WEDNESDAY RUGBY

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 18 July 1929, Page 3

WEDNESDAY RUGBY

CITY DEFEAT 0 HANG At. Playing in the Wednesdav junior competition, City defeated Oliangai at the showgrounds yesterday afternoon by 16 points try 11. Play throughout was fairly even, the. scores being a good iindication oi' t’h-e run of the game. Oiity, with tlie .suit b-ehiucl tliem, were, early aggressive, their backs handling nicely in a couple of rushes tiiat took them into Oliangai’,s twentyfive. From a loose, scrummage five yards from the- goal-line Bryant secured and dived over. Hart missed with the kick.—City 6; Oliangai nil. Otangai forwards' worked their way into City s twenty-five, and there Lee unsuccesssfiiUy attempted to pot a. goal. A couple of minutes later he succeeded with a shot from a penalty.—Ohaugai 3 ; City 3. Fallowing a period of mid-field play City penned Oliangai up in their own territory, Lee eventually raising the pressure bv finding the line near halfway from a mark. After Lee had failed to goal from a penalty, AVards, City JiiaiM', getting the ball from a scrum, worked the blind side, transferring to Morrissey, who went over at the corner' to go round and score under the posts. Mdirissey converted.—City 8; Oliangai 3. Half-time sounded almost immediately after. \\ itli play in progress, once more, City swept to their opponents’ goal-' line, but a series of penalty kicks enabled Oliangai to work to neutral territory. . AAiith the country team on the attack, Hart, was beaten by the bounce of the ball, and Landers, securing possession, went over without any opposition. Lee had- no difficulty in adding the major points.—Oliangai 8; Citv B.' A hot City attack compelled Ohaugai to force. In the ensuing play a da.sli by Church took the country team into (tv’s twenty-five, and following a scraimbfe on the line Jerry Hinga suori. Lee’s kick missed.—Oliangai I I City 8. A bouncing ball beating Lee. Morrissey, foil k»wi n,g up fast, secured and touched down safely. His own kick failed.-—City 11 ; Oliangai 11. Ritter put City in a good position, tad Barron went over near the posts. irrisscv converted.—Citv 16 ; Oliangai M, P. O’Shea intercepted a passing bout . :v home backs, but was pulled down •t City’s twenty-five line. A good kick >v Morrissey saw City on the attack. >. 1 rrissey dropped a nice goal, but the : •a il liad touched a man in its- flight, and the points could not be allowed. Full [lime found the scores unaltered. < Air L. H. Olaphann was referee. A CLOSE FINISH. fUv Tel^errapb—Fr* j s& Association.) PALMERSTON N., July 18. In a representative Rugby match o-clav AA’airarapa defeated A Tan a- . vheiiua by 12 points to 10. The halflime score was 10 to nil in favour of Vlauawhenua. It was a match of the lalves. Mill doing brilliant work for A'airarapa in tlie second. The shieldlolders pulled the game out of the fire ! vhen the whole back line handled to core the winning try in the last ninute. Dalzcll and Boldt scored, Fletcher md Tatana converting the respective tries for Manawhentia. AA’airarapa’vs icore comprised tries by Durie, M. Villoughby and Burgess and Fuller dekecl a, penalty goal. The match vas played bn a- dryin<r ground. .