half way. Te Kinga started to. throw the ball about, but were not gaining ground. From a scrum Southern re- 4.

ceived from Caesar and sent on to Dense, who sent in-field to J. Molloy, | who short punted to C. Cowan, but 'the Te Kinga full-back was equal to 'the occasion, kicking straight into j touch. Te Kinga kicked through to Roigard, who fumbled, but a Te Kinga forward was caught offside and Ko- \ tuku -were still in Te Kinga territory. Molloy kicked high and they were nearly over when Hay was caught off-

side, C. Cow-an lining at the 25. C. Bryan headed the Kotuku forwards on another assault on the Te Kinga line, but a knock-on spoilt the effort. Te Kinga were penalised, but J. Molloy’s kick went wide. From the drop-out J. Bryan made a dash along the touch line until pushed out midway between the 25 and corner flag. J. Bryan kiekcd through and Cowan kicked out three yards from the corner. From the throw-in J. Molloy made a dive for the line, hut was held up. From the I

scrum .T. Molloy made another dive, but was again held upon the line. Te Kinga were penalised and J. Molloy’s kick was a poor one. J. Maughan cleared with a kick to touch. Kotuku kept Te Kinga. penned on their line, serums being frequent. The Kotuku front rankers adopted the very dan- A gerous practice of standing off and ‘ charging at the Te Kinga scrum when the ball was put in, and at least one was fortunate at not getting his marching orders. Kotuku kept hammering at the Te Kinga line during the closing stages of the game and their efforts would have been well rewarded with a try. Time was called, leaving the score: Te Kinga 13; Kotuku nilMr F. Stott controlled the . ga-me in ft an able and impartial manner.