SEVEN-A-SIDE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 August 1928, Page 6

SEVEN-A-SIDE

HOLIDAY RUGBY '

"SIPI/ID" TOWWAMENTS

The annua! "Spud" Monday Rugby seven-a-side tournaments were'held" at l Trafalgar Park yesterday afternoon. There was little interest taken in the programme, there being but a mere handful of spectators present. The display of football was disappointing, the two' winning teams, Waimea in the senior and Wakatu in the' junior, being the only two teams, which had proper seven-a-side combination. Except for the Referees v. Rival match in the senior tournament the games in the competition resulted in decided wins, with few fight-to-the-iinish contests. The junior, matches provided some even struggles. Wakatu and Old Bovs had to play 15 minutes overtime before Wakatu "managed to get the winning points. SENIOR Waimea 8, Nelson 3 Wells opened Waimpa's scoring account with a try, after a gallop of over threequartcrs the length ot the field. Rogers converted. H. Snow crossed for Nelson. P. Keams streaked home for Waimea's final try. Pirates 18, Old Boys 0 Old Boys fielded a team which was a long way off senior seven-a-side strength, and went down to Pirates- by 18 points to nil. For Pirates, Hall, Bowers, Max (2), Fowler and Stringer scored tries. Referees 14 ; Rivals 11 The Referees v. Rival match, although not productive of spectacular football created great interest and was very en--tertaining. Croiicher, Eastgate, Hunter and Pike scored tries for the JReferees, Pike, who was playing in ■ his i stockings, converting one. For Rivals' Harris, Boyce and. Hawthorn scored a try each. Boyce converted one.

.Waimea 16, White Star 5 •White Star held their own until the change over, when Waimea showed their superiority in no uncertain manner. S. Newman went over for the White Stars only try, which was converted by the same player. Boyce (2),' Keams, and Watson crossed the line for Waimea. Wells and Sutton converting one each.

Pirates 11, Referees 3 Max scored a try, which Bowers converted, then Bowers went across.for a try. The players' team's form told on the referees' annuaF attempt to "come, but not before the controllers of the game had put 3 points to their credit through a try hy Croucher. Max streaked the length of the field for Pirates' final try. >

THE FINAL

Waimea 15, Pirates 5

It is a long time since a country team reached the final in a senior seven-a-side, but on this occasion two country teams took the field to settle the competition. It was : the best : match of the day. Pirates lost possession of thejball by kicking to half way, where Wells fielded, drew the winger and sent Boyce over. converted. F ; Fowler' caught Kearns after the latter had made a good' rim on the end of a Waimea back movement. Wells opened up the game again for Boyce to register his second try. He converted his own try. By disconnected play Pirates got to, Waimea's line, where Hall scored. Bowers kicked the goal from the sideline. Waimea's final try was.the result of a well-placed kick hy Wells, which Kearns fielded and ran in for the try, which Rogers converted. ' The Waimea players were—Watson (captain), Wells, Rogers, P. Kearns, Boyce, Sutton and Bird. Pirates—Bowers (captain), Fowler Max, Hall, Stringer, Bryant and Banham. THE JUNIORS In the first round of the junior competition College B, Wakatu B, Nelson B, Waimea and Rivals were eliminated Semi-finals Two Blues defeated College A B—3. Wakatu defeated Old Boys Nelson A 9, beat Two Blues 6. The- Final Wakatu were a better trained team than''Nelson A, and helped with the ability to throw the ball about, they ran out comparatively easy winners. For Wakatu Henley (2) and Best scored tries, Henley converting two and Russell one. G. Scoltock scored Nelson's single try The Wakatu players were L. White

(captain), G. While, Thomas, Henley, Russell, Best and Chapman. Nelson —Snow (captain), O'Malley, Allen, O. Scoltock, R. Scoltock, Moore and Creighton. i .

ptACE-KfCJUNQ COMPETITION chatterton~wins boon cup . Yeoterday, morning |he place. kicking competition for the BoonJCivp was held at'Trafalgar.Park. Chatterton (College) won the •trophy and Stewart (Nelson) was the runner-up.