SEVEN-A-BIDE RUGBY

Northland Age, Volume 25, Issue 6, 4 June 1925, Page 5

SEVEN-A-BIDE RUGBY

JUNIOR TOURNEY AT KAITAIA HONOURS TO KAITAIA Fine weather conditions prevailed for the seven.a-sids junior Rugby tourney at Sunray Park yesterday. Seven teams competed and some interesting bouts were witnessed. Meeting in the final Kaitaia and Waipapakauri oontested the issue to a finish, Kaitaia winning by 6 to nil. Each player in the winning team received a cap. KAITAIA A v. KAITAIA B Kaitaia A defeated Kaitaia B by 3 to nil. C. Taaffe scored for the winners. AWANUI v. TAKAHUE This was a good game. The ball was kicked behind the Takahue line and Hutley had a clear run to score. Not converted. During a bit of hard play in Takahue’s quarter Smith forced his way ever the line and scored. Not converted. The game ended, Awanui 6; Takahue nil. WAIPAPAKAURI v. ORURU Waipapakauri started a good passing movement and the ball was sent to S. Switzer who scored. It was not converted Oruru attacked and Hobson scored after some good play by Oruru. It was not converted. Waipap. kept up a strong attack and Oruru forced, this ended the game in favour of Waipap. 2nd Round KAITAIA B v. TAKAHUE B Takahue were given a free-kick in Kaitaia’s 25, and they were successful in kicking a goal. The score remained Takahue 3 ; Kaitaia nil. ORURU v TAKAHUE A. A fast run by J. Rider resulted in a try for Takahue. A good kick by D. Berghan added the extra points. Takahue kept up the offensive and N. Simun picked up the ball in Oruru’s 25 and scored. The game ended Takahue 8; Oruru nil. KAITAIA A v TAKAHUE B Shortly alter commencing play the ball was kicked behind Takahue’s line, and Taaffe, putting in a fast run beat a Takahue man for the ball and scored. Not converted. Charlie Masters put in some good play and transferred the ball to Maurice Masters who scored a well earned try. No goal. From a lineout the ball was sent to A. Davis who scored. No goal. From some hard play in Takabue’s quarter the ball was kicked behind the lice and Shrader scored an easy try for Kaitaia. Not converted. Play ended Kaitaia 12; Takahue nil. W AIPAPAKAURI v AWANUI This was a well contested game. A good passing movement by Waipap. resulted in N. Job scoring. Not con- ► verled. Waipap. were the winners by 3 to ni’. KAITAIA A v. TAKAHUE. The ball was sent out to Davis (Kaitaia) who had a clear run along the line and scored between the posts. No goal. Clever play by Murdoch resulted in anothU er try tor Kaitaia. Unconverted. Davis (Kaitaia) put in some good play and scored between the posts. No goal. Murdoch secured the ball near the side-line and had a clear run to score. Charlie Masters converted. FINAL. WAIPAPAKAURI v. KAITAIA. KaiAia kicked off. Waipapakauri cairidß play with Kaitaias quarter and were given a free kick but were unsuccessful at goal. Taaffe (Kaitaia) put in some good play and narrowly missed scoring. Kaitaia kept play in Waipapakauri territory b«t a free kick relieved the position for. Davis put in some clever play for Kaitaia and scored. It f , was not converted. Maurice Masters secured the bail and putting in a good run . along the line scored for Kaitaia. Not oonverted. This ended the game. Kaitaia 6; Waipapakauri nil. Kaitaia A was the strongest team on the ground, but Waipapakauri are to be congratulated on their fine showing. The referees were Messrs E. Mitchell, * A. McKenzie, and L. Mclntosh. SCHOOL FOOTBALL. At Kaitaia yesterday the Kaitaia School football team defeated Peria by 9 to nil after a good game. For Kaitaia Stuart Matthews scored two tries and Don Whitefield one. The Kaitaia team was: S. Matthews, D. Whitefield, J. Puckey, G Bell, B. Bell, C. Puckey, D. Gallagher, T. Berghan, E. Jameson, P. McKeown, K. Wilson, M. Crene, R. Brott, H. Ballantine, B. Ballantine. The Peril team was: F. Maugham, J. King, S. Kitchen, V. Hayden, W. Marsh, P. Harrison, A. N. Other, J. Harrison, L. Martin, E. Kelsall, J. Renata, D. Marsh, D. Martin, W. Povey, E. Wilkinson. Mr. E. Mitchell was referee. There were no matches in the Mangonui Union competition on Saturday last. The matches set down for that date will be _ played on June 13th and will complete the first round in the senior competition. The senior seven-a-side tournament will be held on Sunray Park on Saturday next and should prove very interesting. The first round starts at 1 p.m. sharp. The junior'matchcs set down for Saturd»y next will be played.