RUGBY

Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 August 1930, Page 5

RUGBY

ALL BLACKS IN TRAINING (By Telegraph—Press Association.) OTAKI, ’Aiijg. 7. The All Blacks indulged in solid training yesterday afternoon and this .morning. Last night they were entertained oiTaT hockey reunion .and were warmly ■welcomed. The Test, ‘teami will be picked tomorrow morning on the arrival of the southern players from Wellington.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ GAME WANGANUI DEFEATS NEW PLYMOUTH TWO SIPEOTACULA R, TREES

ijxis a hard game, characterised, by solid! forward dashes, the Wanganui •Collegiate Rug-by team was successful ini defeating the New Plymouth Boys’ High School in: the annual match played on the Collegiate ground, Wanganui, yesterday afternoon by 8 points to nil. This is the se'eond occasion during the last nine years that the Wanganui team has been successful, and only the fifth time in that period, in which the northern team has been vanquished. Theirs is a truly great record, when it is remembered that during that time 38 matches have been played. The margin between the teams yestordlay was eight points, but) it is doubtful' whether this was a true reflection! oif the difference of the teams (says the! Wanganui ‘‘'Chronicle”). Territorially the game was unusually even. The game was played in bitt'eriy cold weather on a wet and! heavy field. The teams were as follow: — New Plymouth.—'Bedford; Snell, Peake, Cook; Law, Da to; Maslin; Birch; Hurt is, Maunder, Dallison. C-a.ve, Lvneli, Dickey (captain), Bryant. 'Wanganui.—Bunny; Kemp, 'Coleman, limes; Allison, Frehner; Buchanan; Hartgill; Kirkcaldie minor; Davidson, Kirkcald'ie major, Glendinim g(eaptain) Bell, Willoek, Canning. Half-time sounded without either scoring. IJ.p to this' period 'the play had been hard, hut the inspiring back movements, expected! of college teams had beein absent, due no doubt to the greasy nature of the ball. Two spectacular tries were registered by the homo side in the second spell, the first resulting from a passing bout started at midfield and the second from a similar movement initiated from a point deep in the home tw r enty-fivc. In both cases the scoring unit was the wing three-quarter, Innes. The second try was nojtchod close to the posts and was converted! by Glen dinning. Mr .T. Richardson was the referee.

FIXTURES AND REFEREES. Fixtures with referees appointed for junior grade games in the South Taranaki Rugby competitions on Saturday are as follow: — JUNIORS. Kaponga v. Athletic, at Hawcra, Mr Fit,tall. Okaiawa v. Opunake, at Opunake* Mr McMahon. Alton v. Paten, at, Patea. Mr A. Murphy. Hawora v. Waimatc. at Manaia, Mr A. Christie. THIRDS. Hawcra v. Waimatc, at Hawcra ,Mr Stevens. Kaponga v. Athletic, at, Kaponga, Mr Wells. Okaiawa v. High School, at Okaiawa, 'Mr McNamara.