Feilding Old Boys Defeat Feilding

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 172, 24 July 1939, Page 3

Feilding Old Boys Defeat Feilding

SUPERIOR COMBINATION TELLS The superior combination of the Feilding Old Boys’ backs told against Feilding in the senior Rugby match at Feilding on Saturday when yellows were defeated by 12 points to 3. The weather was very cold and the ground 1 heavy and greasy. The teams were:— Feilding Old Boys: Gloyn, Dashwood, j Hhrford, Whyte, Waugh, H. Dewe, Key- j nolds, Wells, Rutherford, Freeman, I Fade, Robertshaw, Black, Evans, Fin- j lay. Feilding; Waldin, Sutherland, Wilson, Alxuriri, Williams, Dernier, Thompson, , A. Anderson, B. Anderson, Henson, ' Newman, C. Anderson, Linton, Scott, j Fitzgerald. Old Boys, defending the river end and facing a keen breeze, kicked off and j through a handy kick by Dewe, carried 1 play to the yellows' corner flag. An exceptionally well directed kick by Wilson, who picked up from the ruck- , ing following the line out, brought yellows to the attack and in Old Boys ’ territory Dermer missed a penalty kick. For a period play was held in Old Boys’ territory and then Dashwood put up a great ruu to half way where he handed on to Waugh to Harford who slipped and fell to recover- quickly and send on to Whyte who carried on to Feilding's twenty-five yard line. It was a spectacular movement held up iu the end by the opposing forwards. Picking up in the loose Harford sent on to Reynolds who essayed a field goal but missed. Scrum after scrum was ordered and gradually Feilding invaded. Waldin missed a chance at penalty points and as tho leather did not go out Finlay, with great enterprise, took charge ant| brought play to half-way. Considerable mishandling followed until Dermer intercepted and broke through with almost a clear field. He travelled on nicely and sent on to Newman who accepted well and should have scored but ho passed out to- Henson when almost at the goal and a knock-on robbed the yellows of a certain try. Yellows were now pressing seriously and again Dermer threatened but Fade grassed him and Finlay came in to clear with a good kick. Pressed, Old Boys worked under pressure and Finlay attempted to clear with a kick which Waldin accepted and the 3'ellow rearguard narrowly missed a field goal. Black with Wells cleared after lqngthy defensive play but Finlay stepped offside and Waldin. sent up a great kick which brought play from yellows' near territory to deep into Old Boys' twenty-live. Clearing through

Eade to Finlay, Old Boys lost ground again as Harford mulled tho pass. From tho serum yellows took charge and Dewe short-punted to trap Rutherford who w'as well off wide and Waldin once more made sure of his kick for the sideline. Old Boys routed the invaders and quickly had play on Feilding goal line where Dewo snapped the leather away from the rucking and fell against the upright. It was, however, no score, but yellows were penalised for offside play and Finlay had no difficulty in j sending over his kick. 3 —o. j In the next rally Waugh directed a good kick to yellows' corner flag and from the line-out Black bull-dozed his way through the opposition to send on to Rutherford who registered. Finlay’s kick failed. G —o. | Following the interval Feilding held play in Old Boys’ territory for a j lengthy period and eventually the enterI prising Finlay led an attack to Feildj ing' twenty-live. From a scrum in I midfield Reynolds sent out to Dewe to Harford to Waugh who side-stepped I Ahnriri and scored easily. It was a I very bright and enterprising movement full of dash. Finlay was jmable to concert. 9—o. | Yellows faced up to the dash of the Old Boys 7 backs and won temporary 1 relief but Waugh routed the invaders and yellows wero hard iiressed until Waldin saved. Turning on speed the rearguard travelled to halfway then handed on to Newman but the pass out was intercepted by Gloyn who returned play to yellows' territory. Following a . succession of scrums Reynolds sent the j leather away to Dewe to Dashwood who ( accepted neatly and registered. The ; kick missed. 12 —0. j Another back line attack by Old Boys ended in Feilding forcing and then yelilows assumed tho offensive in vigorous j style. A scrum near Old Boys 7 goal saw 1 the defenders penalised but Thompson’s I kick missed. Shortly afterwards, however, yellows obtained control and a I movement ended in Ahuriri sending on to Dermer who scored. Thompson failed to convert. 12—3. The game ended shortly afterwards without further score. Mr. C. Taylor was the referee.