MANGONUI UNION

Northern Advocate, 30 July 1934, Page 2

MANGONUI UNION

COMPETITION PLAY. ONE SENIOR GAME. The results of Saturday’s games were as as follows: Senior. Awamii S, Ahipara 3. Valley has withdrawn from the competition, so Kaitaia had a bye. Junior. Owing to the uturu juniors having withdrawn from the competition the Ahipara-Otum match was abandoned. The Awanni-Valloy match was not played as the Awamii ground is under ■water. Third Grade, High School .12, Kaitaia 0. Valley 0, Awanui 3. AWANUI VERSUS AHIPARA. Playing in a sea of mud, on a ground that had already boon churned lip by the curtain-raiser, Awamii triumphed over Ahipara by S points to 3. Despite the conditions both teams opened up the game wherever possible. The sides were fairly evenly matched. The Awamii forwards were superior in the tight work, but Ahipara held their own in the loose. The backs were fairly even, with Ahipara showing the bettor combination. Although luck must always bo a factor under such conditions, the Awamii team fully deserved their | win, and their deciding try was a fine piece of work by T. Sattorthwaito.

Awanui kicked off, and Ahipara were soon on the attack, but Awanui drove them out. Play hung round midfield for a spell until Jack Walters put in a nice kick for C. Berghau to follow up and nearly score. Play was in Awanui’s half for a while, until the black forwards swept all before them r for Bentley to snap up and score wide out. Ford missed a difficult kick. — Awanui 3, Ahipara 0. Ahipara soon evened matters, when Waipouri followed up fast and scored from a dribbling rush. The kick failed. —Ahipara. 3, Awanui 3, The muddy conditions made good back play impossible, but the game was fast and exciting, with both sots of backs throwing the ball about, Awanui were attacking consistently now, but a missed penalty relieved the pressure. The blacks kept up the offensive, and Ahipara were compelled to force twice in quick succession. Ahipara had a turn when the Walter brothers broke away in a lovely run, but Fuller was there to save. Halftime came with tile score. —Awanui 3, Ahipara 3. On the resumption the Awanui forwards went off down the field, but Brown Walters forced. Ahipara were now on the attack, and with Waipouri playing a great game, were nearly over on several occasions. The next fry came when T. Satterthwaite gathered in from a scramble •in midfield, and broke through the defence to pass to Price, who went over near the posts. Ford goaled. —Awanui S, Ahipara 3, Awanui kept Ahipara in their own 9') with a series of swift forward rushes, but L. Tatnna relieved the pressure with a tricky run. Just prior to the call of time Ahipara worked play into Awanui’s 2~i, where a force saved the blacks, and the final score was: Awanui S Ahipara- 3 THIRD GRADE MATCH. The Kaitaia—High .School match, played as a curtain-raiser to the senior fixture on Saturday, was a good exhibition considering the state of the ground, Alan Cade proved himself a great general for the winners, and was a tower of strength in defence. For High School trios were secured by Nicholas (3) and J. Berghau. Mr A. Moricc refereed.