RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4432, 5 September 1939, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

BALFOUR 25 v. WAKATIPU .12

LINDSAY CUP TO NORTHERN SUB-UNION.

Tlie first match for the J. L. Lindsay Cup between Wakatinu and Northern Sub-unions (represented by Balfour Club) took ~-hace on the krai rround in fine weather and in the presence of a lame number of spectators. In View of the Northern Subunion representative team bein'? othc"•wiso enguyed it was aemed that the Ba'four team, which composed at W. nim> Northern ren. players, should contest possession of the cun against WakaVu. The arrangement proved a satisfactory one Tor the Balfour side probably nave a better exposition- of team olav than a representative side. Indeed, it may be truthfully stated that better foothall has not been sren on the local mound for some yeans. Balfour Club has the reputation of pilayiny cl°an. hneht. open Rueby and this fact was amply demonstrated, especially hv their back*? who. reviving plenty had threw it about in spectamihor r ashiop. which was very acceptable Vo the crowd. The superior na.seimr Lie Vs o r Balfour backsi contributed + o the pi'i'ia: in of the- score in the 'after stages- of the game. Wakatinu held Balfour fairly well in the first sped a=■ the scores' show —10-6 —in favour pf the latter. In the second svpil WakaTp'u’s' ft"ore writ up to 12 he'C'e Ba'"eu r nntchml fi.rther points ° n d this was- tV position well .into ihe sned whom Balfour put on their ma ; or- points. The victors 1 ’ score was made up of five tries .all converted—''our by Hi m ins. The Wakatinu total was made up of two penalty kicks, a mark and a try. Both teams teams marched on to tire ground to the skirl .of the Balfour Pipe. hand. The Teams:

Queenstown —Racks A.Viflley, B. Anderson, F. Anderson, F. Wr=, .1. launders, ft. Lynch, ,T. Mcßride, Forwards, P Stevenson, -T. Murdoch, TO. (OamriPell. TO- Anderson, R, Hansen. R. Brown, C. Feehlv. I, Brown.

Balfour—.Backs. A. Fast'n. S RlinllaiVl, n; McKean. D. Hior^in s . 0. A, l amb, A Stewart Forwards. R. G llespip, ! F,. Alnlqnren, ,T. Pobb, S. Rprvvn. T. Rim <?le. G. Davis, R. Herron, D. MeGreuw

AVaka' Mu kicked MT, and aftm* -mim unart exchanges* plav wih more or 'ess r-onHihhl to 'Rials’ territory in the Hr'l' lon minute-. Tlio 13al four forwarrL [lion broke tlr’ough and 111 1 * AA'aktß Mu full-back. mbsdna* a return. •Mil' [lie -ode in trnnbM. Tin* Reds, kent ne nn offensive and comuebed Hhie-' to foiv-e, ATI .or the khk-mit Reds a i’ll in aflaoked and invaded nines’ line;: and Hie latter l'or(*ed. Tt was not lonrr 1 h*Tnro Rods, registered 11 1 01 1 ■ first scow from a clover back mnvenmiit. Lamb received from a sol scrum, mi-sod to Hickey, who mo’ vine In tM* Mind ddo ravo it to Easton ! o ;- : ba r ard and back to Easton and tlio latter forced his wav over; id i c •!»- eon verted tire try. Hal four 5, AA’akaiimi 0. Shortly afterwards the Red backs went into action again. Hickey received* from Stewart, who bad executed a eleven* .scissors movement and tin* ball cventua’ly remedied '■'■* 'on who s!ie r (-minted to a can and I'oMowimg un fast went over to score, his second trv, Higgins converted. Ibab ''our 10, AVakalMu 0. The AAdikatiru backs were then s,*en in pacing "ii shorn but scone nromidna* efforts Linkt* down. An nll'-dde infringement bv a Ibi’Min* nlnvoi* 'gave AAMkalMu its 0 ..,..||.,n; wlnm R. Ander-on kick ml a b"anti''id coal from *■(■‘ll the -Mb lie... Tbi'Mni If), AAMka'•'ll 'h si’o.’lh* a"'o' > wa , ’ds. another feral I y kick was given to AAMkatMu •M’d it. Ai' d■■ r - si" a"a in "onb'd. Bal"oni I(i AAMkaiimi (i. AAMkaH* u backs were (ben soon in some promising nnssiny and in one instance faulty Mandbmr no-ir the ton corner sneib'd ■in abnost certain scce. AA T akatbni wore on the olTensive: for some o’inules and a long kick over the 'Me can-*'*'! Ibfon*' to form. E'*nm i sf'ii'ii in the Centre Bbiess immoved b** M no-id***. Th n backs* went into l otion and AMB>Mc nearly cot aernsc,. bum* ru>db or exchanges took nbmo nt the *\Vni - aii backs’ effort* broke 'own. Tl'MMimo was caked with no

Lr'the l ' v ' l 'oTlv a''to 1 ' iTviinnvition of nlav, F, '-'nmiers r '-‘"''i'-H and van S'tronsdv io llip povuov. but was nuFiofl over Mio lino, F l av r'vfu'mkh! to ..centre where Dudley marked and kicked a " M ;e eon'. Labour !0. iVakatimi 9. iva> now boldiny itsi own ind <n ••>> iyV 'wo 11 in off he on s 1 ana'll fa of their onn-one.nts. Hi ore wore sroorl ono>n cl inlays by ’otb «i 10-, but iVaWLLm’s bank nlav n-t laoko'l tbo finish soon in Lalouv’« eombinalion. 1?. Anderson and '■blunders wove prominent n tbo banks asi wore, also Hickov, Imt’avi, Hi a’"ins and Lamb in the " 1 "" i- mil. m iiMi'n'u iop"od Labours wore bv a fine forwanl rush to the eonum where I). } ndi’i'- on -ore|, but the mail kiek bided. Wakati'ui !2. Labour 10. Tn •be hast lia’f n l ' the s'Hl. the vision's vci'c mostly on tit 11 , offensive and 'j'ave a bin 1 exhibition of con■'trnrdive C• i m (1 1 r 1 1!. From a s'-nann sent on to Tfi-k-w. who bril;an 11 v tnil in, went un-iield about hlvds ;in< 1 iHi'• is--<■,| |o St" war! who '•ent the baM on Io Tf ->>■ i■ ■ > ll . 11,,. Pit. ey I buck lo s(r«a'l and Siewarl !o Hiyns who wmil nwr an! s • , r .,l behind Idle pods. ll',. converted his !, n n fry. I’abmi" io, "\\ aka lion id. , Lines (dim ■i!■a"■k •■< I. Sanders and Dudley invaded Reds' Wiio-v with a viyoi'mi s exnhae!>•<■ 0 )' ball, but Laitennp e oil nt ro'ed and nlav remained n L a'-a’i u. ■] wliem a nenn-Mv was -nan a""ii" I ih > laDm'. Tim ' pp.p at- uoal 'a i' ed. A Her tin- dh kick Lai'rmr o"'a; ) v:v'e,l L'aka'imi’s (-"r:n tory, A eo- il Ice kivk bvouudil nlav i'll o I lie meanw, but the line-out wend in Lhtka'i n's I'a'-onr. The victors’ i

i' nf■ k 'coke l!it 111 ’1 1 in loose ru-dies ; M1(I HniTOii 1 ‘ I•( 1 U’l. swerved cleverly ,•Hid raw'd round behind (lie ! (I-; - . II" converted lii.< own (tv. Ha!four 20, Wak-al imi 12. Shortly afterwards Lall'mir Lacks: weul into act‘on again. From ;i scrum Stewart

"■;i vc H ;ck"v m i:i ■" i mi <• arid It gave Hie duimnv to throe opponents rutting through 11 1 e on ko-Lion. lie eventually missed t( 1 anti i In McLean to Hi s’ "in' who ran ‘Trough' along tin 1 ino and round behind the iio-ts fie converted In's own try and the ■■core stood, Ha l four 25, AVakatipu 12, \ftcr further skilful play by the visitors.’ backs lime was called. Mr A. Krridire was the referee, till near the end of Hi" game when through a minor mi -hap. L. ITanrahau came on and carried on till the finish. XO Tin's. Tin 1 outstanding backs- from Balfour were Hickey, Fusion, Stewart, McI.ean Higgins, though the other,si were iiol far behind and in the forwards

Pringle. Mulqueen, Gillespie were hard workers in the tight and Herron ami Davis (breakaways'* were very last and .effective in the loose. Of the AV akatipu backs It. Anderson I*. Sanders and J. Saunders- were most prominent, lie.”' Hansen, 11. Brown Murdoch and I). Anderson were the best of the forwards.

COAIPLIAiENTAR Y DINNER In the evening' both teams ware entertained at a dinner in Hole! Fichardt by the Wakaupu Sub-union. Subseauently a short toast list was gone through. Mr N. A. Macdonald was chairman in place of Mr W. H. James, president of the Sub-union who was unable to be present. After the loyal toast the chairman proposed the toast of “The. Balfour Team.” fie said he had a special interest in‘the members! of the team, lor during his residence- in Balfour sonic years ago, he had the pleasure of coaching same in the game. He was particularly pleased with their performance that day. The toast was responded to by Mr A. Stewart, captain of the team. The- “Northern Sub-union” was proposed by Mr J. T. Lvnch, who referred in commendatory terms to the generosity of Mr J. L. Lindsay in presenting the cup-. Mr F. Fraser, in replying, referred to the creditable showing of the AA r akatipu team, and said that one of their members, ,R. Anderson, would go a long way in football if given the opportunity. The donor of the cup, Mr J. Lindsay, was then honoured with a toast. In proposing the toast the chairman thanked Mr Lindsay for the cup which he said would give additional interest to the comreiittons. In readying to the toast, Mr Lindsay sail that Ms- original intention was that, the Cun should be nlayed for between Wakaliou and Vincent Subbiiious at Alexandra. As- Vinecnt did not wish to come into the competition he agreed to the Northern and Wakalinu being the contestants-. He was pleased to give the cup- to stimulate interest in the game. Mr A. Stewart also spoke on behalf '-of Northern Sub-union. Other tea-Ts were “WakaTnu Team.” nrono-ed by F. Fraser and responded to by Mr C. Feebly (ca.pt): “The Referee.” Mr S. Keown responded to by Mr A. Er* •ridge: “S.R.P.TT. and (.Southland Team,” Or W. Here, responded to bv Mr A. Stewart; “The Press. ” Mr N. Forbes, re-'i-omb'd to bv Mr W. D. Warren; “The Motel Staff ” responded to by AIT Hartley-Smith and the Chairman.*- Several items wore given dunng the evening. The vidlors- wen- also entertained at a dance lin'd in the Gra'ison Hall and on Sun-lav morning they were taken on a launch trip to Hob’s Cove. Appreciation of the kindness meted out to the team was expressed by one and all.