RUGBY

Southland Times, Issue 22009, 8 May 1933, Page 8

RUGBY

SATURDAY’S GAMES STAR’S IMPROVED SHOWING BLUES DEFEATED 19—10 OLD BOYS AND WAIKIWI DRAW An improved standard of Rugby all round compared with that of the opening day was the outstanding feature of Saturday’s senior games at Rugby Park. The Star team, with a much altered combination, surprised with their dash, and as the result of smart work among the backs they decisively defeated Invercargill by 19 points to 10. The other senior game, Waikiwi v. Old Boys, ended in a draw, 6-all. Cold weather conditions again prevailed, but the playing areas were in good order and some fast football was witnessed. There was a good attendance of the public. Two accidents, more or less serious, marked the second spell of the Old Boys-Waikiwi game. E. Cowie, Old Boys’ wing threequarter, broke his left collarbone, and J. Wills, captain of the Waikiwi team, received a bad knock on the ankle. Both players were forced to retire and for the greater part of the second spell the game was one of 14-a--side.

Referees in the senior games speeded up the play with smart whistling for collapsed scrums and rucks, and earned the approbation of the spectators. Mr Bell, who had charge of the StarInvercargill game, was particularly alert and gave a very good display. This type of refereeing must eventually have a beneficial effect on the play in Invercargill. GALBRAITH SHIELD POSITION OF TEAMS. The following table shows the position of senior teams in the Galbraith Shield competition:— Pts. Ch.

SENIOR GAMES STAR (19) v. BLUES (10) This match was a game of spells. Although Invercargill put on six points before Star had scored it was the Star team which made all the play in the first spell. Their forwards, packing a 2-3-2 scrum and playing a loose head, played all over the blue pack and gave Frampton a liberal service at the base of the scrum. The Star backs were thus able to get moving and try out the blue defence practically for the whole of the spell. Tlib white backs put plenty of dash into their work and gave a much improved display on previous showings. Gardiner, a youthful player from Wairarapa, filled the berth of first five-eighth with distinction and made a good link between Frampton and Riddell. The latter was thus enabled to show his true form. He shaped brilliantly at times, cutting in sharply and making some good openings for the men outside him. In the second spell the blue forwards reversed the position, and not only held the Star pack, but beat them for ball in 75 per cent, of the scrums. Only in the lines were Star ahl» to hold the blue pack, who appeared to be fitter and had more dash left in the last stages of a bright and fast game. Behind the scrum, however, Invercargill were not as well served as Star and many many chances of improving their score were thrown away. Nisbet overdid the cut-in and lost touch with his supports too often. Like Frampton. Henderson, the blue half, worked hard to give his backs a chance, but rarely did the ball get past the five-eighth line. Blues hammered away, but without avail and in the end Star added three points to their total with a try almost on time. The teams were as follows.— Star (blue and white): Sylvester; McCorkindale. Giller, Sievwright; Riddell. Gardiner: Frampton; Donnelly, Mattingly. Lock; Pasco, Galt, Sinclair; McColl.’ ’Cuff. Invercargill (black and blue): Purdue; Grant, McKay, Fairweather; Couling, Nesbit: Henderson; Bailey, Bews, Esquilant; L. George, Mclntyre, Clode, Tapley: C. George. Star had all the best of the opening exchanges and threatened Blues’ line several times. Their hookers were getting all of the ball and giving the backs plenty of opportunities to get moving. Two movements broke down at Giller. The blue forwards then got clear and once in Star’s half made matters merry for the defence. Nisbet broke clear and was bagged, but a penalty was awarded. probably for obstruction, and McKav kicked a good goal. Blues 3, Star nil. Within a minute of the resumption of play Star attacked and passing saw Giller again get his side into trouble. Blues profited by the mistake and rushed play into the open, where Tapley went through fast and bustled Sylvester. Clode followed in support and touched down as the ball went over the line. McKay failed in a good attempt to goal Blues G, Star nil. Star continued to throw the ball about. The game was very fast and the crowd got a couple of thrills in as many minutes. Giller potted from close in, his kick striking the crossbar. Then Pasco scored from a good rush commenced by Riddell. The kick failed. Blues 6, Star 3. Within a minute Riddell cut in brilliantly and left the defence standing to score a good try. Riddell converted his own try and made the scores Star 8, Blues 6. Blues atttacked hotly and Sylvester speculated weakly. Blues were given another penalty and McKay, again kicking well, just failed to measure the distance against a strong wind. The wind increased in vVocity and aided Star to keep Blues on the defensive. Both teams were keen on opening up the play and the ball was thrown about at every opportunity. Donnelly and Pasco broke away and reached the line. Too hard kicking nullified the effort, but Star were back the next minute and threatening the blue line close to the posts. Frampton shot the ball out from a scrum to Gardiner, to Riddell, to Giller, who dived for the line and was awarded a try. Riddell goaled. Star 13, Blues 6.

Star forwards had complete charge at this stage and sent the ball back from practically every line, scrum and ruck. Frampton and Gardiner were pairing very well and Star were seen in some nice passing between the inside men The threequarter line did not look dangerous, however. Blues were penalized for offside play and Mattingly

goaled, bringing the half-time score to Star 16, Blues 6. The blue forwards put great dash into their play in the second spell and just as Star forwards made the play in the first spell the Blue pack held sway in the second. Bailey showed pace in a dash which opened up play on the left wing. McKay looked dangerous, but lost the ball. Riddell relieved a dangerous situation only to see Blues force their way back immediately. The ball was snapped up by Fairweather right on the touchline. Ho manoeuvred for position and dropped a beautiful goal from about 40 yards out. Star 16, Blues 10 This success spurred Blues on and for fully 20 minutes they had Star defending hard. The blue hookers, receiving better support from a com-pactly-formed scrum beat the Star champions for the ball two out of three Henderson did his best, but beyond an occasional concerted movement the blue backs failed to do much with the ball. Grant, on the wing, looked likely with limited opportunities. Nisbet handled well, but ran solo too often and was invariably bagged with the ball. I” the last quarter of an hour Star re trieved themselves and did their share of the atttack. Five minutes from time Riddell, Galt, Pasco and Sievwright figured in a dazzling movement which had the defence beaten. Sievwright was the last to receive and crashed over at the corner flag to touch down as he was thrown into touch. Final score: Star Blues 10 Mr J. R. Bell refereed. WAIKIWI (6) v. OLD BOYS (6) If place-kickers on Waikiwi’s side had been worth their salt the Reds would have comfortably defeated Old Boys. At least three “sitters” were missed by Waikiwi. In concerted movements Old Boys were the better team but the dash of the Red forwards and the solid defence of most of the backs counteracted this advantage. At halftime Old Boys led by 6—nil thanks to poor goal kicking by Waikiwi. The Reds drew level ten minutes before “no-side” and withstood a strong challenge by the Whites in the dying stages of the game. The teams were: —Waikiwi (Red and Black).—Cook; A. McKenzie, Mitchell, McDonald; Ferguson, Wills; O’Connor; Thomson, Dick: M. McKenzie. Mclntosh, Birss; Buchanan, Ward; Watson. Old Boys (White). —Beadle; Derbie, Mitchell, Cowie; Hislop, Stanway; Hawke: Carswell, Smiley, Francis; Dennis, Wilson, Lynch, Shand; McFarlane. Old Boys lost the toss but as the wind was blowing almost across the ground this meant little. McDonald tried to goal from a penalty near halfway. The ball was fifteen yards short of the post. Each side opened up at every opportuntity, but the advantage lay with the Whites. In one movement Hislop cut in sweetly and was getting clear when the speedy Wills tapped his heels from the rear. The Whites carried on with their feet until Hislop regained possession and sent out to Cowie. If the wing had taken the pass a try would have come but he fumbled and knocked on. Solid forward play characterized the next ten minutes, honours being easy. Beadle was winning applause for his line kicking. He was using the wind with rare judgment. It was his kicking that gradually forced Waikiwi to assume the defensive. When a Red forward infringed at a scrum Beadle was given a chance of goaling at an acute angle. He put the ball safely over. Old Boys 3, Waikiwi 0.

The brightest ensuing play was a break through by Wills. Ward and Ferguson carried on, seriously threatening the White line. Mitchell saved but again Waikiwi came, M. McKenzie kicking over the line; but the ball rolled into dead territory. The Red’s' continued to show a lot of dash but could not quite get over. The pressure was relieved by the White forwards, Beadle gaining further ground with, a hefty kick that rolled into touch near the Red corner flag. Derbie tried to struggle over from the line-out but was held up. A scrum followed, the Whites heeled, and Hawke secured to throw himself across. Beadle’s kick from the touch-line was going over till the wind deflected it. Old Boys 6, Waikiwi 0. Hislop was prominent in a dash upfield. Then the Reds came away in a promising movement that broke down when A. McKenzie failed to take Mitchell's pass. Ferguson was doing a lot of useful work in the Red rearguard. Beadle lay on the ball to save a Waikiwi forward rush and Macdonald had a good chance of goaling but allowed too much for the wind. Reds were making all the play in the next five minutes, seriously threatening to break through. Whites were penalized almost in front of their goal. Wills took the kick but the ball slid off his boot and struck an upright. Half-time came with Old Boys leading 6 —nil but the score would have been 6—all if the Reds’ place-kicking had been up to the mark. The sun was shining dully when the game was resumed on No. 2 area. A. McKenzie was prominent in a dash along the right wing. Waikiwi continued on the aggressive and Beadle had to force hurriedly when three Red forwards raced with him for the ball. At last the Reds were rewarded. McDonold, though pulled down short of the line picked up again and threw himself over. He failed to goal. Old Boys 6, Waikiwi 3. Cowie had to go off with a broken collar-bone. The Whites re-arranged their side, Smiley going from the forwards to the wing. The Red forwards, playing with plenty of dash, made the Whites force. The wind behind Waikiwi grew stronger and they continued to make the play, though a sortie by the White forwards on one occasion took play to the Red line. Infringements by the Reds were frequent and nullified many attacks. Casualties were also common. Wills was carried off with an ankle injury and each side had fourteen men. Waikiwi lost a couple of good chances through faulty handling in passing bouts. The Reds were also awarded two penalties almost in front of the goal. The first Ferguson missed but the second he put over. Waikiwi 6, Old Boys 6. The Whites tried hard to save another draw. In one rush they made the Reds force. In another Stanway had a pot that narrowly missed. The Waikiwi defence held, the game ending with the score 6 —all. Mr J. Smith was referee. SECOND GRADE PIRATES (16) v. OLD BOYS (8). At Biggar street Pirates defeated Old Boys by 16 points to eight in a good fast game. Old Boys played a forward short. A Wesney (Old Boys) was the outstanding back, while in the forwards Metcalfe (Pirates) was prominent. For Pirates, Pankhurst got two tries. Knight and Hazlett one each and Morrison and Metcalfe one conversion each. For Old Boys, Springford and Rout scored, one being converted by Rout. Mr C. A. Kerse was referee. BLUES (9) v. WAIKIWI (3). Blues and Waikiwi played a curtainraiser at Rugby Park but failed to put up much of an exhibition, the play , generally being ragged. Blues emerged

victorious by nine points to three. Mr C. C. Kenward was referee. MARIST (17) v. STAR (0). • Marist scored 17 points to nil against Star at Biggar street, all of the scoring being done in the first half when the wind was behind the Marist men. Tries were scored by Cooper, Ford, Ryan and Crowe, while Hallainore converted one and Ford kicked two penalty goals. Mr I. A. Mac Kay was referee. THIRD GRADE RAILWAY (14) v. BLUFF (6). A good fast game was played by Railway and Bluff at Biggar street, the former team winning by 14 points to six. For Railway Murphy and Gallagher scored tries and Henley kicked two penalty goals and Jamieson converted one try. Philipson scored for Bluff and Barnett kicked a penalty goal. Mr T. R. Findlay was referee. BORSTAL (20) v. BLUES (10). ' Bostal scored a two to one victory over Blues at the Borstal, the final score being 20 to 10 in the home team’s favour. Green and Marshall crossed for Blues and Dunlop converted both tries. Mr J. Murray was referee. PIRATES (62) v. COLLEGIATE (0). Pirates compiled a cricket score against Collegiate at Biggar street, the final score being 62 to nil in their favour. Tries were scored for the winners by Woods (4), Tinnock (3), Calv.ert (2), Thomas, McEwan and Pasco, while Woods and Thomas potted. Mr L. J. Durham was referee. OLD BOYS (14) v. STAR (3). Playing at Appleby, Old Boys defeated Star by 14 points, to 3. It was a ragged game, the Old Boys proving too fast for their opponents. Mr G. A. Withers was referee. HIGH SCHOOL (14) v. CLIFTON (9). High School defeated Clifton by 14 points to nine on the High School grounds. Uttley, Hudson and Campbell scored for School while Anderson kicked a penalty and a conversion. For Clifton Garston and Roff scored, while McKenzie kicked a penalty. It was a fast forward game, the High School backs being too good for their rivals. Mr I. Aitken was referee. FOURTH GRADE TECHNICAL (5) v. WAIKIWI (3). A good close game was played by Technical and Waikiwi at Waikiwi, the visitors winning by five points to three. Heads scored and West converted for Technical and Burdon scored a try for Waikiwi. Mr A. Smith was referee. CLIFTON (9) v. PIRATES (3). Playing at Clifton the home team defeated Pirates by nine points to three. McDermott and Johnson scored tries for the winners, while Fraser kicked a penalty. For the losers Campbell scored. Pirates’ play was mostly confined to the forwards. Mr J. Alley was referee. HIGH SCHOOL (23) v. BORSTAL (16). After leading 16 to nil during the first spell Borstal were defeated by High School at the Borstal by 23 points to 16. For School tries were scored by Stewart (3), Ballantyne and Bruce, and Hamilton converted all four. Mr W. O. Ward was referee. BLUES (6) v. RIMU (3). In a hard forward game played at Rimu Blues defeated the home team by six points to three. Demster and Breen scored tries for Blues, while Breen kicked a penalty. Philips scored for Rimu. Mr Hewitt was referee. MARIST (18) v. BLUFF (3). Marist travelled to Bluff and defeated the home team by 18 points to three. Mr F. A. Cheyne was referee. HIGH SCHOOL B v. STAR. High School B won from Star by default. FIFTH GRADE BLUES A (14) v. TECHNICAL (3). In a ragged game at Tweed street Blues A defeated Technical by 14 points to three. Kent, Dawson, North and Fletcher scoerd for Blues, one try being converted by Jones. Burnett scored Technical’s only try. Mr S. P. Batcheler was referee. MARIST (17) v. PIRATES (0). Playing on Queen’s Park, Marist defeated Pirates by 17 points to nil. The first spell was evenly contested, there being no score at half-time, but the Marist backs played good football after the interval. W. Taylor, the Pirates half-back, gave a good display. N. Grace, J. Officer, W. Fraser, A. Cook, and P. Grace scored for the Greens. Mr G. H. Frampton was referee. HIGH SCHOOL (18) v. BLUES B (0). High School met Blues B on their home ground and won by 18 points to nil. Jackson scored four tries and Bamford and Donaldson each crossed the Blues line once. Mr D. Clark was referee. WESTERN DISTRICT SENIORS Nightcaps 12 v. Tuatapere 6. Orawia 3 v. Ofepuki nil. Otautau 6 v. Riverton nil. JUNIORS. Nightcaps 27 v. Tuatapere 3. Orawia 16 v. Orepuki 6. Otautau 3 v. Riverton nil, CENTRAL SUB-UNION HAMILTON SHIELD COMPETITION. Following are the results of Saturday’s games: SENIORS. Winton 9, Limehills 9. Dipton 9, Hedgehope 0. JUNIOR GAMES. Ryal Bush 12, Limehills 6. • The two other junior games were not played. SOUTHERN DISTRICT PREMIERSHIP SHIELD COMPETITION. Gorge Road 3, Oteramika 3. Waimahaka 9, Fortrose 8. Seaward Downs 20, Tokanui 9. IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND. College Rifles 11, Technical Old Boys

Varsity 12, Manukau 0. Grafton 17, Grammar 11. Marist 6, Training College 0. (i WELLINGTON. Eastbourne 23, Poneke 20. Petone 9, Hutt 3. Wellington College Old Boys 9, Wellington 0. Johnsonville 12, Miramar 5. CHRISTCHURCH. Sydenham 31, Albion 5. Christchurch 19, Athletic 6. Old Boys 8, Merivale 5. Linwood 19, Varsity 11. DUNEDIN. ’ Pirates 44, Union 0. Southern 12, Zingari 0. Alhambra 3, Taieri 3. Varsity B 8, Dunedin 5. Varsity A 28, Kaikorai 3. MASTERTON. Old Boys 6, Greytown 6. TIMARU. Pleasant Point 6, Old Boys 3. Zingari 8, Celtic 6. Star 24, Waihi 3. NAPIER. Technical College Old Boys 22, Tamatea 0. Marist Brothers Old Boys 14, High School Old Boys 8. HASTINGS. Hastings 14, Pirates (Napier) 11. Celtic 9, Hastings Old Boys 3. MANAWATU. Kia Toa 12, St. Patrick’s 9. United 18, Old Boys 5. Feilding Old Boys won by default from Massey College. WANGANUI. Pirates 8, Marist 6. Kaierau 25, Technical 3.

P. w. D. L. Por A gst. P. Old Boys £ — 2 — 17 17 2 Pirates 1 1 —— — 1G 3 2 Star 2 1 — 1 22 26 2 Waikiwi 1 — 1 — 6 6 1 Invercargill 2 — 1 1 21 30 1