FOOTBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2764, 19 August 1931, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

WAIKATO V. THAMES VALLEY. THE WAIKATO TEAM. The team to represent Waikato against Thames Valley in the match at Te Aroha on Saturday will be as fchow:— L Full back, Egan /(Matamata); threequarters, Carlson (Matamata), Fitzgerald (Hamilton), Hook (Hamilton); five-eighths, Wilkes (Waipa), W. Cameron (Morrinsville); half back, L. Denz (Hamilton); rover, Story (Matamata); forwards, Ensor (Matamata), Robinson (Hamilton), A. Cameron (Morrinsville), Reynolds (Hamilton), C. Cameron (Morrinsville), Leeson (Morrinsville), Priscott (Hamilton). Reserves: Thompson (Waipa), Quin (Waipa). < THE PAEROA UNION. WEEKLY MEETING. ' I u The Paeroa Rugby Union met last evening, Mr W. E. Ward presiding over Messrs W. Moore, B. Neil, H. M. Shand, J. Brooks, E. P. Fathers, E. G. Preston and the secretary (Mr D. Currie). Re-grading. A West junior, T. H. Campbell, was re-graded to third grade. Saturday’s Games. ' . The matches arranged»for Saturday next were as follows:— Seniors: Veterans v. West, No. 1 ground, 2.30 p.m. Juniors: Old Boys v. East, No. 2 ground, 2 p.m.; West v. Turua. at Turua; Suburbs y. Physical Training, at Hikutaia. Third Grade: Paeroa v. Te Aroha, at Te Aroha. ' Future Matches. The secretary was instructed to, endeavour to arrange a match between Thames Physical Training Chjb and the Third Grade representatives for Saturday week, August. 29th. The matter of arranging home and home matches with Thames seniors was left in the hands, of the secretary, as also was the question of a third grade match with Waihi on September sth as a curtain raiser to the Thames Valley-Auckland fixture.

A WIN FOI? PLAINS JUNIORS. THAMES DEFEATED. In a game in which the style of play was very similar to that in the senior match, Plains defeated Thames ' by 11 points to nil. The teams lined out as follows: — Thames: Graham, Merriman, Phillips, Rare, Edwards, Kelly, Pratt, Boswell, Doddrell, Robson, Chalies,' Harrigan, Hikairo, Edkins. The team lined out without a rover. Plains: C. Hamilton, Williams, McDonald ( Rhind, Hayes, McPherson, Dawson, D.’ Dudding, K. Caie, Olsen, Pett, Waikato, F. Dudding, Riddle, M. Caie. v ■ ' . The Plains forwards were the strength of the team, going into the game solidly from start to finish. Weak tackling was the failing point of the Thames boys, while the forwards failed to pack and the backs to go down to forward rushes. The fact of being a man short appeare dto have an effect on the confidence of the Thames players in their team. The Plains boys were out to win, worked solidly for their eleven points, and were unlucky not to have put up a bigger score. It would be difficult to select the best players from among the forwards, every man doing his own share. The backs were not quite so strong, though at no time were they badly pressed. C. Hamilton frequently came up from full back into the attacking line of backs,-showing that the team had nothing to fear. Tries for Plains were scored by' Olsen, K. Caie, and McPherson, E. Pett converting one try. The final score was: Mr A. Cleave was rbferee. Plains, 11; Thames, 0.