REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY MEAT INDUSTRY

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 4753, 1 October 1935, Page 5

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

MEAT INDUSTRY

INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS. THE LATEST RETURNS. Exports of lamb from New Zealand to September 15 totalled 8,780,510 carcases, against 8,552,906 carcases in the corresponding period last season, according to figures compiled by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Mutton exports amounted to 1,907,636 carcases, compared with 1,697,643 carcases, while pork shipments rose from 447,447 carcases to 580,546 carcases. Frozen beef declined by 63,859 quarters to 347,852 quarters, but chilled beef shipments were 46,866 quarters more at 62,891 quarters. Exports of boneless beef were 262,368 bags, against 220,390 bags.

KING COUNTRY v. HAWKE'S BAY COLTS.

VISITORS WIN BY 20 TO 12

There was a large crowd on the Ohakune Domain on Saturday afternoon to see the match between Hawke's Bay Colts and King Country, which the visitors won by 20 points to 12. The weather was perfect and everything set for a great game. However, says the Taumarunui Press, the spectators were sadly disappointed as the exhibition of football was never up to representative standard. Only in the last two minutes or so did the crowd show any enthusiasm. The Crossman, Barton, Bathgate combination was not the scoring machine that was expected. Crossman never made an opening all day and his passing was very erratic. He was badly served by Simpson, however, who was too slow with his passes, thus enabling the fast breaking Hawke's Bay forwards to smother the King Country backs. Bathgate and Barton both played solid games, individually, but after the first try their combination went to pieces Simpson at full-back was very weak and the King Country forwards were not much better than a club. team. Nelson and Pickrang were the pick of them. They had the bad habit of knocking the ball back from the lineout and this gained ground for the visitors time and again. Selford, the Hawke's Bay first five-eighth, and captain, was playing his fiftieth representative game, and he was probably the best back on the ground. The, visitors' backs did not combine very well. They were standing well up on the King Country backs and made most of their play by taking advantage of the home team's mistakes. Simon, at full-back, was very safe and gave a good exhibition. Mataira, Dennet, Wilson and McKenzie played well in the forwards.

The game was spoilt by too many penalties, the whistle going every minute or two. Most of the trouble seemed to be in the scrums.

Pickrang and Trust were the only two Maniapoto players taking part in the game. Phillips, of Kawhia, was also playing.