HOCKEY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 September 1927, Page 5

HOCKEY.

LADIES' TOURNEY.

RUAHINE A IN SEMI-FINAL.

Palmerston N., Sept, 6. The Dominion ladies' hockey tourney was continued this morning under wretched conditions, rain falling incessantly on a ground already sodden by overnight downpours. Section A was won outright by Ruahine A, who decisively beat Manawatu B, thus entering the semi-final. Southland won Section B by defeating Bush Union B by 14 goals to nil. Section C: Bush Union A i v. Auckland 0.

Section B: Wellington 2 v. King Country 0. Otago is likely to be the winner of section C.

N.Z. MEN’S TEAM RETURNS.

GOOD TIME IN AUSTRALIA.

Auckland, Sept. 6. The New Zealand hockey team returned by the UliSnaroa to-day. Speaking at a public reception, Mr. Kent, for the New Zealand Hockey Association, welcomed the team and congratulated them on their successful tour of Australia. The« team agree that they had a right royal time.

Mr. Williamson, the manager, says there has been a great improvement in the New South Wales team since a number of the team were here last winter. The test match againat Australia at Brisbane was a good hard game in which both teams were rather too eager to be able to give a good exhibition. Unfortunately, shortly after the start of the second spell, Cole, playing right half, received a knock on the knee which partly disabled him, although it did not cause him to leave the field. The team will play Auckland at Remuera this afternoon.