Kaitaia Juniors Beat Hikurangi
(Special> KAITAIA, This Day. Kaitaia junior footballers scored a convincing win from Hikurangi juniors by 22 points to 9 in a friendly game at Kaitaia on Saturday. This was the only local fixture oi the day. main interest being centred on Mangonui's challenge for the Harding Shield at Kaikohe, which drew a fairly large following from the Far North.
The Kaitaia boys’ win was meritorious in that Hikurangi this season has been runner-up in the Whangarei junior competition.
With the A. & P. Oval in good order the juniors provided only a small gallery with a fast exhibition in whicn play was more even than the score showed.
Hikurangi forwards dominated the tight, but .Kaitaia countered in the loose with effective break-through tactics. Both sets of backs threw the ball about willingly, the MacKenzio brothers showing most initiative among the home team, while K. Taylor was an inspiring five-eighth for the visitors.
• For Hikurangi, Middleton and Cochrane each scored tries. Kaitaia’s points came from tries by B. and R. MacKenzio. W. Hoddlo and J. Julian. K. McPherson converted two and kicked two -penalty goals, and L. Beazley converted one. Kaitaia led 9—o at half-time. Referee was Mr H. Dean, of Awar.ui.
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Northern Advocate, 1 September 1947, Page 3
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