RUGBY FOOTBALL

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 4741, 3 September 1935, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WAITANGURU BEAT TE KUITL ____________ I Waitanguru defeated Te Kuiti at Rugby Park on Saturday last by 25 points to 15 Te Kuiti did hot have a full team even after falling up with juniors, and the visitors’ forwards; combined with the work of Craig and Phillips, beat them at their own game of keeping play open. This leaves Hangatiki, Pio Pio and Waif tanguru to contest the Pukuweka Shield competition. » Waitanguru opened the scoring with Hasselburg crossing from a line* out within a few minutes of the start: of the game. A splendid passing bout in which most of the team were concerned saw R. McLeod notch a try under the posts. After a burst of speed .by Craig, Sunnex went over for a good try, which Buckley converted; Both sides were making the game open. Fine passing by the Barlow brothers and on to Beeche resulted in the latter going over for a try, making the score 8-6 in favour of Wai--tanguru. • :■} The teams kept on scoring alternately After Craig had made an opening Pickrang received to . cross under the posts, Buckley putting th 4 kick over. A rush by the Te Kuiti forward, R. Martin, was followed by Hall securing and passing out for Taylor to cross, 13-9. Phillips swept through the Te Kuiti pack with a splendid dribbling rush, and fell on the ball just in time. Pickrang added to this by breaking from the side of. the pack and running ’over. A splen : did penalty kick by Evans raised the. home team’s score by 3 points, butj Pickrang’s following through gave him his third try. After their backs had attacked J. Barlow secured a try amid heavy scrummaging work. The final try of the day went to Waitanguru, when Phillips went through to pass out for Pickrang (to cross, making the final score 25-15 f

Waitete Win Farmers* Cup.

The Waitfete and United (Otoro-i hanga) juniors had a great struggle last Saturday in the final for the Farmers’ Cup. At the close of the time allowed both teams had 9 points ~i —Searancke, Campbell and Herewgii had crossed for Waitete and G. Awanui had secured two tries and W. Findlay one try for United. As it was the final of a knockout competition it was decided to play two extra ten-minute spells, and during that time Waitete was in the ascendant, raising their score to 20 ■'whilst United’s remained at 9.

THE VETERANS’ MATCH. The annual veterans’ game was played at Otorohanga last Saturday. Te Kuiti turned out with a full team of the “old buffers,” but Otorohanga could only field a few who were willing to don the jersey after several years’ absence from the field, and filling in with younger players, won the game by 17 points to 3.