FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2168, 26 August 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

, POSITION OP TEAMS

The following are the positions in the Ilorowhenua eompefition : SENIORS. • Ch. P. AV. 1). L. Pts, Wanderers 9 *7 2 •—• 10 Mui Mai !) IS 2 1 14 Kuku !) 5 1 3 1! Shannon 9 2 'J> 5 (i Tokomaru 9 2 1 0 o Eoxton !) 1 8 "2 ®Lo>4 5 games by default. JUNIORS. Ch. P. AV. D. L. Pis. Eoxton 13 12 1 Waikanae 13 11 "2 22 Shannon .12 7 1 4 15 Wanderers 12 0 1 5 13 Ohrki ■ 10 4 (5 8 Kopnlaroa 10 3 1 0 ’■ Kuku 10 1 3 <i 5 Hui Mai 12 1 14 1 The Eoxton juniors’ record this season is a particularly good one, the team not having suffered a single toss in I lie thirteen matches played. During the season they scored 109 (joints, and only had 31 points registered against them. The team s strongest; point avus their hack play, and in this department of the game were very much superior to any other team in the competition, and would no doubt more than hold (heir oavu Avilh any junior learn in the Dominion. JUNIOR REPS. The following team has - been selected to represent Ilorowhenua againsl Manawaln, at Pajmerston North on Saturday: —Pull back, Taylor (Eoxton); three-quarters, Tago (Wanderers), Moses (Eqxlon), Porter (Wankanae); liveeighths, Reid and Hakaraia (Eoxton); half, Baker (Eoxton); wingforward, Peyenara (Kuku); forwards, Larsen (Waikanae), McDonald (Shannon), Eagle (Shannon), Robinson (Eoxton), Robinson (ilai Mai), .Field and Ilowcdl (Waikanae). Emergencies; Back, Nicholson (AVaikanae); forwards, Wells (AVaiknnac), Cook (Eoxton). HOROWHENUA BEATS WELLINGTON. At Levin yesterday afternoon, the lloroAvlienua senior reps, defeated a Wellington B touring team by 15 (joints to 3. As an exhibition of Rugby the game was a most disappointing one, and much better play Ims been seen in the senior and junior championship games in this district. Neither side shelved any combination, and although the Horowhenua backs got going on manyoccasions, the passing and the handling of the ball 'las very Aveak, and the ball rarely went through more than three hands. Playing Avitli the wind in the first spell, HoroAvhenua put on three tries, all of which Avere converted, and in the second spell AAVllingtpn scored a Da-. Mr’H. Parata refereed.