STARS BEAT COBDEN

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1948, Page 6

STARS BEAT COBDEN

Stars’ heavier nack and fast backs combined with determination, availed to secure them a nine-point win over Cobden at Rugby Park on Saturday. G. Nelson played an impressive game for Stars, scoring a try, also converting a try and kicking a penalty goal. B. Henderson and R. Nelson were also in form. Lindbom played a good game as second five-eighth for Cobden. Three minutes after the commencement G. Nelson picked a good penalty goal. Cobden then moved to the ’ offensive and Lawson scored in the corner after a long dribbling rush, and Lindbom neatly converted. J. McKenzie scored again for Cobden, but the conversion failed. After a line-out on the Cobden goal line G. Nelson scored, but the kick failed. From a passing rush R. Nelson beat his man, and R. Steel fullback) came up fast to score after a 40-yard run down the side-line. The half-time score was 9-8 in Stars’ favour. . In the second spell Stars maintained pressure throughout. Cobden failed to score, whereas for Stars McDougall came out of a scrum and passed to R. Nelson, who scored. The kick failed. Lambert, after a dribbling rush, gained the final score, G. Nelson' converting. The full-time scores was thus: Star' 17, Cobden 8.

The teams were:— Stars- R. Steel; B. Steel, B. Henderson. R. Nelson; W. Hayton. D. Steel, McDongall; Dixon, Peggie, J. Pegley, G. Nelson, Stokes, Solomon, Lambert, Wilson. Cobden: Lindbom; Lawson, Wright, McKenzie, Ellis, Borlase, May, McCone, W'atkin, Birchfield, Lamberton, Paultney, Krakosky, Mettrick, Herrick. Referee: Mr C. Cockburn. GAMES IN CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTCHURCH, April 18.. Shqwing more vim in the loose at virtually every stage Albion scored a good win, 17-11, against Varsity at Lancaster Park in the. opening round of the senior Rugby competition. Dropped passes milUMed against Varsity’s chances, and their opponents, led by Bond and .Bodger, bore down quickly on all mistakes. Sydenham, last year’s champions, easily outclassed Merivale to win 26 to 8. Last year, in the opening round, High School Old Boys beat Marist. Marist turned the tables this year, winning 6-3. Other senior games resulted: — Training College 34, Sunnyside 6; Christchurch 10, Linwood 6; Technical College Old Boys 22, New Brighton 14.