RUGBY AT WHANGAMOMONA

Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1930, Page 5

RUGBY AT WHANGAMOMONA

MANGAONE TEAM DEFEATED. Tho Whangamomona Rugby team defeated Mangaone at Whangamomona in perfect weather on Saturday by, 20 points to three. The game was fast and interesting although tho goal kickin" was noticeably Wliangainomona’s weak point. . Mr. Gus Murphy was referee. Kicking into touch was fairly frequent and scrums were numerous, mostly for off-side play. Whangamomona played promisingly and with improvement each match should bo hard to beat. ■ ■ ' ' Good tackling stopped Whangamoinona’s first movement. The Wliangamoinona ■ backs endeavoured to break through but failed to penetrate beyond 'Mangaone’s twenty-five. Another ef--fort was rewarded, -Callaghan - obtaining a pretty try after a well-supported attack. O’Dea’s kick went wide. Mangaone bustled Whangamomona to the twenty-five where a scrum was ordered following a Tine-out infringement. Mangaone kicked well down with their forwards following fast. ■ A score looked imminent but off-side play held them up and Erickson turned the. movement to advantage by landing a good pen-' alty goal. A forward' pass spoiled Whairgamomona’s next movement. From the scrum J. Carver dodged his way through but was unable to penetrate' far and. the ball was kicked into touch. Erickson attempted a goal’from a freekick but was unlucky. Whangamomona penetrated • deeply and ■’were within an ace of scoring- when a scrum on the line was ordered. After much pushing Mangaone forced. More off-side playoccurred and two scrums went down in quick, succession before O'Dea drop-kick-ed and Mangaono forced. For obstructing following a scrum' Mangaone were -penalised and Wliangamomona gained ground with a good line-finding kick. Whangamomona used their weight after the line-out and- got over but Mangaone forced. Mangaone’s pack attempted to break through but found no openings. After some faulty handling, the - ball was punted and Barnes received, kicked high along the side line, regained the ball - and scored after a tricky run. O’Dea failed to convert and half-time sounded with the scores: Whangamomona G, Mangaone 3 A dribbling rush .by Whangamomona carried them to the line where R. Cleland dived on the ball and scored. O’Dea’,s kick succeeded after ‘hitting the post, A forward pass by Mangaone saw a scrum go down and Whangamomona secure, Callaghan getting away smartly only to be recalled for a knock-on. A crooked throw-in gave Whangamomona an opportunity in the ensuing scrum but the ball was mulled and punted back to Barnes, who dashed round to score in the corner. The angle was too difficult for R. Cleland. From a mark Erickson attempted a long shot but failed to add'points? Good tackling’ stopped a determined effort by Mangaone, who were soon put on the defensive. Another forward rush was spoiled by off-side play but Whangamomona could not shake the Reds off. W. Hight broke through with the ball and Callaghan soon carried play into Mangaone territory, where he was forced out. A good. kick by Manga - one reversed the position but off-side play followed and from the scrum Whan'gamomona hooked, flashed quickly, and Callaghan ran from halfway to within striking distance, when he passed to R. Cleland, who managed to score after being tackled. The kick failed. Off-side play stopped- two . forward rushes by Whangamomona, and a third was fruitless when a forward pass was given. Further off-side play enabled Mangaone to have a shot at goal but Erickson’s kick was a trifle wide. With two minutes to go Whangamomona started a movement near half way, the ball changing hands several times before Taylor scored. The kick went- wide and the final scores were: Whangamomona 20, Mangaone 3.