JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 8 August 1932, Page 6

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

-OKAIAWA DEFEATS OHANGAI

MARGIN" OF 10 POINTS TO NINE

The Ohangai and Okaiawa junior teams, winners of the Wednesday and Saturday competitions respectively, met at Hawcra in the play-off for the divisional championship, Okaiawa winning by 10 points to nine after a particularly keen tussle. Until late m the second spell the teams were six all, each having scored two unconverted tries. Okaiawa then added four points with a field goal, and within a few minutes of time Oliangai scored a penalty o-oal. T. Guy and Hooper scored Okaiawa’s tries and Hooper also kicked the field goal. Lander and .Dixon scored for Ohangai, Lander also securing the penalty goal. TARANAKI REPRESENTATIVES. TEAMS TO PLAY WANGANUI. The following Rugby teams to represent Taranaki in return matches against Wanganui have been selected by Messrs W. A. Guy, C. Brown and D. j! Malone. The A game will be played at 'Wanganui and the Maori match at New Plymouth:— TARANAKI A. Full-back: Collins (Stratford). ‘Three-quarters: Petty (Tukapa), F. Young i(Celtic), J. Kinsella (Star).. Five-eighths: K. Fookes ,(01d Boys), Bourke (Patea). Half: ‘C. Gudgeon '(Patea). Forwards: D. Murphy (Kaponga), C. Wills i(Patea), J. Walter (Stratford), J. Wilson (Tukapa), R. Clarke (Okaiawa), 'G. Fowler (Clifton), F. Gargan (Kaponga), R. Lusk (Opunake). Emergencies: Backs, J.. iCrawioru (Patea), Morrissey (Athletic), Brown (Tukapa); forwards, B. Murphy (Hawera), J. Young (Stratford).

TARANAKI .MAORIS. Full-back: Ngaia (Okaiawa). Three-quarters: Rei (Waimate), Watson (Clifton), Broughton (Star). Five-eighths:: Hohaia (Kaponga), Robinson (Okaiawa). Half: Niwa (Clifton). Forwards: Taffy Tamu (Waimate), R, McLeod (Star), Wetere (Tainui), Ike (Okaiawa), T. Tito (Clifton), Henarc (Waimate), Malcolm (Athletic), McDonald (Star). Emergencies: Hikaka (Waimate), J. McLeod (Star), aifd Marshall |(Tainui). The Wanganui teams will be: — WANGANUI A. Full-back: D. Thompson. Three-quarters: Brisco, Gibson, Bullock-Dougles. Five-eighths: Lowe , Egan. 1 Half-back: Duncan. Forwards (three-three-two): Fowler and Waters, back row; Matthews, Buckley and Glen, middle row; Tasker, Jones and Waldin, front row. Reserves: Morgan, and Brogdcn, backs; Maitland and Walker, forwards. W. Thompson, Reyanolds and Preston were not available. WANGANUI MAORIS. Full-back:' Chase. Three-quarters: Smith (Wai), Downs Mcremere. I Five-eighths: R. Potaka, H. Raukawa. Half-back: Kingi. Forwards: G. Hartley, Pairama, Murphy (Wair), J. Taiuru, P. Wait ere, Hauparoa, 11. Taiuru, J. Potaka. Reserves: Tume (Wairoa) and Tate.