RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15212, 10 May 1920, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

, SENIORS.

v OLD BOYS (3) v. HTJIA (0). The play between Huia and Old Boys was confined chiefly to the forwards, and the match produced nothing m the way of brilliant back pjay. Any passing that was commenced by either side was mulled before four persons had handled the ball. Old Boys 1 played two men short, and tho match -started 20 minutes late. Huia forwards attacked for, a short space at the start, but Old Boys turned the tables and their forwards kept Huia on the defensive practically the whole of the spell. There was no score at half-time. Soon after the commencement of the second half Hundleby, with a good kick, put play m striking distance and a bit of passing among the forwards ended m H. Langlands getting over. The goal was missed. Play for the remainder of the cranio was of a hard and even nature. No further score resulted. Mr O. R. Olsen was referee:

UNITED 4_7) v. HIGH SCHOOL (3)., ! Althoul^&tefeated High School put up j an attractive ,-.-, display against United,, j whose .more^weighty, pack • told and car- ! .rie_.''-" tfeem' _om'e. ■ Tl_t the vHjgh; -; -School backs, threw the ball about accur- '.'•; ately, and some pretty passing waß seen, ,y but UnifcedV defence was sound, an'dv no '.", score resulted. United made; repeated attempts to score, but without success. High '■; School were penalised .near" half -way j and • Harris kicked a fine goal. United 3, High : School 0. Shortly afterwards" Harris kicked another penalty goal.. United 6, High School 0. United attacked, their for-? wards having the better *of the scrum work. A period "of give and take, play ensued, followed by a pretty 'bit of passing, m which Pere, Mouat, and Priestly , participated.' Priestly secured again, and sent on to Te Arawa, who got within scoring distance i by a tricky run. He then nassed to Mouat, who scored well ottti ' No goal resulted. United 6, High School 3. Half-time came soon after. United Sacks brightened up m the second half, nnd play became very interesting. United i forwards worked play to. School's line and ; Corbett got over. ( United 9, High School ; 3. The remainder of the match saw United attacking practically continuously. High School put play to the other's territory occasionally but their line was con» .< tinually m danger. Further scores for United were obtained by Cqwie and Cor- : hett. Gorbett's try Harris converted. Mr , M. Osborne was referee.' MANGAPAPA (19) v. V.M.P. (3). Mangapapa had V.M.P. going from the. outset and the Maoris had a hard time defending. Play worked to Mangapapa's 25 where Turei goaled a penalty. Mangapapa attacked and 11. Hansen scored. V.M.P. attacked hard and Mangapapa were busily defending for some time. They turned the tables just before halftime, and Hansen looked like scoring, vhen he kicked the ball so hard that it burst. Resuming after the spell with, a new ball Walsh forced bis way over.Mangapapa 6, V.M.P. 3. ■ V.M.P. from •his on were out of the hunt* and further scores were obtained by Rigby, a penalty Toal, O'Brien, a try which Rigby converted, and a. try by Rigby. Mr G. Gilletfc was- referee, JUNIORS. KaitirCHy (11) defeated United (3). THIRp GRADE. High School (8) beat United (6). Kaiti-City (26) defeated V.M.P. (nil).