RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 196, 21 July 1941, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

KIA TOA WIN SECOND ROUND. Favoured by beautiful spring weather, Kia Toa and the combined Feiiding and Feiiding Old Boys teams gave a bright display on the Sporti-ground as the main Rugby football attraction on Saturday. The ground favoured back movements and the public wifntnsed a number of good lorays by tltc Kia Toa rearguard. Although the result was a draw. Kia Toa emerge as winners of the second round of the competition and will meet United, winners of the first round, to decide the season’s champions. Old Boys scored a s—o victory over University, and United beat St. Patrick's by 10 points to 3 at Rugby I’ark. A DRAWN CAMk With two penalty goals each. Kia Toa and the combined Feiiding teams drew 6-all. The game was a hard one. By means o! fast forward rushes Kia Toa had their opponents defending hard, but Pollard, who lias proved a safe custodian this season, relieved with a long kick. Shortly afterwards Pollard opened the visitors’ account with a penalty goal. Frequent infringements spoilt K’a Tea's chances of opening their score. Wishnowsky, who was playing ami kicking well, caught Pollard in po*se.-sion, but Jarrnit stepped into the breach and cleared. Carr missed with a penalty kick and Fill’s attempt at a field goal fell under the bar, the Feiiding side clearing. Carr’s attempt at a further penalty goal from near halfway went ont.-ido the uprigli; and the visitors forced. Wishnoweky also missed a penalty kick for K’a Toa. lint shortly afterwards he succeeded with one. The scores were unchanged at the interval. Making the game a forward one after the interval, the Feiiding team kept play ill mid-field and they did not allow the Kia Toa backs to get going. The visitors were getting the bail from ihe majority of the serums, but tbeir backs let them down. From an infringement Pollard kicked bis second |x-na!tv goal. Offside infringements were frequent and from an easy position under the posts Wishnowskv added another three points to Kia Toa’s total. Barton retired with a leg injury and was replaced by Walker. Play hung in the visitors’ territory for a long period, but Kia Toa were tillable to cross the line. .Just before time tlii’ combined side made an effort to score again, but they wore unsuccessful. .Mr 15. Jackson refereed. UNITED v. ST. PATRICK'S.

United did not have matters all their own way when they met St. Patrick's at Rugby Park and, although they won by 10 points to 8. were bard pressed for long periods. The game was not remarkable for decisive play in either the forwards or the backs, and the sides were fairly evenly matched. In tine ear y part United bad much the better of the game, but St. Patrick's later held United in tbeir own half and Fitzpatrick put over a penalty kick. Half-time followed without further score, the St. Patrick’s team holding United well. In the second half United tried several times within a few minutes to cross their* opponents’ line and were unsuccessful until Bradley dived round a serum live yards from the line and just managed to score. Mabey kicked an easy conversion. St. Patrick's adopted the offensive until the United forwards broke out with Roddick in the van. and Why to finished off the movement with a try which Mabey also converted. Mttllan made a beautiful cutin and passed to Cuff in a handy position (the movement arising from a serunj close to the United line) and the latter went round to score. Fitzpatrick converted. The referee was Mr B. Holdsworth. OLD BOYS BEAT VARSITY.

In a somewhat ragged game. Old accounted lor Lnivcis.ty by 5 poinL to nil. Fortunes iiuc-luaieu continually, no.tiier aide homing the advantage ior a lengthy period. veil ptay eusueu tor a ttme until Old Boys, by a number ot l'orwuid movements, cat t ied piuy tc Varsity territory. Bowler temporarily relieved when heb.oiic away. At. Cooper, the tornier Alauawatu representative and Oxtord Blue, who was having his first inter-dub game here tor several seasons, missed with a penalty kick, ltis urcsencc in tiie scrum made a great difference to his aide's ptay. In the closing stages of the spell the Varsity men held the territorial advantage, but were unable to penetrate the delence. The opening of the second half saw Old Boys commence to throw the ball about. Following a kick through .by Elliott, Graham fumbled the ball and from a resultant serum infringement Clarke missed wild an easy kick at goal. Cooper led a determined thriust which Scott stopped by going down on the ball. Clarke a few minutes later missed an easy chance of a penalty goal. A line swerving run and a cut-in subsequently gave Clarke a good try under the posts, which he converted. Bishop placed bis side on the offensive when be intercepted, but the movement broke down. Cooper missed with a penalty shot and shortly afterwards Bowler also failed Mr A. Gendall was the referee.

OTHER RESULTS. Junior. —Kia ’I oa 8 v, I 1 eliding Old Boys 8: Ha'.ooinbe 7 v. United 6. High Sch.o. 14 V. Bunnythorpo 6, Old Boys won from St. Patrick’s by default. Third grade. Feiiding 23 v. Kia Toa 3, Feiiding High School won by default from Old Boys, High School a bve. Fourth grade.'—Kia. Toa 22 v. I 1 eliding Old Boys 0, St. Patrick's 11 v. United 0. High School 3 v. Feiiding High School 0, Technical a bye. Senior championship (end of seeond round).—Kia Toa 9pts, Feiiding Old Boys 7. United 6, Old Boys 6, St. Patrick s 2, University 0. Junior championship.—High School lb pts. Haleotnbc 14. United 13. Feiiding Old Bovs 11. ICin Toa 10. Bunnythorpo 8, Old Boys 7, St Patrick's 1.

Wrl'ington results (end of first round). —, I Prnior. first division: Unit (Army) 34 v. j ftt Patrick's College 0.8. 19; Ponekc 9 v. : Air Force 3: Wellington 17 v. University 14" Petone 17 v. Eastliourne 3: Oriental 25’ v. Marist Bros. 0.8. 19; Athletic 21 v. Jolinsonville 3; Wellington College 0.8. ; 13 v. Mutt 12. Second division: Miramar! 8 v. Athletic 3: Wellington 13 v. Onflow | 6; Training Co'lege 10 v. Seatoun (Army) 6: Pirates, a bye. Championship points: —, First division: "Athletic 22. Wellington, Hntt (Army), Petcne 18. Unit 17, Marist. Bros. 0.8. 15 Jolinsonville 14. Eastbourne 11 Wellington College 0.8. 10. University, Oriental 8, St. Patrick’s 0.8. 7, Air Force, Poncke 6. Second division: Training College 18. Seatoun (Army) 4.4, Miramar 13. Athletic 9, Wellington 3, Onslow 6, Pirates 2. j REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. I The following have been selected to re present Manawatu against Wanganui on Saturday next: —Full hark, Clarke (Old Bovs); three-quarters, Bowler (University), Fitt (Kia Toa), Cuff (St. Patrick’s); fiveeighths. Wishnowsky (Kia Toa). Porter (United): half, Hayward (Feilding combined) ; front row, Rutherford (Feilding combined), Adamson (United). McCray (Old Boys); centre row, Henry (Old Boys),' Richardson (Kia Toa); back row, Stuart (St. Patrick’s). Horgan (Feilding combined), Fitch (Kia Toa). .Emergencies: Bradley (United), Buiek (Old Boys), Webster (University'. McAlister (Old Boys). | The Wanganui team is: W. Auld, Meull, Meßrearty, MeCashin. Bruce, Dickie, j James, Bellies. Barry, Whale, Rouxel, Fir- ! min, Lucy, Cairncross, Goldsbury.