COLLEGE RUGBY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20301, 8 July 1929, Page 13

COLLEGE RUGBY.

MOUNT ALBERT V. KING'S. The first quarter in the_ match bety.eeu .Mount Albert Grammar School and King's College, played oh Saturday, found .Mount Albert defending splendidly in the faco of a strong breeze. King's did not take advantage of the conditions and it was successfully held until the first change over. Mount Albert adopted high punting and fast following-up tactics, and soon had the opposition in diflicultiea. Kings relieved with spaumodic bursts by the inside, backs. Mount Albert was the first to ecore from a penalty, the result of a scrum infringement by King's. Play ranged up and dovnfield until half-t.imo without either side adding to tho score. _which war,:—Mount Albert Grammar, 3: King's College, 0. On resuming King's made a whirlwind attack, but poor handling among the backs lost it an opportunity to ecore. However, lifter persistent effort, Caughey cut through tho opposition to register a fine try, v;bich was not converted. Mount Albert, undaunted. forced the play, and success carao when Speuco tricked the defence and ran over to Bcore. The kick failed. The teams changed ' round for the last quarter with the score 6-3 in Mount Alberts favour. Favoured by the wind the Grammar team adopted pnnting tactics. After a short siege Spenco piorced the defence and tho try v: n 6 converted Soon afterwords vivian dropped a pood goal. Mount Albert had Kind's penned up now. and Pence was the nert to cross the line, following a fonvard rush, tho kick being successful. The end came soon afterwards vith the _ scores :- Mount Albert Grammar, 20; Kings College. SACRED HEART V. GRAMMAR. Suckland Grammar defeated Sacred Heart on Saturday bv It points to 3 Sacred Heart had the benefit ol the wind on startinr but the Grammar backs showed sure handling in nttacl; and defcr.ee and offset this advantage to pome csfe.nt. Grammarwent very close to scoring. Hie movement being checked right on the lino. McFarlane made a nice run end scored. .lie kick failed. Tonoa shifled play veil downfield und put Sacred Heart on the offeu?ire. A almost reunited. C ollins t (orein" in the face of a desperate attack. Grammar took play into the opposition leiritorv and Colons secured to dash over. Nev.'ton converted. ihe half-time score was: Auckland Grammar, 8: Sacred Heart, 0. , Sacred Heart attacked on resuming av-.d following u bright, run by Ilnra McCarthy carried on to scor-' an unconvi rtecl try. A F»r ; es of scrums followed, Hanunond jurt failing in a bright dash. Shortly afterwards the same plnycr cot over, but tie k'ck failed. Grammar stm attacked and from a rearguard attack MeFarliMic f-con-d. The kick failed. 'i'here v.as no further scoring. although both sides attacked strongly before time was called. The game ended w.tli tbe rcoreaAuckland Granicuar. It; Sailed Heart, 3. THAMES TEAM'S SUCCESS. SOL Til AUCKLAND DEFEATED. r Mi- Tr,i.Eon.\rrr—cavn corn':?ro:;pent.] PUKEKOHE, Saturday. The. Ifugbv match between Thames and South Auckland at Pukekobo this afternoon tva3 a bard fought, even contest. \Vitn a well-earned try in tho final ten minutes Thames won by t> points to 3. There wis little to choose betwecu tho teamj. but by improving m their buek play a? the game proceeded Thames obtained a win. Thames opened brightly, and with :ireo handling of the ball, twice *'-onng. , Smart, work in the loose by Plcydell helped South Auckland to send Thamca back aiid tbe visilors bad an anxious few seconds. [• rom plav in mid field Austen beat three opponents and sent, Hamilton and G. Brownleo awav. The bitter scored South Auckland's only try. 'll'.e kick faili"!. In the second quarter Harrison '"'•■r-rei)t«-'d a pass, made a dash for lO.vds. brushed past the tackle of South Auck-1-ind's fullliaeV and scored near tho corner. Th« kick failed, and the scores wer" even. Thames attacked repeatedly in the third quarter, but failed to score. In the final quarter 'ihemes pewevered with passing movement". tmal y a fast, clean rush saw the ball pass along their, whole line of backs and Morr.sse-/ seoro near tho corner. This was the tin . s-ort. . a strong effort by South Aueklr.::-! to rotriovo the position failing to penetrate tue Thames defence.