FOURTH GRADE FINAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 19 August 1929, Page 6

FOURTH GRADE FINAL.

CHAMPIONSHIP TO STAR

K ALONG A FAIL TO SCORE. hue anal m olio Taranaki joiirUi grade, luigny ehanipionsiiip nas pm.yt.ju iH(t'Ween ,-.!ar, winmuy «»i me aor merit tfcivnyion, a,liu Ivaponga, winners in uno isautneni envision, as a. cuutam-i'a.nsvr w> tiho match between i.lie in>ys mg'u oonuo'i and 'lk Aug.!. On doge at .ww Tiyinoiuai on oaitii.ruay. Tue resnAi Wiu.s a win lor o.tar by 1. .points to nn, nno score being made up <>l lour tries, one converted, and a penalty goal. The ground was very heavy ana rain during a. good part ol the game made the oa.d very slippery. Notwithstanding this, there were some very gooa passing rushes tait- tunes on both siues, but the greater part of the game was con tinea among toe f onwards. There were occasions when Kaponga a|tt.acked smartly, hut for a largo part of the time pray was on the visitors’ side of haul-way, and much of it within their own quarter. The kickling and- handling were good foir the state, of the ground and weather, and the tackling on both sides was sound. The game ivas played in lino style and excellent spirit, and the winners well deserved their victory, though considering that they had to cede the advantage in both age and weight, the Kaponga boys made a line vshowiiaig. The teams were ias follow: — Star (black). —llobb; Burr, Kerr, Lash- E. Webster, Kinsella; Rot he ra y (lualf); Hagerty (rover) ; Page, Early ; Manning, Webber, Sampson; Scoble, Worn (liookei-s). ' * Kaponga (black and white). Vv.' Whalen; B. Eliason, F. Bradford, F. Kiipaitriok • Walker, B. Bradford (capt); D. Walker (.half); Belli (rover;; A. Walker, Hukiand; C. Btower, \\ est, Divehall; Lyndon, Benton (hookers). Kaponga won the toss, and Star kicked off from the northern end. The Star forwards' kept close together and close on the ball and' they ivorried their way 'down to the A'isitors’ quarters, Avhere the backs essayed an attacking move, but the passing Avent astray 7 .and .the centre three-quarter and fuM-hack dleared. The home side were soon back again, and in a sharp thrust Kerr crossed close to the pasts, and Robbery converted. Hagerty and Worn were responsible fotr bringing Star again into Kaponga teirriftory, land from ia. penalty for offside play Robbery madlo a good but unsuccessful attempt to goal. The viisitors Avere kept penned Avithin their own quarters for some time, till the forAvards broke away wtitih West in the lead and carried play cilose to Star’s tiventy-five yard line. Here the Kaponga backs made an attempt to break through, and Bradford and Ki Ip article were associated in a short-lived! attack which Lash checked. Star then rushed play back to the opposite end, where a force-down followed. From the succeeding play Star opened up the game, and securing the hall from a scrum, .all the backs handled and Lash unlade a dash for the line, hut Avas forced out at the corner flag. Another attack met the same fate the a"isitors managing to prevent the finishing touches ’being puit to these moA-ements. In a scramble close to the line a scrum wa.s ordered and the visiting wing-forward got- oftside and a free-kick wag awarded to Star, and Robbery had no difficulty m adding another three pointy to' the SC< Kaponga made a. momentary sortie into opposition territory, hut- Star Avere soon back again A free-kick gave them slight relief, hut Star Avere too o-ood and they kept the visitors close to their oivn line. Another force Avas| made, and in the next moment the hall Avent over the dead-hall line, the interval' came with the scores:

Star ° Kaponga ” Kaponga had the advantage of the opening bout in the second halt, but the Star forwards managed to break away and carried play to the visitors’ line and' (he ball crossed, but wa,s forced. Whalen and Eliason did good defensive work, and a mark bv Walker enabled the black and whites to clear from the danger zone. The blacks came back, and working up the left wing Burr crossed at the corner. The kick at goal failed. Bold was responsible for checking a dangerous looking rush initiated by the Star forwards in midfield, and he then led his own puck to Star’s quarters. A penalty against Star gave a chance at goal, but West was unsuccessful with the kick. The visitors kept up the pressure, and for some time Star were hemmed in thenown territory till a mark enabled them to clear. Kaponga were soon on the attack again, and Star had to force. Scold e led the Star pack to past the half-way flag, and from here they nenet rated Kaponga. territory. Kilpatrick sent them back, but the repulse was only momentary, and Burr made another dash up the side line to score at the corner. The try was not converted. The home side .now kept control of the play, and Kaponga were unable to keep them out of their quarters. Burr added another try from a move in which the hall travelled through all hands, hut the ball was too heavy for the kick at goal to he successful. The concluding stages of the game were-played in midfield, and the end came when the hall went into touch at Kaponga’s twenty-five yard flag. The score was:

Star 17 Kaponga 0 Mr J. O’Grady was referee. REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. MARLBOROUGH AND GOLDEN BAY DRAW. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, Aug. IS. fn fine but windy weather Marlborough and Golden Bay (Motucka), who within the next three weeks play for the Seddon Shield, played a match on tlie to-day and drew with the scores eight-all. Bay gave a. promising display, their heavy forwards showing plenty of speed and the backs throwing the‘ball about willingly. The visitors had the advantage of the sun and wind in the first quarter, hut did not show to advantage. There was no .score- before tho change-over. In the next session Golden Bay were frequently dangerous, though the wind was against them, but Marlborough' nevertheless drew first blood, Holland scoring from a., melee under the posts. Botham converted. Bay retaliated with a goal iby N. Hollyoako from a mark. In the third quarter Clark scored a pretty try for Bay which W right converted. Marlborough had the best ol the final twenty minutes, J. McDonald scoring an unconverted try. The filial scores were eight-all.

OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. DUNEDIN. Aug. 17. Otago and Southland Rugby representatives! met 'on Hie Car is brook Gvomid this afternoon in period- conditions and before an attendance of 14,000. The game resulted in a draw, the teams scoring nine points each. Otago scored two tries .(Webb and Bibfby), neither being converted, and

’a, penalty goal (Stevenson). For Southland Stiiobs scored an unconverted try and Li a eke kicked two penalty goals. WAIKATO BEAT THAMES VALLEY PAEROA, Aug. 17. At Faeroa. to-day Waikato and Thames Valley representatives played a fast, interesting and open game, which resulted in a Avin for Waikato E by a narrow margin of one point, the .scores being: Waikato 12; Thames Valley 11. For Waikato Bayiy, Kemp, Ciuneron and Storey secured unconverted tries, while McNeil! ,scored and Rackham converted, and Rackham secured a. penalty and i'rioe an unconverted try for Thames Valley.

THE CANTERBURY TEAM CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. IS. The following are the Canterbury representatives to play Southland next Saturday and to go on the northern tour: Backs: J. Harris, G. F. Hart, S. R. Carleton, J. Steel. W. E. Merritt O. OliA'er, G. D. In ness, H. Lilhurne, D. Hay, W. C. Dailey, T. F. Mill lan. Forwards: A. 1. Cotterell, J. T. Burrows, J. Kirkland, J. Manchestre, H. F. Baird, Toby Robinson, C. Anderson, W. Thompson, L. Manning, A. Carson and G. Scrimshaw. AUCKLAND TOO GOOD FOB! HAWKE’S BAY. AUCKLAND, Aug. 18. Auckland scored a. decisive victory over Haavlie’s Bay at Eden Park today. The’ground tvas in excellent order, but there Avas a fairly strong Avind down the field. Flaying with the- Aviml in the first spell Hawke’s Bay held Auckland, blit did not Joqk like winning, the home team leading by 1.1 points to three, in the second halt the Auckland forwards wore down the opposition and gave plentiful opportunities to the backs. Tile Auckland rearguard brought off .some sparkling movements. For Auckland Hook scored two tries, Jamieson two and Minus, Lucas and Batty one each, Corner oom 7 erted three tries and Buish one, and also kicked a penalty. For HaAvke’s Bay Brodie scored and Wilson kicked a penalty goal. REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS.

NEXT SATURDAY’S GAMES

The Taranaki Rugby selector (Mr W. A. Guy) has announced the teams to meet Wanganui A and Wanganui B at New Plymouth' and Wanganui on Saturday. The teams are:— A TEAM. (To play at Ncav Plymouth). Full-back: Collins (Stratford). Three-quarters: Watson (Clifton), H. Brown (Old Boys), K. Fooltes (Old Boys) ■ Five-eighths : D. Johnson (Okaiawa), Owen (Stratford!). Half: C. Brown (Tukapa). Rover: A. Gu.v (Haivem). Back row: J. Walter (Stratford), McLean (Star). Supports: Baldwin (Paitea), A. Kivell (Stratford). Lock: Ike (OkaiaAva). Hookers: W. Robinson (Hawera), 0. Murphy (Hawera). Emergencies.—Backs : J. OraAvford (Patea), D. Crawford' (OkaiaAva). Forwards : .J . Young (Stratford) - and It. AViHi ams (Hawera). B TEAM. (To play at Wanganui.) Full-back : Hunt (Star). Three-quarters: O. Evans (Tukapa), N. Hunter (Hawera), N. Bo'S® (Inglewood). . _ , , Five-eighths: C. Hohaiia (Opunake), T. Robinson (Opunake). Haf: R. Hohaia (Opunake). Rover: S. Fookes (Old Boys). Back row: F. Wolfe (Star), C. Wills (Patea). Supports: C. Espin (Kaponga), R*. Clarke (Okaiawa). Hookers': Smith (Stratford), F. Goodwin (Okarto). , . Etnergencies.—Backs: D. Grant (Owl Bovs). Allen (Hawera). Forwards: Howell (Clifton), S. Garga.n (Kaponga). ijoelc: J. Fillnier (Old Boys). Any of the above players avlio -are not available, are asked to ladvise the ®e*cveta.ry of the union (Mr K. E. Neilsen) a s "early as possible.