RUGBY IN THE NORTH

Northern Advocate, 11 June 1929, Page 8

RUGBY IN THE NORTH

i KATKOTIK v. OH AE A WAT. I A (hie sunny afternoon with a light j westerly breeze favoured the start of ; the seeoml round of Ihe ehampiouship i fixtures of tlie liny of Islands Rugby I Union. Ohaeawai visited Kaikohe ; with a very weakened team, and put. ■up n sl uldiorn defenee, the game end i ing Kaikohe 9to ,'h 'l'lie baeks were ; able lo throw (lie dry ball about glv- : ing some good displays of [Kissing | being in marked contrast to the close 1 forward games on previous iwot Satur- | days. 'l’he attendance of spectators i was medium, in marked contrast to in few years ago when these rivals ! would lie lending for premiership, j Ohaeawai set the ball in motion and a long spell of give and take play enI sued, the visitors eventually gaining J the upper hand which culminated in | I’ana pa having to resort to a force j down. Kaikohe then took a turn at 'attack and a loose rush was brought to j fruition by Skinner crossing the line. INo goal resulted. Kaikohe 9, OhaeaI wa i 0. j The next quarter was hotly contestjed and it was not until just before half time that Ludbrook found an opening by smartly following up his j own kick and touching down in the | required area. Kaikohe J. Ohaea.wai I The third session’s opening was marked by aggressive tactics on (he part of the home side. Hurley crosskicked from a line-out, Hows connected and ran into score near .the corner. Amos failed to add the major points. Kaikohe 0, Ohaeawai 3. A few' .minutes later, Edmonds, O’Brien and Jackson became associat ed ami the latter topped off the move-, mout by registering - a nice try. The kick at goal was fruitless. Kaikohe 9, Ohaeawai 3. The final quarter was outstanding for rigorous tactics on the part of both sides, but the defeuee of each division was not thoroughly pierced and the game ended without alteration to the scores. Mr L. J. Smith controlled; the game. NOTES ON THE GAME. Kaikohe were fortunate in winning owing to the visitors being unable to field a full team. The Ohaeawai team gave a. better display than the homo team, but the absence of two players was too big a handicap. For the winners, Panapa was not so sound as usual giving the visitors lots ot ground by the ball boating him on the bounce.- Hows and Wrathall wore particularly good, the, latter being an asset to the team, Williams and Penny, the five-eighths, with Amos at half had a hard task behind a pack that- could not got the ball, all doing solid work in the open. Of the forwards, O’Brien, Hurley, Jackson and R. Edmonds were outstanding, although the latter is inclined to try and beat the referee regarding offside, with the consequent penalty. ’Skinner, Edwards and Young worked hard. For the losers, White played a sterling game at full and with Ludibrook was responsible for the narrow margin of points in the final result. J. Herbert, on the wing, was uncertain at I times what to do. This cost his side a try. Lemon and Flay at liveeighths with Cheat. behind a dominant, pack wore responsible for some eharm- ! ing exhibitions of passing, and making the game open, from which Ludbrook scored their try. Of the forwards, H. Herbert, Mason and -Morris were a hard-working trio, their line work was very good'. Neuman .was] prominent in the open, his fast following up preventing the other side from getting away on several occasions. This also applies to Flay. OTHER RESULTS. \ Kaw'akawa beat Ngawha, at Kawakawa, by 11 points to 3. | Okaihau beat Waihon. at Waihou, by I II points to nil. j JUNIORS. j Kaikohe played a drawn game with. Oka Ilian, at Okaihau, 3—3. j Ohaeawai heat Waihou, at Ohaeawai, I 9—o. | Kawakawa had a. bye. j