RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 July 1924, Page 10

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

INTER-COLLEGE MATCH. TE AUTE DEFEAT WANGANUI. (BY TELEGRAPB —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WANGANUI, July 10. The annual Rugby match between Te Aute College and the Wanganui Collegiate School was played here to-day in beautiful weather. The ground was in sblendid order: The attendance was 4000'. The contest provided one of the most thrilling and brilliant Rugby seen,in Wanganui for a long time. Thte Te Aute forwards outweighed the locals by a stone and a quarter on the average, and this difference enabled the natives' 1 to obtain the ball from the scrums at their will. Wanganui set uj> a fine passing’rush soon after the kick-off, Carrell scoring. Later Ritchie picked up and outpaced the opposition, Scanlan goaling. Just before half-time Wanoa scored for Te Aute,, and half-time came with the score : ■ Wanganui 8 Te Aute 3 Half-way through the second spell Ihaia intercepted in his own 25, scoring a runaway try. The kick failed. Shortly after Kereopa forced his way over, and Te Aute were leading by 9 points to 8. The last six minutes of play was of a sensational order. Scanlan kicked a penalty for Wanganui, and a few seconds later Smith got over in the corner, and Te Aute were once more in the lead. The issue was placed beyond doubt when Ihaia added another try, the match ending: Te Aute ...15 Wanganui 11 In a junior game Te Aute had a#, easy win by 42 points to nil. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. Okaiawa.

Senior.—Peta, Clarke, Ike, Linn, J. Johnstone, Parslojv, Thomas, Miers, Tippett, Atkins, B. Roberts, D. Johnstone, Cameron, R. Roberts, Purvis, Tnki, Griffin. Normanby .Thirds.—Forbes, Franklyn, Tippett, Hawke, Graydon, Telier (2), Hooper, Linn (2) Anensen, Paul, Blair, Walden, King, Wilson. Waimate. Juniors.—Griffin, Adamson, Hansen, Whiro, Green, Long, Hunger, Langford, Snowdon, James, Early, Sutton, Stevenson, Tamanui, Kimberley, E. Snowdon, Parata. SOCCER. TRIAL MATCH. The following players have been chosen for the tria( game to be played on Wednesday next, the 16th inst., at King Edward Park, Hawera. Any member of the teams being unable to play should immediately communicate with the T.F.A. secretary. Blacks.—Goal, Bennett (Eltham) ; backs, Betteridge (Manaia), Beare (Hawera);, half-backs, Stewart, Nicholls, Campbell (Kaponga); 'forwards, Ramsay, Galloway (Ha\yera), Freakley (Kaponga), J. Campbell (Hawera), H. Pollard (Kaponga).

Whites.—Goal, Hart (Hawera) ; backs, Brown (Eltham), S. Pollard (Kaponga) ; half-backs, W. Brown (Auroa), Dey (Eltham), Butler (Manaia); forwards, Muggeridge (Manaia), Senior (Eltham), W. Smart, T. Kilpatrick, Plant (Auroa). Reserves: Budd, Barlow, A. Campbell, Hislop. Referee: Mr Geo. Reading.

I_he followng will represent Kaponga against Hawera at Hawera on Saturday: Hislop, Albon, Matthews, Pollard (3). Wright, Freakley, Melville. Campbell (2), Nicholls.