MAORI FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 August 1928, Page 3

MAORI FOOTBALL.

RAT AN A ROSE BOWL GAME

W AIM ATE’S THU ID WIN

FEILDING TEAM BEATEN

The Wannate Rugby fifteen who cook the l varan a. Rose x>o\v.i noin \Vaicotara tins season, suecesisiuixy met a second cnailenge io-r tlie trepay, wnen, at Manaaa yesterday, they chafeateu cue Xe Eawau (fending district) mceen in a decisive manner by 22 points to 4. VVanmate’s tally ebmsiistedi on lour tries, tniree conversions ana a fed goal, to wlncii tIT,3- visitors could repay vith a field goal only. -Jsuponor -combination and .speed in rear division .play wa« snovvn by the lioine playeis, who w-eu-e also in -better condition and sustained a fast pace throughout the concluding stages, wh.ee the visitors were flagging -baidUy. Te Ka-wa commencca well, and an the first spell held the honours in for warn play, but in tlie iseoond .spell they had to acknowledge the superiority of AVnimate in all phases. in journeying from their liome centre by car, Jlowever, Te Ka.wau side were on the road all nigiit and did not arrive in Manaia until b a.m. yesterday, and their show--Img during tiie early part of the game when their forceful serummagers ruled the .play made it evident they woula have proved a difficult proposition but for the handicap imposed on their staying powers by the all-night journey. The pick of tlie visiting; forwards were Tamate, Harmon and Lawton, while in back play the most prominent were Taylor, G. Richardson and J. Potaka.-' At full-back, Taylor was the soundest back on the field.

Messrs P. Fitzgerald (selector) and T. Lewis (manager) travelled with the visiting team. Mold', who registered eight of the winning points was Wannate’,s star back, while- the Iving-Wineera partnership in tlie five-eighth' line proved brilliant in attack. In a hard-working pack the moist consistently, noted were. Hite h leaf Henry and S. Rei.

The teams were as follow : AYaimat-e (blue and black). —T. Rei; P. Nuleu, Moki; D. Winee-ra, W. King (oapt.) ; J. Hudson (half) ; Tama,mu (i-civer) ; H. Henry, R. Hi leak a,; S. Rei, jtJ. Edwards, .1. Rat alii; Howe, T. Nulcu (hookers). To Ka,ran (black and white). —H. Taylor; Huff, J. Potaka, W. Graham; Poto, Drummond; G. Richaadison (half); T. Lawton, ca.pt. (rover); C. Renata-. W. Hariri-son; Henderson. Heinara, Tolni; Tamate, Harman (hookers) . T-he visiting skipper ns-et the ball rolling with the sum at his back and the advantage of a light breeze'. His forwards opened a series of rushes which kept action in the home territory. Several scrums gave possession to the visiting half whose transfers were made promptly, but Drummond and Poto wens slow in moving and were consistently spoiled by Tamanui King and Vine-era. After ten minutes on the defensive, Hudson made -a break to neutral territory and King, who was showing well at first live-eighth, carried -on to the Te Ka.wau twenty-five, where the attack broke when I>.1 > . Tvuku was ousihed into touch, hv Huff. Following the line-out a punt -by Potaka went past Nnku and with the AY-hite I pack following fast, a try snenied like!|y till Nuku retrieved cleverly and found touch on the other line. With I Harman and Tamate showing prominently the- visiting forwards were repeatedly dangerous but the hacks fail'd; to exploit the opportunities presented. and -seemed considerably 'slower than the fast-moving Walmat© division. From -close to touch about 10 yards' inside ball-way the Te Iva-Wa fullback, Taylor, made an a-mbit.ous attempt in not, the ball falling a few yards short. The forwards massed quickly, but an infringement -allowed Wai mate to clear. The Blue hookers, who had been beaten earlier in the game, were now proving men? successful and allowed Hudson to start King on several 'Startling runs, _ the -game showing a- more even division of territoial lioncrars than in the opening stages, when it bad liee-n wbolly in favour of tin; visitors. Both full-ba'eks were well tested. Taylor's pace proving useful in retrieving difficult situations for To Kawan, while- T. Rei. the 'home

last-liner, was noted for his- success with -grubber kicks. Twenty-five min-, utes from the commencement -of play a Te Ka.wau attack found touch, in goal. The- kick out wa,s. recalled for a scrum at- the twenty-five, and King Worked jo half-wav where another serum was ordcr-wl. Hudson received cleanly and a vwiff- attack was launched'by King nml Wineeva- Moki. next in the chain handed a- couple of dummied, -followed hv a 20 yards dash to score between the posts. The -scorer converted Wai mate 5 Te Kaw-a 0

Following the kick-off. Mold and King wore associated in another bid, which was stemmed by Potaka who- was outstanding in tbit? White’s defence. Panada, nmssinfj the ball, almost let Poto through, till Henry raced back to smother. Play was changing, quickly between the goals in an exciting duel between the White vanguard and the Pine backs). The speed of the latter gave them tine, advantage, but the tackling of Lawton, Potaka and

Taylor kept the Jims intact-. After three hard attacks' by the Blue backs had been stemmed, however, a. passing exchange near the goal gave possession to Moki, who notched another four points with a snap drop-kick. Halftime was called without further result, the tally still showing: , Warm ate £ , T.a Kawa 0 Changes in the To Kawa disposition , for the second! session found Renata , on the left wing in place of Huff, who • took the rover’s berth, while Lawton went info the pack in place of Renata. • Stinging attacks b.v the home forwards : marked the opening of the spell, and • quick support given by the rear division - causpdi trouble to tliie defenders. A bid • near the line by Hikaka and Henry ; took the ball through and Edwards l touched down, hut failed toi get away 1 with the off-side charge. Shortly after Hikaka failed with a penalty from 30 - yards out. Showing a marked lim.prove- : mont on their exhibition in the host. > spell the Blue forwards were new I holding a decided advantage. Charging v repeatedly they were successful 15 » minutest from the start of tlie spell, I when Hikaka raced up to .spoil the full- ■ back. Henry carried on and shot a > pass to S. Rei, who fought Ivis way past two tackiers for a. try well out - from the goal. The scorer’s kick failed. \ Waimate ► 12 1 Te Kawan 0

Hudson, the home half, dropped to full-back, and was replaced by T. Rei be'himd! the scrum, Huff mats proving useful to the visitors ais rover, and led at number of loose rushes, but the Te Kawan pack had lost its former daish cXdid' Wilis seldom cl a n gca-oii s, wliiiite faulty passing and lack of cohesion among the backs handicapped the. opening of serious assaults oil the home line. When they did .reach, striking distance they were turned with regularity by Moki and company, who fielded well and tackled hard. An advance bv the Blue forwards gave a mix-uo in the White’s twenty-five, ancl Moki cut in smartly'to send Nuku on a short snort and hand to Moki. who went across unopposed and raced round for his .second try between; the pasts. T. Rei converted and Waimate were; 17 points up. The next success was the most, thrilling of the game,. Parata. taking the ball just outside his own twentyfive and racing down the. line to score midway between touch and the goal just ais he was tackled. S. Rei’s lnck augmented the? home tally to 22. Though Te Kawan --ere tiring badly, they reached the home twenty-five a minute before, time and Tnvlor capped the good exhibition he had given os full-hack bv dropning a opal from 30 vardsi out. ■ The. final whistle sounded immediately with the .scoreis: Waimate -j Te Kawan '* Mr AY. J. Badlev was the referee.