RUGBY FOOTBALL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3808, 14 September 1936, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

BOYCE CUP CHALLENGE. WAIPA v. CAMBRIDGE. The final, challenge to Waipa for the Boyce Cup this season was played at Albert Park on Saturday afternoon, Cambridge being the challengers. Mr H. Taylor was the referee. The teams were:— Waipa.—F. Dalziel, J. Ward, R. Newton, M. Kingi, T. Dalziel, G. Di'ack, P. Bell. H. Wynyard, R. West, J. Hughes, P. Martinovich, J. Emery* R. McColl, L. Lawry, D. Fitzgerald. Cambridge.—Trubshaw, A. Pennell, W Harvey, C. Wallis, B. Watt, N. Hemphill, Foulds, J. Reese, I. Nicholl, R. Reese, H. Arnold, A. Fell, F. Watson, L. Kidd, C. Feisst. Waipa kicked off, but play was kept in midfield, with each side using the line to gain ground. Cambridge was doing best in the lineouts and following fast. Then they shot the ball out smartly for a passing movement that badly beat T. Dalziel, for Pennell to score a try wide out. Harvey failed with the kick. Cambridge 3 Wiaipa 0. Wiaipa attacked, but were sent back with a penalty, and Cambridge were soon on Waipa’s 25 lire, but Kingi raced up the line for 40yds. The Waipa Wacks carried on, but did not get far, and the Cambridge forwards rushed through but a kick too hard enabled Dalziel to force. Line 'lay wa.s a feature of the next few minutes. Again the Waipa. backs passed nicely, but Ward was crowded out. The ball went right across to Kingi, but he was grassed, and Trubshaw sent the leather well down field. F. Dalziel returned it to Cambridge’s 25 flag. Then Waipa bustled to the line and Martinovich arrived in time to equalise the scores. Ward failed with the kick. Waipa 3, Cambridge 3. Within two minutes the Cambridge backs handled well to rush over Hemphill securing to score. Again the kick failed. Cambridge 6, Waipa 3. Promptly Ward picked up at halfway, ran straight, passed to T. Dalziel, and back for Ward to score under tha posts. T. Dalziel failed with an easy kick. Wiaipa 6, Cambridge 6. Then a penalty for offside from a scrum let Harvey have a shot at goal from just inside halfwlay. soon attacking again and Harvey The kick failed. Cambridge were failed with la. pot from the field. A force resulted. Hard scrum work was without (advantage. Harvey had another shot from the halfway tine, and the ball landed under the crossbar. A couple of the Waipa inside backs caused concern by faulty handling and massing their men, T. Dalziel being the principal offender. Time after time he tried to intercept, and was badly beaten. The Cambridge forwards kept coming through fast, having found tha easy places, and it took some solid defence work to hold then- out. Waipa got a much-needed penalty, but Cambridge again flashed through for Watson to score a try and Watt added the minor points. Cambridge 11, Waipa 6. After half-time Fitzgerald broke through, but lost possesion. However, McColl carried on right to the corner. The visitors gradually got out of trouble but Kingi sent them hack. However, (offside play gave Cambridge a penalty. Ward received, but his kick was charged down, and Cambridge attacked solidly. Newton was injured in stopping the rush. Another penalty for Cambridge saw Watson find the line at Waipa’s 25 flag. Three Waipa forwards bustled upfield, but had no supnort and Ward had an unsuccessful shot at a field goal. A little lated Bell sent to Diack and the latter raced through almost to the line. Cambridge were penned on their goal line, but scrums enabled them to push out of the danger zone. Ward tried the blind side and next centred to the goal posts, but a force resulted. Waipa pack were putting a little mare life into their play, and rushed the ball to the line where Trubshaw seemed lucky to mark. A penalty two minutes later saw T. Dalziel kick a goal. Waipa 9, Cambridge 11. Cambridge attacked, but were forced back, and lineplay followed. Then Kingi opened play, but his short punt was marked by Trubshaw. Again the Waipa pack broke through, but Trubshaw cleared. Watson led his forwards upfield, but an interception let the Waipa’s attack again, and Hughes \vas nearly over. A scrum on Cambridge’s line saw Bell dive for the line but he was held up. From the next scrum Bell sent to Kingi, but he also was held up almost on the line. Hard play by Cambridge forwards got relief, and though Waipa thrust time and again they could not get over. A penalt” gave Cambridge a little relief. But Waipa weire quickly back again, and F. Dalziel kicked hip’h for the forwards to follow fast, but a scrum stopped what looked like a probable try. Then Ward flashed up the blind side, but was forced out near the corner. A scram infringement lost all the advantage. Then Trubshaw mlarked a short punt by Ward, and found the line, and the game ended: Cambridge 11 Waipa . 9