RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 4 May 1937, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

BULLER MATCHES.

STARS LUCKY TO WIN.

(Our Own Correspondent). WESTPORT, May 3. Only one senior game was played in ■Westport on Saturday, when Stars defeated Rangers (Millerton) by b points to 3 on Victoria Square. The weather conditions were again bad and interfered both with the attendance and the play. Stars were strongly represented, especially in the forward division and were definitely a superior side in the first half but could only achieve a three-point lead. After the changeover the pack went to pieces and Rangers, producing plenty of devil gave the defence a torrid time. The visitors had all the best of the play in the second period and were unlucky not to have emerged from the stiugg e with at least a draw. Th e backs on both sides were in poor shape and as a consequence play was dominated by the forwards. The game revealed little enterprise and from the spectators point of view held little interest. Stai forwards started off in great style and territorially had all the advantage but the backs' showed little cohesion and ma’nv scoring opportunities were lost. J. Hill, playing at centre opened Stars account with a good try which was not improved upon. Early in the seconc half Chippendale equalised for Rangers with a penalty goal. The visit*'? played with ' confidence during the second half and Stars had difficulty in coping with the onslaughts of their fast-moving young forwards. The match looked like ending in a draw, but Wilson with a well directed penalty kick pulled the points out of he fire for Stars. There was no further scoring, Stars luckily winning the match by six tn three.

TIROROA DEFEAT ROVERS. Playing at Granity Tiroroa defeated Rovers by the only 'three points, scored in the match. Play was fast and even and the issue- was always in doubt. Williams, with a penalty goal gave the decision to the visitors.

WESTPORT AND STOCKTON DRAW After suffering a big reverse in their first match this season Stockton on Saturday played a drawn game versus AViestport, both sides scoring three points. F. Powick kicked a penalty goal for the visitors and M. Hill for Stockton, equalised with a similar effort for Stockton..

JUNIOR GRADE. OLD BOYS TOO GOOD FOR RANGERS. Tn the junior competition Old Boys defeated Rangers pointlessly by seven tries and three conversions. Tries for Old Boys were scored by Strachan (3), N. Comerford (2), Neil and Dalkie. Strachan converted three tries. Westport defeated Pirates by 9 to 6. THIRD GRADE. Last season’s third grade champions Granity High School, suffered a bigreserve when they were defeated on Saturday by Technical High Sclioof by 27 points to nil. ' Stars defeated Pirates by 12 points to 6. BULLER RUGBY UNION.

Mr F. Keating was in the chair at the usual weekly meeting of th e Buller Rugby Union. J. Nicholls was added to Granity High School list. The sum of £2 2s was granted King George Memorial Fund. Rover Club advised that they have abandoned the proposal to hold a seven-a-side tournament on Coronation Day. It was decided to run an open seven-a-sid c tournament on Victoria Square on Coronation Day for all grades, nominations to close on Friday, May 7. Messrs Craddock, Gonley aiid Douglas were appointed to take charge of th e tournament. Preliminary games are to be played at the Trotting Track and the finals on Victoria Square. It was decided to request the N.Z.R.U. to reserve 20 seats for the first test between the Springboks and All Blacks, at Wellington. J. Bentley was appointed gatekeeper at Victoria Square. It was agreed to ask the Borough Council for extra flood lighting at Victoria Square. Mr Gonley and Mr Craddock were'authorised to arrange for the printing of a weekly programme and the numbering of players’ jerseys. Th c meeting decided to extend an invitation to Canterbury team to play a match at Westport on June 10. J. Nelson was reclassified from Pirate seniors to junior grade. FIXTURES ARRANGED.

The following Rugby fixtures have been drawn up:—SENIOR SHIELD. MAY 8. Westport v. Old Boys at Victoria Square, 2.45 p.m. Referee A. Pain. Stars’v. Stockton, at Ngakawau, 2.45 p.m. Referee W ! . Kelly. Rovers v. Rangers, at Millerton, 2.45 p..m Referee E. Smith. Tiroroa a bye. MAY 15. Old Boys v. Stockton, at Victoria Square. Stars v. Tiroroa, Victoria Square. Rangers v. Westport, at Millerton. Rovers a bye. MAY 22. Tiroroa v. Rangers, Victoria Square Old Boys v. Stars, Victoria Square Rovers v. Stockton, at Grnaity. Westport a bye. MAY 29. Westport v. Rovers, Victoria Square Rangers c. Stockton, at Ngakawau Tiroroa v. Old Boys, Victoria Square Stars a bye. JUNIOR SHIELD. MAY 8.

Stars v. Old Boys. Victoria Square, 1.15 p.m. Referee V. Anderson. Westport v. Rangers, at Millerton, 1.15 p.m. Referee P. Gillovie. Mokihinui v. Pirates, at Denniston. 1.15 p.m. Referee R. J. Webster. MAY 15. Stars v. Westport, Trotting Track. Mokihinui v. Old Boys, at Mokihinui. Pirates v. Rangers, at Denniston. MAY 22. Mokihinui v. Rangers nt Millerton. Stars v. Pirates at Denniston. Old Boys v. Westport, Trotting Track. MAY 29. Stars v. Rangers, Trotting Track. Pirates v. Old Boys, Trotting Track. Mokihinui v. Westport, at Mokihinui. I PHILLIPS CUP. MAY 8. Technical School v. Pirates at Den-

niston, 1.15 p.m. . Stars v. Old Boys,. Trotting Track, 1.15 p.m. Granity High School a bye. MAY 15. Old Boys v. Granity High School, Trotting Track. 1.15 p.m. Stars v. Technical School, at Technical grounds, 1.15 p.m. « Pirates a bye.