RUGBY FOOTBALL

Northern Advocate, 19 June 1926, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Spectators standing close, to tl touch, lines do so at their own ris] At Kensington Park last Satnrda A. Mac Kay, of Old Boys seniors, w£ unable to pull up in time to avoid ■collision with a lady standing on th far side from the grandstand. H knocked her over but fortunately di not hurt her, although he appeare concerned as he assisted her to he feet again. • * • • All schools have their ups an ■downs in football, and this seaso the Whangarei High School fiftee is down compared with last year 1 ■combination, and some of those o ■earlier seasons. There is a lack o finish evident, and in a team taugh tackling, it is regrettable to se players attempting to get opponent round the neck, as w r as done on oces Bions in the match against Maungii karamea last Saturday. * * * * The change from black to white o , the uniforms of Old Boys has on I disadvantage which was in evidenc last Saturday at Kensington Park A few of the players had omittci •to have their togs washed and the re :sult was a bedraggled appearanci which it is regrettable to notice in ! -team playing before a crowd o: spectators. The tip should suffice. »**■** In some of the junior grade teams in the local competitions there is •evidence of lack of observance of the rule Regarding correct uniforms Parua Bay and Towai w r ere both ■offenders last Saturday. To turn out in all sorts of jerseys is unfair to the public and to the referee. • • • • Two membeis of the Old Boys team, ■O. Bad ley and Webber ' will .benefit** by the spell the team has today. Both were suffering from injuries when playing last we k, although both acquitted themselves well. • « * • Behind the scrum for - Old Boys J. ■Collins is doing good work, and he is "bound to be considered by the soleer ■tors for the half-back position, for which Cunningham probably holds the best chance of inclusion in the rep. team. • • • • Judging from the difference between his play on the last two Saturdays A. Mac Kay, of Old Boys, is one of those players who is not at home in any but the position to which he is accustomed, in his ease eentre-thiAe-quafcter:. D. Wilson, however, seems to have found his right place ins rover.

The try scored by Badeley last -Saturday against Kamo was pretty. ’The shprt punt followed fast is a '•good stunt when unsupported. It was } the ruse which gave Nelson, the Old Boy’s full-back, the try he gained.

It was patent last Saturday that Sowroan missed Bunny Finlay son. He had good support as it was from * players of the calilye of B. Clotworthy, Dennehy and D. Finlayson, • but* 1 had Bunny been there the Old Boys backs would have given more time to defending than they did on Saturday, .when they really had their fair share of it..

'Amongst the Kamo backs J. Beehre and K. Ridings have played consistently well this season, both having made a degree Of progress in the past two years which it would be well if •/jnore similar instances could be ' Quoted. Ponto Jones, of Maungakaramea, ,is one other who has got into his stride well this season.

D. Symo, the Kamo five-eighths played well last Saturday against Old Boys. He goes up the field, not round it, but on one occasion he ran into quite, a lot of trouble, and also into a bunch of players, by too strict adherence to the generally sound rule. i