RUGBY FOOTBALL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

GOLDEN BAY SUB-UNION S SUCCESS SENIOR \\l> .11 NI OK CHAMPION Ol CHAMPIONS N VI l I! I) \ Y S I \l,< ONER OP .M ATCII m i i ' lb, Gulden Hay Sub-union's no ( l;.:i!,|)ioiishi|). defeated the Viiii irk., oh union's junior champions, Kiw.ik.i m Hie annual Falconer Cup o>.iidi l>\ 21 poiii'-. lo 9 This success. !•' ■ tin■: Willi ('ollingwood's defeat of Ended ' .Uoi uck. i i by 22 ponds to 3 in the Maii<■ y Cop match at ('ollingwood llie previous week. brings both the champion of champions trophies into 'tin Golden Bay .Sub-union's area for the 1941 season. Though, because of the absence of I both teams from the field of play for a period of some weeks, the junior match ! last Saturday was not a particularly brilliant exhibition of Rugby, it nevertheless provided plenty of thrills for Die spectators. Golden Bay fielded lightly the heavier team, and turned their advantage in weight in the for- ! wards to good account. The backs i received the ball from the majority of the so' .serums ancl at times handled ! well. The visiting forwards were good ;in the loose, but the backs failed to 1 impress. | The teams were: ! Riwaka: B. Howling; W. Fry, K. j Sparkos. M. Fry; P. Rowling, W. Hop- ; ping; \V. Stevens; K. Trewavas, M. ! Smith, S. Newport; T. Mickell, D. CeJerman, C. Atkins, A. Brown, N. ! Bradley. : Golden Bay; J. Beattie; F. Robertson, ' L. Papps, C. Walker; Cliff Organ, Char. ik. Organ, Love; Manson, Connelly, B. D’apps; F. Grant, Jim Roberston, P. j Byrne, C. Hill; S. Grant. I Saturday being the hottest spring day to date, conditions were warm for foot- ; ball and in the first spell Bay had the | disadvantage of a strong sun in their eyes. However, their heavier forwards soon took play into Riwaka territory, where a nice line kick by F. Grant was ; the prelude to a strong Bay attack in ; the corner. From a serum the Bay backs initiated a smart piece of passing. The movement broke down at the crucial moment and the forwards packed, Hill diving over from the melee. Walker’s kick failed. Golden Bay 3-0. A few minutes later, the Bay forwards pressed hard in front of the uprights and Riwaka were penalised. Beattie had no trouble in finding the posts. Bay 0-0. Riwaka rallied and the forwards, led by Cederman, who was always a toiler, made several sorties into Bay’s twenty - I five. Breaking away from a scrum. Bradley dodged and "dummied” his i way through for a nice try. Cederman ; failed to convert. Riwaka 3-0. ' Open play in the visitors’ twenty-five towards the close of the spell had the er wd on its toes. The climax came when a lighnting thrust saw Charlie i Organ dash over for a try. Beattie’s kick went wide. Golden Bay 9-3. In the early part of the second spell I Riwaka put more sting into .heir play, i A loose rush by the forwards resulted : in a try which Cederman failed to convert. Riwaka 0-9. At this stage, both teams were making the pace willing and throwing the | ball about with abandon. The home i b cks handled smartly. Walker reachled the line after a strong swerving run, ! but his pass to F. Robertson was drop- j ' ped. A penalty kick by Connelly a | [minute later struck the cross-bar and ! bounced over. Golden Bay 12-6. Thomason, who had replaced Love at j j the interval, was in the picture on two i I occasions within the next few minutes, firstly with a brilliant dash down the [side-line which just failed to reach the objective, and then with a nice goal from a penalty. Golden Bay 15-0. Organ, Hill and Connelly combined nicely in a swift passing movement to [ produce the home team’s next try, the j latter touching down after a spectacular |cu -in, but missing an easy shot at ’goal. Golden Bay 18-0. Shortly afterwards. Cliff Organ out- i ! paced the opposition in a dash down the j ; side-line to score wide out. Walker’s kick missed. Golden Bay 21-0. Just on time Riwaka staged a deter— I mined onslaught and Fry and Sparkes were seen in one of the smartest pass-| ing movements of the afternoon which | [ended in u try by the latter. The kick j failed as the final whistle bldw, leaving I Golden Bay winners by 21 points to 9.1 Mr H. Rangi, of Motueka, refereed. I