RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 163, 11 June 1936, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MID-WEEK SERIES. UNITED v. KOWHAI. Playing under unpleasant conditions at the Showgrounds yesterday, United drew with Kowhai in the mid-week Rugby competition after a dour strug-' gle on a slippery ground. The teams were: Kowhai (yellow).—Legge, Dowers, Petty, Dunne, Staples (2), Campbell, Darragh, Harford, Brewer, Fowles, Bell, Wells, Laurenson, Grindrod. United (white). —Podjurski, Alsop, Oldham, Page, Holden, Edmonds, Sherman (2), Jamieson, Beaumont, Gilbert, Collins, Davison. Kowhai kicked ofF against the wind, and the whites, aided by the strong wind, carried play to the yellow line. Play remained there for a short time, until the ball was shot out to Skerman, who dived over. The kick failed. The yellows attacked continuously from the kick-off and penned the whites in their twenty-five. However, the United forwards cleared well. Campbell evened the scores when he picked up a dropped pass and scored under the posts. Dunne failed with an easy kick. In the seco'nd half, Skerman kicked a penalty goal to put the whites in the lead. However, Wells crossed for Kowhai towards the end of the match and the score 6—all was unaltered at the final whistle. Mi - A. Jewett refereed.

PIRATES v. ST. PATRICK’S. St. Patrick’s defeated Pirates at the Showgrounds by 12 points to 8 after an interesting game. The teams were:— , ~ r . , St. Patrick's (green).—lt. Zaloum, L. Zaloum, Spelman, Ha.nley. Leader, Kinsella, Brinsden, Andrews, Jennings, Hazlewood, Galloway, Strange, Small, Linton, Lashlie. _ Pirates (black). Lane, Helleur, Quigg, Paterson, Gittings, Ihomas, Kilgour. Dynes, Wheatley. Watson, Lucas, Robertson, Patterson. Fielding only twelve men. Pirates attacked from the outset, but good tacklino prevented them from crossing. Plav sec-sawed for a long period until ( Brinsden kicked through tor Andrews, to follow up fast and touch down tor : St. Patrick’s. The kick at goal was fruitless. ... , , In the second spell Pirates attacked! and Helleur dived over from a melee: on the green line. I rom the kick : olt | St. Patrick’s launched a strong passing bout, which terminated in Brinsden scoring an unconverted try. Thereafter St Patrick’s attacked contiiniallv. Brinsden getting across twice. At the end of the spell scored for Urates Paterson converting, making the final score:—St. Patrick’s 12, Pirates s The .referee was Mr A. Ward. WAIRARAPA BEAT BUSH. Per Press Association. MASTERTON, June 10 After being five points clown at tne interval, the Wairarapa Rugby representatives came to light with a great recoverv in the second spell to put on Id points and defeat Bush IS 13 in the match this afternoon, the Bush forwards had all the better of the fust spell, but Wairarapa gradually assumed control and dominated play for the greater part of the second session.