RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21819, 6 June 1934, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT BOARD The cases of two junior players ordered of! in recent matches were considered at last ; overling's meeting of the junior management hoard of the Auckland Rugby Union, An Eastern Suburbs'player appeared beforo the board and received suspension for one playing Saturday. A North Shore player was suspended pending his fappearance'..before the board. The following transfers were granted:—E. K. .Carter, Grammar to Parnell; I. McChesnay, Tamaki to Parnell. It was resolved that members of the board would continue to visit various grounds on .Saturdays for the purpose of woighing junior teams. WIN FOR AUCKLAND B THAMES TEAM DEFEATED [from our own correspondent] THAMES, Tuesday The Auckland B Rugby team defeated Thames yesterday by 35 points to 14. There was a large attendance and the weather was beautifully fine. The Thames forwards played a better game than the Auckland pa«k but the visiting backs .were decidedly superior, especially on, defence. Auckland was the first to score but at half-time >Thames led •by one point, the score being .6 to 5 in the home team's favour. However, _in the second spell Auckland soon regained the lead and held the advantage, eventually winning by, 25 points to 14; For Auckland tries were scored by Buckley (2), Pearson. Aro, Drake, Thomas and Morgan. Sl.vfield converted one' try and Paton one. For Thames tries were scored by Barbarlich, ' Stanaway, Gordon and Russick. Savage converted one try. WAIHPS NEW GROUND ! OFFICIAL OPENING HELD - v [BY ' TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] WAIHI, Tuesday Wnihi's new football field, to be known as the Rugby Park, was officially opened yesterday, by Mr. S. S. Dean, who represented the New Zealand Rugby Union, from wliicn body the Waihr Union borrowed £6OO for the erection of a grandstand ..and the.com-, pletion of 'the equipment of the ground. After being welcomed by the Mayor, Mr.: W: M. Wallnutt. and the president of tho union, Mr. J. McDermott, Mr. Dean, in declaring the field open, complimented the executive and all associated with it on the splendid work accomplished since the acquisition of the ground eight months ago. The present facilities, he said, marked an epoch in the game in Wailii, and tho park would be an asset not only to the union, but to the town and district. After Mrs. McDermott had been called upon to kick-off, the first representative match of the season against Morrinsville v.-as proceeded with and resulted in a win for the visitors after a fast open game, by 15 pointß to 10. There was little to choose between the opposing forwards, but the Morrinsville backs combined better in attack than the Wailu rearguard, and were! largely responsible for the five trieß secured. Waihi's score consisted of two tries and a dropped goal. MATCH AT COROMANDEL [from our own correspondent] COROMANDEL. Tuesday .In a representative match before a large: attendance, the Mercury Bay representatives defeated G'oromandel for the Montgomary Shield by 21 points to y,. During the second half tho Coromandel fallback, P. Singleton, had to retire with an injured knee. WHAKATANE BEATS OPOTIKI [by telegraph OWN correspondent] 1 WHAKATANE, Tuesday The Whakatano representatives beat the Opotiki representatives by 16 points to 6 at. Whakatane yesterday in a match for tho Pa rat a. Cup. Rangitaiki juniors defeated Whakatane juniors by 5 points to 0. GAMES AT KAITAIA [by telegraph —OWN correspondent] KAITAIA, Tuesday A most successful seven-a-side tournament was held by tho Mangonui Rugby Union at Kaitaia yesterday, the proceeds being for the county hospital enlargement fund. Ten senior, 11 junior and seven third grade teams entered for the tournament and soma good spectacular play was witnessed by a large attendance. In the senior division Kaitaia B and Ahipara played in the semifinals, Kaitaia winning by one point. Owing to darkness the final between Kaitaia and Awanui had to be postponed. In the junior division the final could not bo played on or, account of the darkness. The final in tho third grade section was won by Kaitaia A, which beat Valley by 3 points to 0. SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday Tho annual seven-a-side Rugby tournament was held yesterday in fine weather, in the presence of a large gathering. B'ifty-two teama competed. Senior division final: Ohura, ?, v. Taumarunui, 5. Junior final: Ongarue, 6, v. Te Kuiti. 3. Third grade final: Ohaknne, 12, v. Manunui, 0. Schools' final: Ngapuke, 9, v. Taumarunui, 0. MATAMATA BEATS TE AROHA [from our own correspondent] TE AROHA, Tuesday A Rugby football match was played here yesterday between tho Matamata and Te Aroha representative teams, the former winning by 26 points to G. Tries for Matamata were scored by D. Carlson (3), Solomon (2) and W. Carlson. Tho last-named converted two tries and kicked a_ penalty goal, whilo Settle potted a goal. Kelvin and McCarthy scored for Te Aroha. Matamata won the junior match by 8 points to 3, while in tho third grado tho result was a draw without any ecore.