POOR DISPLAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1227, 6 June 1929, Page 16

POOR DISPLAY

Cetiisbrook Game .Was ■■■ A Wash-out (From "N.Z. Truth's" Dunedin Rep.) • ■ '-And to think' that years ago this.---v used to be the match of the season," wistfully observed an old Rugby fan m the; Carisbroqk Park press-stand, as, m the last quarter of the Alhambra— Kaikorai match on';..., Saturday,, the H.UI-men, with ,; two -siidde.n;;trie"si p^t':^ icapjtal D- , " to their' defeat of the Bamas. ' ' THE game opened well, but faded out .miserably..' • ' .. ■ Ross, Kaikorai's skipper, played a wonderful game. Always there to take : his place m the- defence, and ever a trier when within striking . distance, , Ross is one of the best five-eighths m Dunedin this season. 1 : : . Hard ;as ■ the'vprpyerbial "hobs" and as game as -. they'make , 'em, he should be

well m the running for the August - September, ynorth- . crn tour. Monk- played his best game this season • and ■'.; showed ■"considerable improvement on his earlier form as a defender. • I f Braithwraite wouJd only run straight what . . • a valuable insider- he would be? That he c'ahdo:.so he show-, ed on Saturday.- .'.'.- Bottirig opened •■ Kaikorai's tally by , nipping, round a

scrum under Al- . harnbra-'s goal;- He.; was sound .all through, and never left his five-eighths begging. ' > .: Burl ey was Bamba's handy man m the lirie-outs— -must liave : taken a tip from Cay (N,SS.\Y.) oi\ the previous Saturday. Fouling theballas it en tered tv tlie scrum was very prevalent, and Campbell. looked to be the chief offender. Nor could his persistent "scouting" round for thejoose stuff be said ;to have enhanced his past . reputatiqn as a useful forward. Although feeling the effects of ; a previous; injury to his thigh, Ron. Calf lander, skippering the; : losers,- had his iron m every part of the' fire. t , But for their skipper and dauntless little 'half-back/ Davis, .Bainbas Would _ : . have been In 'a pretty pickle, ■ On- defence, . Pavis .is-'; as- good as any 'half- m -the competition. On Saturday he r; got plenty of opportunity, to exercise his :,'. talent.-' :-; ■■ •, '• '■.[.■' , ' ' '■■'■". ;"'.- ' '.•■''■' c The full score was 19-0, and the victors & were without Charlie .Sonntag : (m AA ret- :. lington, awaiting. All Black .trial).. „ . •>.: -',' Next-, Saturday's games 1 Syill decided a _■' crucial' stagey ofLthe, - : c6mpie,tition'i3 first .round;:, and,'. everybody: is asking if Pirates 1 can lidld Kaikorai. "If- ..tliey- can, even * with .a draw, they will dislodge: Varsity -'. -A from" the, top of the ladder. , " ■ ■ : ' As positions are" at .present, Pirates ■ • are level with the students, but as i the latter, have no' mjatch, ofr. Saturday(they played off the fixture : earlier " In |h6 'season owing to" the -'term;' yacAion)' Pirates. have a great chance of «shlng their noses a point or two