THE RUGBY GAME.

Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 35

THE RUGBY GAME.

AIHAMBBA V.. KAIEOHAI,

j Notwithstanding the weather, a good crowd ! rolled up at She Caledoniim ground bo witness I tha Kaikoi-ai-AlhambE9E matell. No doubt the i web ball g?vvej a greater interest fco the match in thai; the Alkambra supporters looked fco their forwards to wm. the match* and ifc was thought by a. large number g£ person* what the Eaifcouai backs woofd noS be able to handle- the leather: 'J?lie result proved that the Opoho team- were outcfassed' in every department, except perhaps line-owfr work; Ka^korai (blues) won the ioa«, *and.pUyed' witn fcb.3 wind at rhsir backs. Just i es the ball was kicked off. a very hx-avy shower 6f slcefc and snow, came on, and lasted nearly all the firat spell. Hobson kicked offl> and the ball went out in> neutral territory. After the throw in the Blues' forwards, headad by Mucphy and! M'Laren, were stopped by OUnningasm' when looking very dangerous; From the scrum Jacltaon gotS away, and wtts thrown oat clcsa to the- line; A scrum was ■ formed right on the line, bub hard kicking by the Blues'" forwards resulted in. a force against i the Colours; From, thia pointr until the end of the first agell the Alhambra foxw«ds hardly ever got the bait in- the scrums, and iihe Bluets gob on some gacd passing; rushes. Sinclair atone time' made a, spleniied d«dg;y ruir, and was only collared' by King when just- on the Ihie. From the scrum ano'uher force, against the Colours- resulted. G'ivea' kicked out, and Wood returning the kick, Annifc (who- was playing third half back during the. whole game) followed up,, and vecg nearly sensed, King j'usfe forcing ia fche nick oE time. Prora » ecrura. in tha Alhambra'a- twenty-five Jackson wbinget! the ball oub vecy smartly to Sinclair, who trarsfffifrred to Asmitr, and that player* with one- of bis dodgy runs, scored., Wood: took the kick and registered the desired goal. From the kic&--outt Eerr- returned, and- Canniugham knocking on « scrum was formed in front of the Albambra goal. Jackson got clear *.way from tee scrum, and,, T.. Cunningham being oufc of his. place,, scored. Wood took, thfekuskr, bufc was. unsuccessful. Shottiy after hslf time was called with the. seora-afc Bto nik Shortly after the second spell started Sinclair made a grand run, aad when- he gofe ta the full back passed to Aumifc, who r-aain unopposed between* the posts. Wood kicked a goal. Score, Kaikorar 13 to nil 1 . This livened up the Alhambra forwards, and after a good dribbling rush, headed by Roderick, M'Bwac, and Kennedy, the latter scored. Roderick took the kick, bufc made a bad attempt;. Score, Kaikorai 13, Alhambra 3. From this poinfe fco the finish the Alh&mbra forwards had the best of the scram work, but no further score resulted. The game thus resulted, Kaikorai ...13 points Albambra ...3 points

Other Matches.

The Star and Bavaasbonrae tact st R&venffbourns under very unfa vourabl'a circumstances, although fchfl' ground was in good con&itioa considering th» quantity of rain thjtfc bad i »Vtsa. The Star played with 13 men, and in the first spell there was no score. In- the second spell; with the wind behind them, the Sfcar assumed the offensive, and Elder ran np to the goal ime, wnere he lost the ball, and in the sccambk that followed the ball was knocked behind t&e poats 1 , where Walker secured ife, R. B&tinsfc converting. Shortly afterwards E. Bemjeb secured possession, and running through the Ravensbourae backß geored behind the posts, and taking the kick himself placed an easy goal. Justs before time, a passing ruuh resulted in M'Laren scoring, bub the kick was unsuccessful. There waff no further scora, the Star winnipg by 13 points to nil. Mr A. Spenoe gave every (Satisfaction as referee, The- Northern Firsts defeated bfye Higb, School

James and O'Driscoll' for the Northeca ; whfle Ulrich, after tv splendid run, scored for the School.. Mr Fsaaes controlled' the game, in a very satisfactory manner.