RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 19 June 1933, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

STARS BEAT BLAKETOWN

United Outpoint Cobden The senior matches at Rugby Park on Saturday produced some good play, and also something in the nature of a surprise. Stars defeating Blaketown and United gaining -a victory over < obden. The weather was fine and sunny and the ground in good order There was a fair attendance. Stars won on their merits. Their consisten<v in seeming th" ball loft the speedy Bkiketown hacks little oppor 1 unity to get going. Star won by 16 points to 11. It was not until the concluding stages that Blaketown opened their tally, and they quickly put on their points. United defeated Cobden bv 13 points tn nil. STAR I (16) V. BLAKETOWN I (11). Star and Blaketown met on the A ground. The teams were as follows: Star (amber and black): Beasley; Hughes, Bong. Richardson; Bohan. Huy; Scandrett; Petrie. W. Buchanan, F. Bmhanan, Dixon. McNaughton, Slovens. Furness. Ogier.

Bkiketown (b'ack): Rowan; D Olsen, R Olsen. Moonie; Negri, Ehler; Garth; Dimond. Warren, Miller, Bdl, riannery. Pascoe, Roberts, McDonald. Star early set up an attack and after a omsiderab’e amount of loose play ; in Blaketown’s 25. Dixon handed on to Hughes, who in-passed to Beban. I*. -ban sent on to Pong, who poorly H tackled, score I near the posts. M<’Naiigton converted. Star 5. Blaketown <). star continued to have the lion’s sh ire ( T the ball from the scrums, and their hacks threw it about to ad van luge. and only good tackling kept them on'. Ehler made a nice dash to Ileas'ey. who lined beautifully near the corner. Roberts was injured and had to retire. beii g replaced by McDonald. Hollowing a buck movement. Guy just faded to cross, losing possession. Then Ogier picked up to score a good try. McNaughton failed to convert. Star I s Blaketown 0. Star penned Blakotown in their 25 Ogier. Buchai an and Stc- > vens led a rush to the line, but the Blaketown forwards drove them back » to th* 25. Stars were still attacking stronglv when half-time soun 'ed. - (tn resuming Blaketown took up the offensive. but Star returned. Buchanan, Dixon m i Ogier going right to the Blaketown line ivli"n* an infringement saved matters for Blaketown. ami Negri c’cared. A high kick by Housley v. ,m lot taken by tin- Blaketown full hack, and lle-aslev who followed up fast, pick'd up' to dive over in a good position. McNaughton converted. Star Pt. Blaketown (I. The Blaketown forwards then participate I in a [Kissing I>. ut. hut a kno< k-on spoiled a dangeroiw movement. B'aketown backs attacked without av-ail. Garth sent El

der away and !><• gave to R Ols<-:i who M-'t (.ver iH'ar the post- for a good try. Negri converted. Blakotown Star! i;t. (nind plav bv Fong. Ogier and . h’i< hardsen. saw play taken to the Ulaketown line where th«« ball went <> <•. Kwhardson secure I from the line-out and scored at the corner MeNaughton did not convert. Star !•>. Blakotown •’>. Flannery led two for v. ard rushes in th • Star territory and Fong saved well, but Baketown were awarded a penalty with which N’egii was successful. Blakotown 8. Stat 16. Pascoe soon •afterwards made a dash an I passed to D O'sen who scor'd a good try in the corner. Scandrett failed t<> convert The score was unaltered at the final whist’e. Mr W• Williams was ref ere". UNITED I (13) v. COBDEN I (0). Cobden failed to score in their match with United on the B ground, but it was nevertheless an interesting game. Fllis and Rathbun scored tries loi United, whilst J Bell kicked a penalty and Gilbert potted a goal. Mr McKay was referee. United held the upper hand throughout. KUMARA II (6) v. UNITED II (6) _\ draw was a good in licatioii of the resp ective merits of the United and Kumara junior game at the Technical ground. COBDEN A 11. (11) v. BLAKETOWN 11. (3). Cobden A defeated Blakotown at Rugby Park by 11 points to 3 in a fust and interesting game. Southern (2) aid Corbin scored ami Guthberlet made one conversion for Cobden. JUNIOR TEAMS DEFAULT. Cobden B and Rapahoe juniors won bv default from Star and B ackball respectively. COBDEN 111 (16) V, TECH. A 111 (7). Cobden thirds defeated Tech, A by 16 points to 7. Cobden were definitely on top throughout TECH. B 111 (11) v. BLAKETOWN 111 (8). T<ch. B defeated Blnketown thirds at Rugby Bark by 11 points to 8. 'furlev scored twice for Tech, and Cochrane kicked a penalty and converted one try. Vincent, a penally and Furness <i try and a conversion, contributed B’ake town’s tally. TECH. IV (3) v. STAR IV (3). Th<- match between Star and Tech, fourths resulted in a draw, each side scoring three points. SCHOOL GAMES. Grey Main B defeated Trojans (Technical) by 5 points to nil. ar.d

Greeks (Technical) defeated by 3 points to nil, in the schools competition. Westland Matches The chief interest of the Westland senior competition on Saturday was in the meeting at Ross of the Excelsior and Ross teams, a good number of spectators travelling by special train from i Hokitika, while .South Westlandcrs sewelled the attendance to dimensions that Were nearly a record for Ross. In the first spell, and indeed in the early part of the second, the play was fairly even, with the visitors holding any advantage, but in the final stage Excelsiors proved too good. At halftime they led 5 to 3, and added three tries to nil in the second spell, thus winning by 14 to 3. In th e middle of the second spell, Ross lost one of their best forwards, Jones, whose shin bone was splintered by a kick, but the visitors allowed a replacement The scorers for Excelsiors were M Kelly, Muir, Froitas and Davidson, the last named converting one try. Jones scored for Ross. Davidson stood out as the best back on view, while Muir was another to play a good game. Ro-ss forwards ail grafted hard, but the home backs wore not nearly so enterprising as the opposition. The game was characterised by hard tackling, but was played, nevertheless, in .a good spirit. Mr A. Cutbush was an efficient refcrop At Hokitika. Pirate seniors, coming with a burst in the latter part of the second sped, wore down Kiwis to win by Id to 14, after the losers had led by 14 to 3. Kiwis were the better in the loose until they tired. One of their tries came from a passing bout in which at least, half a dozen men handled in a zig-zag movement. I’fahlert got a spectacular try for I’irafto by wrigg’ing through the thick of the opposition. Monk made a dash of 40 yards e-arlier, ami it led to a try. while Boyd also dashed through Kiwis to within inches of the goal line Several tries camo from loo.se rushes. For Kiwis. Sumner and Stopforth (2) wer c prominent in a smart pack, while Patterson. Diedrich and Fleming were the best ol the backs, who all did well. Boyd. Pfahlcrt and Agnew were the most noticeable Pirate backs, and Monk and Thorp<> showed up often in the forwards. Mr Carter was an efficient referee. In the junior grade School defeated Kiwis by S Io G in a hard fought tussle showing the better back play, ait hough the losers lusted the better, and did the most attacking in the second half. Air Carter referred. DITTMAN SHIELD. The match to have b<*en played on Wednesday for the above trophy between the Westland Sub-Union and West Coast Rugby I nion teams is being postponed. This is due to the inability of certain Westland players to take port in a Wednesday match, so that tin* game may be now fixed for a Saturday. CHRISTCHURCH, .June 17. , Rugby football mat (dies were played to-day in fine but dull weather, senior . results being: Christchurch 11 beat Varsity 8; Albion 23 beat Mori vale , 15; Old Boys 13 beat Linwood 10; ! Sydenham 8 beat Athletic 6. WELLINGTON, June 17. Rugbv A Grade results; Wellington 11. Eastbourne G; Marist 17, St. Batrick’s 0.8. 5; Hutt 14, Oriental 3; PeI tom* |2, Old Boys 12; I’oiieke 17, Ath- , | letic G. • AUCKLAND, June 17. I Rugby results; Training College 9. Technical 0; Marist 11, Otahuhu 3; I Grafton 19, College Rifles 5; University 22. Grammar 8; Ponsonby 11, i Manukau 3. Second schools, senior: Auckland Grammar 24, King’s College 3. DUNEDIN, June 17. Rugby results; Kaikorai 19, South-

ern 9; Varsity A 26, Dunedin 3; Taieri 11. Zingari 0; Alhambra 12, Pirates 8; Union 6, Varsity B 3. NAPIER, June 17. Rugby results: Pirates 12, M. 8.0.8. 10; U. 5.0.8. 14, Technical 0.8. II; Celtic 11. Hastings 9; Hastings U. 5.0.8. 34. Tamatea 14. NEW PLYMOUTH. June 17. Rugby results: Star 21. Old Boys .12; Tukapa 0, Inglewood 0; Stratford 21 Celtic 0; Kaponga. 3, Patea 0; Eltham , 8, Tlawera 3; Waimate 17, Okaiawa (I; Opunake 3, Empire Old Boys 3. MASTERTON, June 17. Rugby: Red Star 5, Mart it nborough BLENHEIM. June 17. Rugby: Marlborough 16, Nelson 11. WANGANUI, June 17. Rugby: Kaierau 10, Marist 5; Pirates 11, Old Boys 6; Rataiia forfeited to Technical Old Boys. INVERCARGILL, June 17. Rugby: Invercargill 14, Star 11; Old Boys 22, Waikiwi 3. Championship points; Pirates 8. Old Boys 7, Star *6, Invercargill 6, Waikiwi 1. PALMERSTON NORTH, June 17. Manawatu Rugby: Old Boys 3, Kia Ton 0; St. Patrick’s 23. Massey College 0; United 20, Feilding 6. HAMILTON. June 17. Rugby: Marist 18, Ohl Bovs 9; Technical 23. Railway S; Franklin 6, Horotiu Works 0.

The Wallabies again defeated. (Aus. & N.Z Cable Assn.) CAPETOWN, June 17. At Kimberley the Australian Wallabies were beaten by the KimberleyGriqualand West representatives by 14 points to 9.