Drawing To A Close

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

Drawing To A Close

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Ashburton Rep.) With the approach of the final . matches m. trie Ashburton Rugby. Union's senior competition, all in-, terest is, being centred on the ; ._i.m.atch. v .between; • - Old. , Boys . and . '.-. 7'Hanipstea, next Satu relay. ,7 .7.^7/ ; THIS, shpuld decide\the winner -of! the . '*7 WattersV- Cu,^ is ' $till a /further-:/ set'/ pf -.matches' to be' '; ;y'layed '.bef dr& ji'h'e 7.dra\y-. 13 completed. 7 : jv Old Boys : uij'e : l.'fadlhg b* . one, ppin't; S& /-that: -V-jri-'- : the event of .the .hiatclv 'going tp^fHampstead; .a furtner7g?iin : e •tfifl prQpably.'o'i necessary to. \ decide, ' 'tJie'-ipremi.. rship. > -,'■ '-••■ .' '■ 'v'-,-'.. , ; ..... TLast Saturday, Hampstead were lucky m not. being beaten by Rakaia and can only attribute, their, win .to... the misfor-; 'tunes of the other side. 7- A -77 V ■:. 7 Waterhous'e/a nippy player! and one. of the mainstays of the^Rakaiavtearh, was, unfortunate m his; penalty kicking i and although ; he' seerried'Jto; exercise care In .pjacing, the ball • alwaysVrnanaged/to soar/clear of the posts. >' ' 7 (fn^the ;6tl*iW>hand, il.ulhernof^arhp- '. steadj r v cpn.verted ; : every, .try;-;:, the-. .kicking. ,' being7ii6stl'y^frQhi difficult angles. Spectac|ijla'r •trics.iwete scored by "Waterhouse. • who.'. evaded 1 capture iri,. a sprint of three parts 7 the ''length "of the field ahd Day (Hampstead) who took the. ball on the full and dashed from Half-way. Tatterson, . , m Rakaia's three-f-uarter liije.V.-tvas , very :,.safe:/ancl kept .his side but of';;:di.fflculty'^/.Kapley; . at. haif-back, , was nippy.- ' 777- :7 3:;: : ■'-.■'/-A '?'.A- : ' Of 'the fprwards.VSmith was always to the .fore, ,-w_hile OJRellly (wing-forward) diMplayed good judgment m his movements. ' '■ '. • For Hampstead,. Terris gave a fairly good display at half-back, but was occasionally out-of position. Tainui did ; riot show up so prominently as he has done m the past. 7 -Stephens, ori one '-.wing, handled the ball nicely. Alexander, ori Jhe other, showH plenty of speed when the- ball came his way.'' 7 ' . A". ■ 7 In the front ranks, Mv I hern was a tower of strength to his side. Of the '.■ . ren^alnder, : Whltlpg-was perhaps, the . , i. - /.mpst butstahaing,, although Crowe and -. •.'•/■ Mllli'champ. we're, first out .'ln some In* 'stances.*'/