WERE LUCKY

NZ Truth, Issue 1229, 20 June 1929, Page 16

WERE LUCKY

Marist Extend The Champ. Eeaders (From 1 "N'Z. Truth's"; Wanganui Rep.) Kaierau, the leaders m the Cup fixtures, had great luck that their • game against Marist did not end m a draw or even a defeat. 7 ■ ' DIGHT up to within a few" seconds ; of ** the bell the scores- read, three *all and by a streak of good fortune a . Marist attack, which was nullified by fau lty Xpassing, resulted m a reverse. Brokie got away to* score uncler'the goal for Kaierau and Couplahd. cofrverted. 8-3; '• " " '■ y :; The: game throughout was a poor fe*hibition of the finer points of. football, . arid,, most-of the time was more or less, a scramble. - Walls, the Kaierau half, got Injuredright at the start of the game and was-*. taken -to hospital. Simpson went, on m his: place. . He'was slow m handling and several times let Kruse through. Darby was .another failure 'oh the day's play, and, so far, this season ' has shown, very little of his former

cleverness. * The» maro.o'n pack wereas good as ever and got possession most of ' the time m the scrums 7 .In' the tight they do.-good-work, but once m the loose, lighter forwards like Marist are more than their equal. - The weight of Kennedy

was missed In the Marist scrum. and. llke-v wise the services of Oxley, who is still on the , sick list. . Gallagher, who was played full-back for the greens, was a decided improvement. . . v . . • Harrison only this season removed from the '. juniorsC also continues to play consistently. McLean although. not success-:, • ful. gave some good exhibitions, of long?- .-,. distance kicking, but m this respect he is .'. riot" up ,to, the -standard of Tilley. , ■'":"' Tech. Old Boys were expected to make" 'a ."i.bjq fight against Wanganui Old Boys, bur they .gave a very\poor dlteplay and -were beaten- 34 to 3. .** . The previous Safufaay, : Tech.. had beaten Kaierau— the. only defeat suffered' by tbe maroons/ this season. It" came as a surprise to see Tech. overwhelmed fore and aft by -Old Boys. Old Boys' forwards more than held their .own m the scrums, and when their backs got going they simply waltzed through the opposition. Blythe was 'solid behind the scrum, apd i fed his supports well.' Fletcher did good wbrk at first five-eighths, rwhile Sha,w was brilliant, making- many splendid openings and passing well. / .. ■»-,.-■.- Carlson, m the centre, .was 'm 7 capital form." He' is 'a much-improved player.."' and is certainly unlucky 'to liave ni'isSeflthe trip to- Australia? ■; -„-- -'-• Sprlggens proved himself a speedy, clever 'winger.- Mcßae, Anderson and MurieT were conspicuous among the, .* '.' forwards. Pirates defeated* County by. 12 . to 37They held their own m the forwards' and * * their, backs showed some pretty .passing---' • rushes occasionally. - '.- . . : ,v .-.