Blackball’s Good Win Over Runanga

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1947, Page 6

Blackball’s Good Win Over Runanga

The largest crowd of the season Witnessed sparkling football yesterday. when in a hard fought match, Blackball defeated Runanga by 21 points to live. At half-time, Blackball led Runanga 13-5, as a result of tries for the home team by Lee, Kirwan,’ and A. O’Donnell. R. Nuttall converted two tries. For Runanga. Newton scored a try, and Soster kicked a penalty goal. In the second spell, A. Clark and Kirwan scored, nd Nuttall converted a try. McNaughton made a reappearance for Blackball and strengthened his side considerably 7. Kirwan was the best of a good set of backs, and K. Mountford was outstanding in the forwards. Nuttall shaded Soster on the day, but both played excellent games.

Sweetman was conspicuous at half-back for Runanga, and J. Forrest, and Menzies were the best of the other backs. Newton, Clelland and Higson were the pick of the Runanga forwards. Of the rival hookers, Merriman and McClure,. Merriman gained the advantage in the set scrums for Runanga. R,eferee: Mr J. Mathews.

Ngahere Beat Marist in Exciting Tussle

There was a record crowd at Ngahere to witness the Marist-Ngahere game yesterday, Ngahere winning by ISpoints to nine. Flay was hard from first whistle to the last, the home team adopting bustling tactics which prevented Marist from playing constructive football. Ten minutes from full-time the score stood at 9-4 in Ngahere’s favour, and from that point, Ngahere were definitely superior, rattling np ten points in the last few minutes. Ngahere’s points came from tries by F. Gibson. J. Gibson, M. Ord, and T. Dudley 7 added ten points with three conversions and two penalties. For Marist Coll kicked three penallies and converted a try by Pascoe. Referee: Mr J. Williams. LOWER GRADE RESULTS Senior Reserve— Ngahere 11 beat Lake Brunner 8. Runanga 16 beat Rapahoe 10. Blackball 17 beat Cobden 4. Third Grade — Brunner 43 beat Runanga 2. Kumara 5 beat Marist 2. Fourth Grade —< Blackball 24 beat Hokitika 0. Brunner 9 beat Runanga 0. Fifth Grade— Runanga 26 beat Hokitika 5. SCHOOLBOY MATCHES Under Seven Stone — Kohinoor 6 beat Christchurch 3. Blackball 12 beat Christchurch 0. Kohinoor 12 beat Christchurch 11. Christchurch 13 drew with Blackball 13.

Marist Fourth Grade Win at Christchurch

(Special to “Argus”) The Marist (Greymouth) fourth grade league team yesterday played St. Joseph’s fourth graders here. • The game was a good one. The visitors proved the winners by eleven points to live. The Greymouth player, I. King, was the outstanding back on the field.

West Coast Possibles v. Probables Teams Selected

The Possibles-Probables West Coast teams have been announced as follows by selectors Messrs J. Dodds, J. Oakley, and N. Griffiths; —

Probables: Full-back, R. Nuttall (Blackball, vice-captain); threequarters. A. O’Donnell (Blackball), J. Currag’n (Runanga), J. Forrest (Runanga): live-eighths, C. Manson (Blackball). J. Pascoe (Marist); halfback, M. Ord (Ngahere); forwards. D. Watson (Marist), A. McLuro (Blackball). J. Newton (Runanga, captain), R. Neilson (Hokitika), P. Thompson (Runanga), J. Mundy (Marist). Reserves: J. Gibson

(Ngahere), back; F. Malloy (Marist) forward.

Possibles: Full-back: J. Soster (R.Unanga); three-quarters, M. Teen (Marist). W. Mountford (Blackball), J. Mulcaro (Ngahere); five-eighths, J. Curnow (Marist, vice-captain), A. Smith (Ngahere); half-back, L. Sweetman (Runanga); forwards, A.. McTaggart (Runanga), P. Coll (Marist); R. O’Donnell (Blackball), A. Gillman (Hokitika), L. Morgan (Ngahere); K. Mountford (Blackball, captain). Reserves: A. Bernard (Brunner), back; H. Tuck (Ngahere), forward. Mcßride and Aynsley, both of Blackball, were unavailable.