RUGBY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 190, 13 August 1931, Page 4

RUGBY

♦ MAORI TRIAL MATCH VICTORY TO THE ’BAY A GAME OF SPEED Hawke’s Bay won the Maori trial match against the Wanganui natives on Park yesterday afternoon, i i- the final scores being nine to five, s- For the most part the match was c ragged, but the redeeming feature of d the play was the speed. Hawke’s Bay d fielded the better side, particularly in i- the forwards. A tendency to be slow d in the five-eighth line kept their score .1 down lower than it might have been, d They had two fast wingers in Whati and Ormsby, but the home team’s tackling was of the right order and many i- attacking moves were blocked in their b initial stages. The winners owe inuch - to the play and knowledge of the game displayed to their skipper, Wanoa. He I played as live-eighths in the first spell ■, and finally went up as rover. He playr ed very fair pace for a weighty for- *- ward ami his passing was a treat to t watch. Against some half-hearted u tackles he showed up conspicuously, e Barber was the pick of the ’Bay forwards. He played as rover in the open.s ing spell and eventually went into the 7 back row of the scrum. Ropiha was also an outstanding man in the red van, ) playing with vim right through the t match. -. The Wanganui side got the ball from 0 most of the set scrums, but they did l! not possess a half-hack who could elude >t the first ’Bay breakaways. Nearly n every passing rush the ’Bay nipped in II the bud. Smith, one of the wingers, t was probably the best back the home ii team fielded. Not a great deal was seen of R. Potaka the AVanganui reprei. sentative. He appeared to bo taking v things easy in view of Saturday’s 3 match. Ln the forwards Hamparoa stood out and was ably supported by Jones. ’The Hawke’s Bay team all handled well to a man, and would probably j have done much better had the fiveeighths not tried to do too much on “ their own. Harvey was a good centre and had the wings to feed. Wanganui played the four three-quarter style and i endeavoured to make the game as open _ as possible. They succeedd in this to ( a certain degree, but the policy of the ’Bay was to keep it as tight as they could and the second spell was largely one of heavy bullocking play on the Wanganui line. The ’Bay was well served by Kangi Rupuha on the last line of defence. His fielding lapsed a V little when coping with a bouncing ball, but in nearly every other respect i’ he responded well. 1 Mr Alex Takffrangi, of the Maori AJ- '' visory Board, was present to study the r [ form in view of the pending selection '■ of a New Zealand native team to play Australia at Palmerston North. The teams were:

Hawke’s Bay s <Bod and Black > . ' Rangi Rupuha Whati Harvey Ormsby I' Ileperi Wanoa, Capt. T Tomoana 11 Barber Ropiha staples i Harrison Vic. Mark Lala Piper Marky Wanganui n ] i Blue and Black; u K. Rawhiti !l Smith Mete-Kingi Chase Wall ' R. Potaka W. Te Ture IL Raukawa K. Jones P. Waitere lluntcr AV. Tote E. Panama 11. Hauparoa G. Rawhiti > K. I’utaka had a shut from a penalty ,i minute after the kick-off, but the i-a’d fell short. The Hawke’s Bay backs ‘ r j moved into action, Wanoa making a ( £ood opening only to see the pass to \V. Smith go astray owing tu the a winger not being far enough up. The a bail was kicked into the goal and the olues forced. Hawke’s Bay rcnMiined on the at- 1 Lavk and a forward pass brought them i back to a scrum when Whati had ' crossed the line. Smith beat his vis- ' a-vis for a bouncing ball and made a I spectacular run which ended in a low tackle. The blue backs opened out to send Smith away. The ball travelled a infield, again and K. Potaka attempted a field goal. The blue winger, Wall, hud a race for possession, with Rupuha, the Bay custodian, but the ball p was dead before the players got to ' it almost simultaneously. A kick, b tided by tne wind, carried Hawke’s •’ Bay out of a defensive position and i when Wanganui was defending they t infringed, enabling Harvey to goal.— f' Hawke’s Bay 3, Wanganui 0. The Hawke’s Bay half got. the ball iway, but the move was blocked in the Ive-eighth line. After a momentary a iold up it was sent out ou the blind v side to AVanoa to Ormsby, the winger P ■ eating his vis-a-vis and the full-back 1 :o score. Harvey’s kick failed. — Hawke’s Bay 6, Wanganui 0. Hawke’s Bay were masters at this !i stage, but erratic combination and a endency to bo slow in the fivecighth s ine was letting them down. There x ' vas no alteration in the score at half:ime. ' ! Hunter replaced Nicholls in the y ( A'anganui team after the interval. The ‘ l ( jlues attacked immediately and a * icrum. infringement near Hawke’s 1 lay’s line gave Potaka a chance at J x>al, which he failed to profit from. ■' ,'hasc had a shot from a further pen- 0 ilty near half-way but failed. Within i minute, the ball travelled out to ,Vail’s wing and after a good run he .' >assed infield to Te Ture, who ran 11 ound behind the posts for a good try. ’otaka’s kick was successful. —Wan••anui 5; Hawke’s Bay 6. Wanoa was playing wing-forward at his stage. There followed a strenunis period of ’Bay forward play which lemanded every ounce of strength p rom the home defence. Wanganui gained relief iu a free kick. The visi- p ors went back to their attacking role, lowever, and it looked as though a core was certain, when the attackers nfringed and the blues gained twentyive yards. Hauparoa and Jones led he blue van in a strenuous dash to alf-way. The reds continued to press eavily, however, and AVanganui was ompelled to for'ce. From the drop-out he blues played to Smith’s wing and strong run which gained three parts he length of the field. AVhat was leant to be a centering kick found ouch and the chance was thrown way. The Hawke’s Bay hookers were ffside and gave Potaka another c{ hance but he failed again, and the a ; Bay forced. Back to a hard offen- D ive went the ’Bay and three five-yard •rums in succession got down near the ,°] in

home goal. Wanganui came clear eventually, Wall making a spirited dash after a rolling ball and when the field ahead was clear he fell over. Although he regained his feet ho had lost his advantage and vas overtaken. Hawke’s Bay put the issue beyond i doubt a few minutes later when Wanoa caught the opposition badly out of position and sent Whati off' to a try. Harvey’s kick failed and the game ended with the scores:— Hawke’s Bay 9 I AVanganui 5 t The Rev. Leonard was referee.

NEXT SATURDAY’S GAMES

CANTERBURY ARRIVES TO DAY GUESTS OF THE MAORIS I The Canterbury Rugby team left the South Island last night and arrive in Wanganui by this afternoon’s AVellington express. They will be met and welcomed by representatives of the AVanganui Rugby Union and will put up at the Imperial Hotel. Despite the fact that Hart, Day Oliver, Andrews, Cottrell and Manches- ' ter will not play against Wanganui 1 owing to the North v. South Islam: match at AVellington, the visitors mav be relied upon to put a capable fif teen in the field. The Christchurch Star’s Rugby writer, commenting on the selection tc ; tour, says that there are several new comers who will strengthen up the pack. After the game against South Canterbury it was obvious that the experiments made by the Canterbury selectors had not gone far to put the necessary vim into the van. It was patent that they would have to loolelsewhere for talent. Quaid’s inclusion in tho forwards has been hailed with satisfaction, as has the inclusion of H. \. Vincent in the backs. Quaid, apart ’ from being a battling type of player is a hooker of no mean order. Canterbury fans are hopeful of him turning out with Cottrell in the contest for the Ranfurly Shield. Commenting further, the Star says: ‘C\s Williams not available, it loft a place for AV. Brown, a consistent performer and a sound tackler to boot. Hazelhurst’s qualifications this seasor are still in the balance, but he will be a handy man. He has not performed particularly well during the season, but lie has not. had tho chances of others. McPhail is one of the. rising footballers of the province and can be looked tc for better things later on. He was the i best of the inside hacks in the Cantei’1 bury B game on Saturday and plays a heady game. Howatson’s Chance I “Dunshea will prove his worth iu defensive work. Howatson has at last got his chance and the touring side will be well catered for with full-backs, Innes being always ready to take a turn in this position. Two doubtful . quantities are P. Roberts and Hooker.

Roberts did not play the game he should have against South Canterbury, iviiile Hooker still has to justify hi? selection, and he is capable of it. Andrews, Manchester, Cottrell, Pease anti King were all expected to be given a place, but the latter two could polish up their play considerably. King appears to have had rather more football than is good for him of late, but with a spell last Saturday he ought to be in proper trim for tlie tour. Foley made a good showing in the Canterbury B team and should strengthen things up a little. Crockett has always been a hard worker and will bo a good man to have on call. Sweeney will have to throw his weight around a little more and be more useful in the heavy going. K. Brown is a solid worker.’ : Special Entertainment The visiting Canterbury team is to be the guests of the Putiki Maoris at. a dance to-night. The Rangitikei and Taihape members of the AVanganui team are to assemble in the city tonight and there is to be practice for as many of the Metropolitan members as possible at Spriggens Park this afternoon after 4 o’clock. BUTCHERS v. BAKERS CLASH EXPECTED TO-DAY MATCH ON RACECOURSE GROUND A long-awaited Rugby match will be played on one of the racecourse grounds this afternoon, tho respective fifteens being representatives of the Wanganui butchers and the Wanganui bakers. It is understood that members of both teams have undergone strict training for some weeks past and expectations lire for a keenly-contested game. The butchers are prepared to •‘steak” their reputations on their ability to re-veal the best form and will be willing to “meat” their opponents again at any future occasion. Though they are like lambs at times rliey carry a good deal of “beef” and should be able to ”steer” clear of trouble. On the other hand the bakers consider their opponents’ “cake” is already “dough,” judging by the, way tho “currants” are running. Having used-plenty of yeast they will be able to “rise” to the occasion, and they are as well “bread” as any other Rugby players in evidence these days. In small goods they have it on the butchers any day, and they are able :o sport far more “buns,” though none )f them is likely to bo hot or cross. Taken altogether, it should be a nost enjoyable match, and a still more jnjoyablo function will be the gathering after the match. The following is the team selected by the butchers: — R. Green a. Reu Mainwaring R. Stead J. Berryman R. Cox A Sexton 11. Kendrick AVindelburn Sharp (hookers) Robertson O. Candish Grimshaw G. Bills J. Holly Reserves: J. Rcu, S. Kidd. PRIMARY SCHOOLS' REPS SELECTION FOR SATURDAY TEAM FOR CURTAIN-RAISER The Wanganui Primary School Rugby representatives will play a Technical College team on Saturday afternoon is the curtain-raiser to the representative fixture between Canterbury and Wanganui, thus giving the public an opportunity of seeing the youngsters n action prior to departure for Mas-

terton, where the annual tournament will be held during the winter vacation.

Prior to tho match a collection will be taken up at the gates at Spriggens Park to assist in defraying the expenses of the trip to Masterton, the purchase of the jerseys and the cost of the representative caps. This collection is being entrusted to a committee of ladies organised by Mrs AVindelburn. The following have been selected as the primary school representatives for Saturday’s match: — Wilson P. Takarangi Churton Futcher Holly (Ist) James Dennison R. Tukere • Eades Larsen Renz Clark Cornish Travers McKay Emergencies: Toms, Holmes (forwards); M. Takarangi, Reeves (backs)/

UPRIVER AFFAIRS

WAINUI-A-RUA UNION. ' REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES • The club competitions upriver, states the special correspondent of the j “Chronicle,” are now drawing to a close, and only two more Saturdays’ play are required to complete the Makirikiri Shield competition. The games i last week resulted in a win for Pipiriki, who defeated Pamoana by 11 points to 3, while Ohotu and Morikau drew, 3 all. Pipiriki have now established a big load of points for the Alakirikiri Shield |Yhey have seven points, followed by Ohotu and Pamoana, equal, with two each, and Morikau with one. Although Pipiriki is one game ahead of the other clubs on account of postponements, they Lave to win only one more game lo make it impossible for any other club to catch up to them. On Saturday Ohotu and Pipiriki meet at Pipiriki and Morikau and Pamoana play at Koriniti. Representative Fixtures. In view of the two forthcoming representative games, against Rangitikei at Marton, and against AVanganui upriver, the sole selector for Wainui-a-rua requests all players to keep in strict training. The Rangitikei game will take place on August 26. while the date for th® Wanganui game is definitely set for September 5. It lias not yet. been decided where this game is to be played, though probably the venue will be either Ranana or Pipiriki. POWNALL TROPHY MATCH DEFENDERS VICTORIOUS DESERVED THEIR AVIN (“' Chronicle’ ’ Correspondent) TAIHAPE, Aug. 12. Taihape defeated Rangitikei by eighteen points to eleven in a match for the T’ownall Trophy, played at Taihapo to-day. The home team had the better of the game and thoroughly deserved their victory, which was due chiefly to the excellent play of their forwards. At half-time Rangitikei led by eight points For Taihape Hall, AV. Thompson, and P>plliss scored tries. D. Thompson potted a goal and W. Collier kicked a goal from a mark near half-way, and also converted the try scored by Beiliss. Anderson and Walker scored for Rangitikei. G. Hartley kicked a penalty goal and converted Anderson’s try. Taihape have held the Pownall Trophy since 1927. REPRESENTATIVE MATCH GAME AGAINST WAIKATO AUCKLAND TEAM SELECTED The following A and B teams have been selected by Mr George Nicholson, sole selector, to represent Auckland —A team against Waikato at Eden Park, and the B team against South Auckland at Pukekobe—on Saturday next: — A Team. —Full-back, Davies; threequarters, Milliken, Caughey, Hutchinson; five eighths, Jamieson, Mclndoe, Smith; half, Corner; Rover, McPherson; forwards, Palmer, Souter, Finlayson, Knight, Anderson, Bunting, Sathcrley, Newdick. B Team. —Full-back, Butler; threequarters, Stuart, Tetley, Kedglcy, Haslam; five-eighths, Townsend, Year; half, Frankham; rover, Keane; forwards, Haywood, AVilliams, AVishart, Nelson, Barker, Stacey, Scarborough, McVeagh. N.Z. UNION MEETS. CAPTAINS OF RIVAL TEAMS BROADCASTING OF MATCHES [ Per Press Association. ] AVELLINGTON, Aug. 12. The New Zealand Rugby Union tonight appointed Mark Nicholls as captain of the North Island team and AStrang captain of the South Island team in the match to be played here on Saturday. Replying to the application of the Radio Broadcasting Company, the Union gave permission for broadcasts of the North-South match, the AustraliaMaoris at Palmerston North on September 9, and tho Test match at Auckland on September 12. The broadcasting of all other matches against the Australian team is in the hands of the unions concerned.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND DEPARTURE TO-MORROW I Received Aug. 12, 11.20 p.rn. SYDNEY, Aug. 12. The Australian Rugby team sails for New Zealand on Friday. Mr T. C. Davis, who is the manager, is president of the Western Suburbs Club. Mr Schmitt, New Zealand Commissioner at Sydney, states that the New Zealand Tourist Bureau is arranging a tourist trip which will synchronise with the football tour in order to enable players and their Australian friends and football enthusiasts to visit some of the attractions in the North Island, as well as the forthcoming Test match at Auck land. The tourist trip will begin at Sydney on September 4. the cost of which will work out. at about £lO.