RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIV, Issue 147, 22 May 1944, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

One or two showers of rain fell during Saturday afternoon, and the giound was heavy, so that play’ in the Rugby match between Old Boys-Kia Toa and Air Force (Ohttken) at the Sporlsgrotlnd was mainly a battle of the forwards. At first Air Force appeared to be much tho better team, and early in the game after a good run oy llelamore, Freemain scored, liodd converting. Play was back in the Old Boys-Kia Toa half straight away, and about ten minutes later • Stevens crossed the lino after a tusslo between the forwards. Todd again look the kick, but was unsuccessful. After some time Air Force again added to their score, Butt going across. Todd was successful in converting. In the second half tho combined team commenced offensive operations really for l».e first time, hut they wore unable to score a try. However, Wischnotvsky sent over two penalty goals, and these were the only points scored in the half, tho final scoro thus being Air Force 13, Old Boys-Kia Toa 6. The curtain-raiser, a Senior game between Army and Varsity, resulted in a win for the former by & points to 3 after a hard-fought battle. Army were definitely superior in tho first half, but Varsity pressed hard in the second, without, however, having much success. Results: Senior—Air Force (Ohakea) 13 (tries by Freeman* Stevens, and Butt, two conversions by® Todd) v. Old Boys-Kia Ton 6 (two penalties by Wishnowsky); Mr D. Thompson refereed. Army 8 (tries by Greggory and Coughman, ilonvcrsion by Abbot) v. Varsity 3 (try by Gould); Mr B. Trow was tho referee. Feilding Old Boys 17 (tries by McNae, Dais, Urihianu and Jenkins, ' a penalty and a conversion by Wheeler) v. Levin Air Force 11 (Patterson, Baker and Hutton, a conversion by Crawford); Mr C, 11. Williams refereed. Foxton 8 (tries by Charlton and Smith, a conversion by Taylor) v. United 3 (try by Ward); Mr M. McMenamin was reJuniors— Marist Old Boys South 3 (Hehir a try) v. Kia Toa. 3 (Doherty a try); Mr 11. Tinsley refereed. Marist Old Boys North 17 (Callaghan, Holmes, McNeill, H. Hood and O’Connell tries, Kroft a conversion) v. Varsity 0; Mr A. Gordon was referee. Longburn 7 (field goal and a try by Mitchell) v. High School 3 (try by Yates); ,Mr C. Eglinton was referee. , . Thirds— Varsity 11 (Brown tw-o tries, O’Keofo a try, Bulvin a conversion) v. A.T.C. (Palmerston North) 9 (Robert. McKegg, and Smith tries); Mr J. Scott was referee.