KERIKERI

Northern Advocate, 18 August 1936, Page 6

KERIKERI

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

If t The last match of the season was : played at Kerikeri against Oromahoe, k and, after a hard-fought tussle, resultI' eds in a win for the visitors by 6—3. This-Was by far the best game played I; - on the Kerikeri ground this season, and |r ■ , it is to be regretted that the home did not display such good form 11,/I 1 ,/ earlier in the season, when, owing to l>. ; a ddntinued series of defeats, a slump jfe. teemed to have set in, and, with the %: Tir-'Weeeptlbn of a faithful few, keenness g' absent from the members of the club. . f ' During the whole of the first half, L . Kerikeri pressed hard, and kept the W: ui; the ehemy’s area practically all P the time. First blood was drawn by • W. Pehe, who scored a splendid try %. ' v '- 'after a concerted rush by the visitors from well inside their own territory. This was quickly followed by a goal - scored from a penalty kick by Cooke, v/hich brought the score level at halfI- ,: -time. The second half started well for the a* • ■ home team, but was a series of missed I opportunities. In the first few minfe . ‘ utes they were awarded a free kick for obstruction, but failed to score. | This happened again after Harris had carried the ball with a wonderful exl: hibition of speed and dodging, but once m more Kerikeri failed to make the most of their chances, p;, / Oromahoe\ scored their second try about halfway through the second pert ' - iod, W. Pehe again touching down, but, owing to the manoeuvres of R. Young, the visitors failed to convert. Toff' wards the end of tho game. Tawhia, from a free kick given to Kerikeri, made a splendid effort to equalise the score, but . the ball hit the post and bounded back into play. Cooke, at back, and Karris and Young all played the best game of the season, especially the last-named player who sustained a severe blow on his eye early in the second half, which somewhat cramped his style. The teams were:—Oromahoe, F. ?• Tane, L. Tane, T. Apiata, S. Apiata, Perati, Pehe, C. Apiata, Ututange, L. Apiata, Penny, Halliday, M. Apiata, j. and T. Ashby. Kerikeri: Strongman, I C. Waha, Callender, Anderson, Smythe, ’ White, J. Waha, Harris, Bush, Young, ||\ Kingi, Reid, Butt, Cooke, Stirling. H; Mr W. Roberts refereed.