THE RUGBY GAME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18189, 23 June 1927, Page 6

THE RUGBY GAME.

CHARITY DAY. | The proceeds from next Saturday s matches at Lancaster Park will he devoted entirely to charity. The unemployed fund should benefit to the extent of several hundreds of pounds as a result of this effort of the Canterbury Rugby Union. The star game is that between Christchurch and Old l>ojs. When they met last, Christchurch won the encounter by eight points to three, and were definitely the better side. Old Boys, however, have since showed improved form, and after their display last ►Saturday, may be expected to glimpses suggestive of their palmy days. On the west ground Varsity, who are improving every game, are set down to meet Linwood. Albion and Merivale will meet at the Show Grounds. This should be a close encounter. On the No. 2 ground, a, second grade game, Riccarton V. Kantpoi, will be played. Technical, having the bye, will journey to Sunnyside. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. MERIVALE CLUB. Senior A, v. Albion, at Show Ground.— I. H. Brown, 11. Goodman, R. Nome, N. Doreen, G. Rhodes, T. Davies, N. Brosnan, R. Blazey, G. Suckling, .1. Kirkland, J. Jeffries, N\ Carnegie, K. Kearney, AV. Crofts, I*. Giles, W. Murphy, J. * reeai, O. Walker. „ . Senior B, v. Sydenham, at Sydenham Park.—lf. Blazey, H. Shearman, D. Rich, W. Chappie, K. Ritchie, R. Macgregov, G. Ebert. R. Lodge, E. Hill, C. Roberts, G. Maxwell, R. Glen, C. Stiles, E. French. E. Maindonald, E. Schnack, E. \ eal, C. Chamberlain. Second Grade, a bye. Third Grade A, v. Aranui, at No. 0, North Park.—ll. Morris, AV. Buchanan, E. O. Joseph. L. Turton, J. Johns, R. Overend, D. Scott. J. Murphy. W. AV. Buchanan. H. Pedlar, A. Dent, C. Collins, £\ Gordon, N. AA T ilkins, C. O’Connor, A. t Hawke, A'. Ritchie, S. Morrish. Third Grade B. v. Old Boys B. at St. < Albans Tark.—W. Tucker, G. Toms, K. Baldwin, G. Miller, A. Kinley, F. Grant, (Booth, I>. Cottrell, J. Ankins, A. Mackintosh, S. Ilantz, IT. Gallagher, A. Toms, H. Hussey, E. Burn, M. State, 5. A irtue, H. Lawrence, F. Haase, L. G. IIa xhider n 20 Grade, v. Christchurch, at Polo Ground, N'o. 7.—S. Flewellyn, R. AVallburton, L. Kinsman, NT. Marriott, G. Seymour, F. Dahlberg, J. Tinibs, T. Svme, G. Ritchie, D. Coleman, A. Frame, G. Campbell. H. Burnside, F. Hurst, AV. Parks. A. Parker, A. Woodham, IL. Lanauze. Under 19 Grade, v. St. Andrews, at St. Andrew’s.—C. Martin, J. Hayward, A. Rowe, G. Hutcheson, R. Laurie, E. Buckley, R. Bailey, A\'. Steere, A. Malcolm, C. Hooker, A. Johnston, H. AVilliams, W. AVilcockson, AV. Ryder, G. Flower, T. Carey, R. M’Crorie, T. Williams, A. Sandow. Under IS Grade, v. Old Boys, at No. 14, North Park.—D. M’Cormick, R. Stewart. A. Tideman, C. Haase, J. Quane, C. M’Cawe, C. Barker, A. Redder, R. Beveridge, T. Hill. J. Reynolds, E. Cooper, C. Rich, F. Grenfell, J. Marks, G. Morrow, B. Riach, B. Howell, C. Gatehouse. Under 17 Grade A, v. Linwood B, at No. 28, South Park.—N. M’Gowan, J. Gapes, AA'. Mann, J. Hamer, S. Holt, J. Taaffe, J. Clark, A. Ansel 1, D. Duff, Jl>. M’Cracken, T. Cornish, F. Dromgoole, K. Asher, R. A'artha, P. Donovan, S. Cooper, L\ M’Cormick, T. Baker. Under 17 Grade B, a bye. Under 15J Grade, a bye. Schoolboys, Sst 71b, v. Albion, at No. 6, North Park, 1.30.—L. AVray, B. AVilson, H. Gunther, K. Robertson. A. Lucas, R. Jones, S. M’Donald, G. Hadler, G. West. I’. M’Gill, H. Pocock, N. Gray, AA". Evans, C. Thomas, G. Algie, R. Currie, B. Col will, .1. Cole. Schoolboys, 7s t 71b, v. Linwood. at Lancaster Park West, 1.30.—A. Gray, L. M’Kinley, R. Gee, B. Trethowan, H. Forbes, A. Kiddey, M. Gee, AV. Cox, Jl. Ebert, T. Forbes, R. Lake, J. Collins, W. M'Laren, D. Lamberton, T. Tankard, AV. Francis, L. Scott, W. Budd. SYDENHAM CLUB. Senior B v. Merivale, at Sydenham Park.—W. Ferguson, H. AVoods, J. AVaters, L. Haworth, M. Andrews, S. Faulkner, J. Page. F. Kerr, B. Lapslie, L. Dunniill, C. Gibbs, J. Gibbs, E. Davies, E. Lord, AA r . Calderwood, A. Pegley. Third Grade v. A’arsily A, at Polo No. 2.—S. French, S. Bell, B. Brundell, E. Lapslie, J. Grenfell, F. Easton, A. Drury, H. Brown, N. Crockett, A. Park, G.

Bayliss, E. Deans, R. Thomas, C. Emp- { son, J. Chalmers. C. Jones, A. K. Wright, j W. Barker, A. Murray, Reader. s Under Nineteen v. Albion, at Becken- J ham Park.—W. Lapslie, Gy. Turnpenny, . G. Brown, U. Courtier* ED TJptdrt, T. Thier. R. Nixon, O. gerra, ,F.' Baker. ( F. EeCompt, R. Gibbs, W. II. . Cox, F. May, K. Bird, J. C. } Under Eighteen v. Linwood. at ] tham Park.—lD. Riley, ID. Cdlße, W. t Brown, I. Patrick, R. Hazelhvtrst, F. i £ Britt, F. Jackson, Cline, C. Blaekler, : R. Hatchard, R. Clive, W. Raistrick, Cl. . , Brown, R. Knight, Connor, A. IDahlberg. j .Under Fifteen and a Half v. Liiiwood . . A, at Opawa Park, at 1.30 p.m.—U. ; Edwards, X. Todd. H. Smith, Ij. Brown, i \V. Fright, G. Fright, A. Bamberger, 1 A. Simpson, Hattersley, W. Harrison, A. \ ■ Martin, R. Brown, Bunting, M. Patrick, i I. Crockett, 1.. Frew, C. Hampton, W. Sparks, Patterson. All players meet at club rooms Thursday, 7 p.m. School Boys, under Bst 71b v. Old j Boys, at North Park.—Butterfield, Britton, Brown, Combs, Craig, Hadley, Hutton, Hampton, Kerr, Mannis, Mortlock, Perkins, Simpson, White, Wakelin, Wilson. F. Rule, Under 7st 71b v. Y.M.C.A., at Lancaster South. 1.30 p.m.—Heath, Horne, llartland, Howison, ID. Horne, Foster, Hintz, Lapslie (2>, E. M’Farlain, S. Fright, Price, T. Cox, G. Sparks, \V. ' Rule, Watson, J. Raistrick, Trist, Grey,

Sangester, W. Guy. OLD COLLEGIANS CLUB. Senior B v. Old Boys, at No. 12. North Park. —Bundle, Hey wood, Sugden, Bishoi), Earle, Cocks, Jackman, Cottrell, Young, Turnbull, Ballantyne, Douglas, Maitland. Blake, Murray. Third Grade A v. Linwood at Elmwood Park,—Owen. Black, Aldridge, Nl‘Andrew, Cocks, Beckett, M’Kinney, Wood, Smith, Stark, Bay, Walshaw, Hewlett, Williams, A. It. Joseph. Third Grade B v. St Andrews’s, at St Andrew’s. —Stewart, Webb, East, Ledger, Middleton, ,Dawson, Clarkson, Needham, Herdman, Thacker, Elyett, j Wyles, Cooper, Williams, D. G. Hewland. ; NORTH CANTERBURY. Senior B v. Christchurch, Rangiora No. i.—Ringer, Hawkins, Lane, Burgess, Mehrtens. Roberts, Chappell, Horrell. Inch, James, Sutherland, Hughey, Woodward. Uanby, Bonnett. Third Grade v. Albion A, Polo No. I. —pulley, Clark, M’Kay, Rossiter, E. Hawkins, M. Hawkins, N. Robertson, Barber, F. Smith, Ford, Nelmes, Miles. H. Robertson, F. Cox, Lulsettle, J. Cox, James. Under Seventeen v. Kalapoi, Rangiora No. 2.—Devlin, Jones, O. Miles, J. Miles, E. Miles. Corbett, Fahey, Morgan, Cutragh, Bench, Cox, Boggett, Petrie, Pulley. Hands. Emergencies.—Murphy and Green-

SECONDARY SCHOOLS. COMPETITION GAMES POSTPONED. Testerdaj', owing to the bad weather, all games were postponed in the Christchurch Secondary Schools’ Rugby football competition. The Bovs’ . High School first fifteen,^ play - selected by Mr H. Godfrey, of tho BOYS’ lIIGII SCHOOL v.* LINCOLN COLLEGE. At Straven Road yesterday, the Boys’ High School first fifteen played their annual match against Lincoln College. The ground was thoroughly saturated and in consequence very slippery, whilst the ball soon became very greasy and hard to handle. Play throughout was mainly waged amongst the forwards, but some very nice movements were also essay cd by both rearguards and considering the state of the ball, the handling, especially by Boys’ High School, who won by 13 points to was very creditable in isncoli? 1 Ccrt t llg?— Fuß-bat k. J Pease three-quarters, v. Brown. A. P Ornionc and J. Fraser, five-eighths, N. Alexandei 'h. K r. Soanes and 10. Gregg; five-eighths, K I \i,)ft lock and G. I>. limes; half-back, II i Vincent; forwards, D. S. Kelman, \\

l!llll!llllll!illliIllliIllIlltllllllllllllllllllllllilllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!llliII!)HII Pease, L. C. Fitch, J. T. Burrows, D. S. Smith, D. Al’Kenzie, R. C. Queree an! O. C. Harley (wingj. F. J. Foley was unable to play for Boys’ High School, being replaced by J. T. Burrows, one of the masters at the school. Play from the kick-off was of a scrambling nature but the High School forwards soon commenced to wake things up by way of good dribbling rushes, one of which brought play to the Lincoln twenty-five. Fast following up by M’Kenzie, AV. Pease and Smith had the Lincoln full-back, J. Pease, in trouble, and, from a scramble on the white line. Smith dived over for a good try. Innea converted. 5-0. • The Lincoln forwards, led by Rennie, now attacked but Innes took the greasy ball well and a nice run by Alortlock put the AVhites on the defensive. The School forwards continued to combine nicely in dribbling rushes and play came to to the Lincoln line, where Burrows dived over. The kick, which was taken by AV. Pease, hit the upright. 8-0. This reverse woke the AVhites up and, following a hard forward sortie which was stemmed by Lunn marking, Nixon got his backs into action, but Alexander, after beating a couple of men, sent out a bad pass to Brown and an oportunity was lost. Soanes now broke through with the ball at his toe, but J. Pease ! secured and found the line with a nice kick. The Blue forwards. amongst ; whom M’Kenzie was prominent, kept up the pressure. Lincoln were penalised , but A'in cent’s kick went astray and, i after a period of straggling play Har- \ ley and Kelman dribbled over the Lin- • coin line, the latter falling on the pall. Vincent converted. 13-0. The Lincoln pack, led by Riley, now made a foray, but Escott found the line with a “speculator ” and Burrows then initiated a Blue passing rush in which both forwards and backs participated, but Lunn i was pushed out near the corner. The AVhites now began to show better form, their forwards bringing play to the School twenty-five, where Brown kicked through but was not supported and the ball went over the dead-ball line. Lincoln continued to attack and, after a piece of good forward play in which M’Gregor showed some nice footwork, : Cook broke through and sent the ball out to Fraser. The pass was a bad one but the wing three-quarter carried on with the toe and scored at the corner. J. Pease just missed with the kick and half-time came with the scores;— j Boys’ High School 13, Lincoln 3. On resuming both sets of forwards kept the game tight, the AVhites having the better of the exchanges. Sound play by Escott and Soanes cleared for School. The AVhites kept up the pressure, Nixon working the blind side to Ormond who, after a good run, passed in-field to Nixon who, however, was well tackled by M’Kenzie. A high kick by Brown had Escott in trouble and Fraser followed up well, but the ball went into touch-in-goal. The Blues now ’ asserted themselves and by tight play amongst the forwards transferred operations to the White twenty-five. The - rain was now falling steadily and the ground was very treacherous, slipping | spoiling several promising movements I by the School rearguard, who were now outplaying the opposition. A useful punt by Alortlock found a gap and Grey 1 dashed into the opening but he was crowded out at the corner. From the I line-out, Innes marked and drop-kicked 1 it neat goal. 16-3. Straggling play followed. Alortlock and Innes for the Blues 1 and Al’Gregor and J. Pease for Lincoln being prominent for good defence. School continued to attack and although ’ a penalty saved Lincoln for a time, the Blues were not to be denied and a dashing run by Gregg followed by a timely ' ; transfer in-field to Alortlock ended in Ithe latter going over near the corner. AY. Pease's kick fell short. 19-3. In the concluding stages the Lincoln forwards again asserted themselves, but the | School defence proved sound and there being no further score, the final whistle sounded with the total;— Boys’ High School 19, Lincoln College 3. Air AY*. Ar. Stewart was referee. CHRIST’S COLLEGE v. AIIL 11. B. GODFREY’S TEAM. Playing at the Christ’s College ground, the College first fifteen met a team selected by Mr H. B. Godfrey, and although the greasiness of the ball rather militated against good combined work by the backs, the College forwards rose to the occasion and dominated the play throughout the major portion of the -first spell was evenly contested, first blood going to the College, whose forwards by solid dribbling put the Colours on* the defensive. A scrum ensued on the line and the ball travelled out to H. Al. S. Dawson, who went across near the corner. 3-0. The AVhile forwards continued to attack and, from a scrum, C. Hilgendorf cut in nicely and scored in a handy position. 11. IS. Johnstone converted. S-0. At the ' commencement of the second half the handling was not too good but the Col-

handling was not too guou oul mu Allege vanguard continued to show pleas- r ing form and, from a loose rush, John- , stone scored and converted. 13-0. The c Colours now got going better amongst • the backs and a fine passing rush saw J Te Awarua cross the ilne after a de- ] termined dash. 13-3. The Colours con- . tinued to be aggressive and from a 1 scrum in the White twenty-five liutherford picked up and dived over. 13-0. This j reverse woke the College forwards up i and hard play saw O. T. Roberts score a good try. 16-6. The College backs i now commenced to open up the play by « passing rushes and IS', B. Apperley and H. M. S. Dawson scored in close succession. The former try was converted by ! Roberts and time sounded soon afterwards With College the winners by 21 points to 6. Air J. I>. 11. Buchanan was referee. WAIRARAPA V. BUSH DISTRICTS. Per Press Association. PAH lATU A, June 22. In the annual home and homo game, Wairarapa had an easy win over trie Bush District, the score being 3S-8. The Wairarapa team was practically identical with that which beat the Hawke's Bay Shield team; while in the home team there were a number of defections from the original selection. The speed and combination of the visitors- were altogether too much for Bush, though the latter’s forwards made a creditable showing. Cooke was bril- | liant, paving the way for many tries. ; Stringfellow was also in fine form, and bagged three tries. For the first twenty minutes Bush I held their own, the forwards especially . being prominent. Loose rushes opened j the first account, Udy kicking a penalty. | Cooke went one better, potting a neat I goal. Wairarapa followed it up by ' paving the way for Yates to score, j Stringfellow made a splendid Individual run, and scored. Cundy converting, making the half-time score 12-3. Wairarapa had it much their own way in the second spell. Tries were added by Stringfellow (2), Cooke, Churcliliouse, Irvine and Yates, Cundy converting four. A strong forward assault by Busli resulted in Ware scoring in : the dying stages, Udy converting. Irvine and Quentin Donald gave the baeks plenty of the ball. Jimmy Donald played , extra five-eighth for most part, and the backs profited by the move. Beside Harvey, Irvine shone among the vanguard, but did not have things all his own way against the Bush forwards, • who lost tries owing to lack of finish. Bush have challenged for the Katifurly Shield, the game to be played at Alasterton on July 2.