GAMES IN WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11252, 3 July 1922, Page 11

GAMES IN WAIRARAPA

GOOD DISPLAY OF RUGBY GKEYTOWN WIN FROM RED STAR. (By. Telegraph —Special to "Times.”) .MASTER-TON, July 1. The Wairarapa Rugby Union’s championsiiip competitions were continued this afternoon. *in showery weather and on very heavy grounds. Uhe -principal senior game was played at Masterton between Red Star and Grey town. Ihe gam© was a decidedly interesting one and was on© of the host displays ot foot- ; ball seen in the Wairarapa for some considerable time. It was a contest between Greytown backs and Red Star forwards, and the Greytown backs won. They gave a brilliant display of passing/ despite the heavy ball and ground, in fact better than anything seen m Wairarapa this season. WELL COACHED. Their work displayed intelligent and persistent coaching. By their tricky play they easily demonstrated that they are the best back division in the Waira* rapa. They tossed the ball about freely in the first spell and hod Red Star almost continually on the defensive. Red Star forwards played a good game, but they had a hard task in the first half ns their backs, with the exception of about three, failed to show form. GREYTOWN FORGE AHEAD. In tho first half of the game Greytown put up 16 points (three tries, two of which were scored and a penalty goal) to nil. In the second spell the Red Star forwards held the upper hand and Greytown were rarely dangerous. On several occasions the Greytown team ©ought relief by forcing down. Red Star were, almost the whole spell, attacking, and the good collaring by tho team prevented the Greytown backs from getting going, while the heavy ball began to militate against their back play. After Red Star had narrowly missed a score on several occasions. Fuller, an ex* Berhamporo player, darted over the lino and touched down No goal resulted. The game ended Greytown 16 Red Star 1 3 RED STAR HANDICAPPED. Fuller played a great game for Red Star in the "back division, while Bishop and Sbuthgate al§o did splendid work. All the "Star” forwards played well, the team being handicapped, by having their half-back, Flaws, who is Wairarapa’s representative, away owing to in. jury, while their wing-forward, Dixon, was also absent for some reason.

OTHER SENIOR GAMES

ANOTHER WIN FOR CARTERTON. At Masterton the Carterton seniors defeated Masterton bv 11 points to 3. GLADSTONE v. TENUI. At Carterton the Gladstone seniors defeated Tenui tjy 43 points to 6. CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE . CARTERTON IN LEADING POSITION. Carterton displaces Red Star for first place in the championship table, the position of the teams being as follows:

JUNIOR GAME. At Greytown on Saturday afternoon Wairarapa and Bush junior representative teams.met. The ground was heavy and after a hard tussle, in which play was confined mainly to the forwards, Wairarapa won by 9 points to 3. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM TO PLAT SOUTHERN HAWKE’S BAT. The following team was selected by Messrs J. O’Leary, E. McKenzie, and M. Magnire on Saturday night to represent Wairarapa against Southern Hawke’s Bay at Carterton next Saturday:—- ‘ Full-hack, B. Booth (Gladstone); threequarters, Reid (Carterton), Provan (Masterton), and M. Jury (Greytown); fiveeighths), F. Juno (Featherston) and R. Jury (Greytown); half-back, F. Booth (Gladstone); wing forward, J. Donald (Featherston); forwards, Q. Donald (Featherston), A. Desmond (Carterton), W. Devine (Red Star), Bacon (Masterton), Knowles (Carterton). S. Willoughby (Red Star), and Stunnell (Greytown). Emergencies: Backs, Carson (Red Star), Burt (Featherston) and Buroh (Greytown); forwards, Clarke (Red Star), Wickens (Red Star) and/Feast (Greytown). V. Flaws (Red Star), who he been playing in the half-back position for the Wairarapa representative team, was not available for selection owing to a poisoned -hand. LIST OF FIXTURES THIS SEASON’S PROGRAMME. At a meeting of the management committee of the Wairarapa Rugby Union at Carterton on Saturday night tho following senior representative fixtures were arranged:— •Wairarapa v. All Blacks, at Master, ton, on July 19th. Wairarapa v. Hawke’s Bay, at Master ton, on August sth. Wairarapa v. Auckland, at Masterton. on August 30th. Wairarapa v. Bush Union, at Master ton. Wairarapa v. Golden Bay, at Feather ston. Wairarapa v. South Canterbury, at Greytown. Matches are also to bo played in Wairarapa with Marlborough and Nelson while it is also probable that homo-and-home matches with Wellington will be arranged.

Carterton W.I* D. F. A. Ch. 12 Red Star , 5 2 1 78 37 11 Gladstone <} 1 112 41 11 GrcV'town i 3 X 116 36 9 Featherstoa 3 4 0 83 93 6 Masterton .... 5 X 53 122 5 Tenui 0 8 0 49 216 0