KAIERAU TOO GOOD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 169, 22 July 1935, Page 4

KAIERAU TOO GOOD

MARIST JUST BEATEN MATCH WON IN LAST MINUTE. WINS FOR PIRATES AND OLD BOYS. It is many a long day since there was so much excitement at a club match on Spiiggens Park as there was on Saturday, when Marist, the most improved team in this year’s senior competition, offered a serious challenge to redoubtable Kaierau. Honours were even, and the teams stood at six points all until the final minute of the game, when Burgess, wing three-quar-ter, came in to provide an overlap by playing at first five-eighth. He was left unmarked, ran. was supported, and thus Kaierau scored the winning try niter Marist had battled with commendable vigour for practically the whole of the second spell. Pirates defeated Technical Old Boys b 17 points to 9 and out at Ratana Old Boys looked something like their former selves when they accounted for the native fifteen by 15 points to three. Saturday’s matches place the senior teams in the following order: —

Next Saturday there is to be a further lull in Cup matches to permit the Wanganui representative, team to play Bush Union, at Wanganui. DASH OF MARIST VAN BUT KAIERAU BACKS CALI. TUNE THE LAST-MINUTE TRY. Before the match betwen Maiist and Kaierau had progressed very far it was obvious that it would resolve itself into a tussle between the green forward and the maroon backs. Kaierau’s policy was to make the game open at every possible opportunity. A similar policy would have been handy for Marist, too, but the green back 'line lacked the solidarity of purpose the maroons displayed. Such was the calibre ol Ihe maroon backs that they could profit from any slip the greens made, and a glorious example of the truth of that was shown when Burgess made the opening for Kaierau’s winning try. He was brought in, otsensibly to be, an orthodox connecting link sufficient to provide an overlap. When ho was left unmarked he was quick enough to spot the chance, made the most of it and, thanks to the support the other backs accorded him, paved the way tor Smith’s second try. There was to<. much Morgan in the Kaierau Lack line for Marist’s liking. It, might just as accurately be said that there was too much Connelly in the Marist team lo» Kaierau to be happy.

Kaierau had the best of the first spell and Marist of the second. The green forwards, urged on with a volume of barracking which almost stirred the flags on the grandstand, tried by every means in their power to haul down the Kaierau ramparts. Once the desired object was achieved, when Bowler scored in the corner. That the referee (Mr. W. Molau) had to consult the touch judge was really of no moment. The move deserved a try and there was certainly no flag touched, and a try was awarded. But time after time, when the greens sought ’to make the play open, there was unhappy fumbling by the inside backs, al! of which played into Kaierau’s hands. Tf the greens had possessed one attack back of the calibre of Morgan they would have won. As it was the run of piny was such as to justly'entitle Kaierau to a three-point victory. Marist had the better pack of forwards, but Kaierau had a more evenly balanced team all over, and team work won the day. The teams were:

Kaierau (maroon). —Darby: Smith, Morgan and Burgess: Congreve and D. Jones; Spooner: Lockett; A. Simpson, M. Jones, W. Firmin, Stewart; Sercombe, Shipmah and L. Jones. Marist (green).—Connelly: Bowler, McCnshin, Connor; Currie. Gallagher; Hodson; Ryan; Hansen, Smith. Marfin, Phillips; Ford. Reynolds and McGlynn. The teams played a scoreless first half, with Kaierau doing most of the attacking. There was a. good deal of faulty handling on the wings. But for that th/ 1 maroons might have crossed at least twice. A few minutes after half-time Morgan had his second pot at goal, which went close. A minute later I). Jones made an opening which moved Smith’s wing info action, the winger scoring fairly wide out. Morgan missed the kick.—Kaierau 3; Marist 0. Marist attacked as the result of a high kicked ball. Darby was bustled but found the line. In the subsequent scramble the ball went into the Kaierau goal with the greens close behind it, but they were beaten by the bounce, the ball going into touch-in-goal. Another good try camo to Kaierau as the result of Morgan playing the attack ing backs up iiieciy. Spooner, Jones. Congreve, Morgan and Burgess handled for the winger t oseore, Morgan having made an opening. Morgan failed to failed.—Marist 3; Kaierau 6. The greens scored as the result of a smashing up of a Kaierau passing rush. McCashin and Currie sent Bowler away with Darby to beat. It was hard to tell just what happened, and the referee, after consulting the touch judge, awarded a try. Connolly’s kick failed.— Mairist 3: Kaierau 6. The greens were getting the best of things at tha-f. stage and Bowler was let away in another great, dash for the I corner. This l inn* Darby stopped him. Holding tenaciously to their form, the greens had Kaierau on the run, ami from a. penalty Connelly goaled. Marist 6; Kaierau 6. From that out the game was played at a great pace. The barracking in creased Twice or three times Marist, who were getting a major share of the ball, had very fair opportunities 1o score, but mishandling ami indecision in the backs let them down. At last, led by Gay Lockett, th • maroons swept back to the attack. Morgan had a shot at. goal from a. penalty, but failed. Kaierau held their opponents down for the next few minutes, ami when a scrum got down Burgess moved into the I first five-eighth berth. Spooner gave’

I.un tile IniH u n m;i rkeil. fie cut the Marist defence in twain. He was well supported by Congreve, Morgan and Smith, the winger topping the move off with the winning try. The kick failed and, a minute later, the game Kaierau 9 Marist 6 .Mr. W. Molan was the referee. WIN FOR PIRATES GAME NOT REPRESENTED BY SCORES. Pirates’ victory against Technical ! Old Buys by 17 points to 9 achieved in a game which was not faithfully represented by the scoring. Technical Old Boys, particularly in the inside backs, gave the blacks a taste of stern opposition. On the day, Pirates certainly deserved to win, but not by the margin indicated if territorial advantage could be taken into account. On the other hand, Technical Old Boys were largely responsible for the eightpoint margin in that the handling was poor at the end of the three-quarter line, and, pass after pass was dropped. The teams were:— Pirates (black): Stewart; Berrymau, McPike, Inglis; AtcGrath, Rowan; Lind; Head; i’/'dley, McNeil, Agnew, Trotter; Kench, W. Thompson, Howes. Technical Old Boys (blue and white); Donaldson; Domney, McCormick, Fowler, Thomson, Welsh, Brisco, Powell, Rowe, Hutchinson, Davidson, Blakely, Ballinger, Hillgrove and Goldsbury. Technical Old Boys attacked in the opening stages and the backs moved away, McCormick at centre, just lacking the pace to elude the defence. Immediately afterwards, play swung across the field and after another thrust by the backs Hillgrove scored. The kick failed. —Technical Old Boys 3, Pirates 0. The blacks then took a turn al attack. Lind missed a kick at goal from a penalty and Inglis failed to register with a drop kick. Lind worked the blind side of the scrum and Inglis beat h’ own man and the full-back to score. Head’s kick failed. —Pirates 3, Technical Old Boys 3. Welsh goaled ten minutes later from a penalty.—Technical Old Boys 6, Pirates 3. The blacks retaliated a moment later when Powell, on the last line of Technical Old Boys’ defence, missed taking a ball on the full. The ball was kicked ahead froin a speculator, and Rowan was up m time to gather in on the bounce and score. 3he kick failed.— Pirates 6, Technical Old Boys 6. Welsh broke clean away and made the mistake of passing to Hutchiusou instead of F. Thomson and the ball was knocked on when a try looked certain. Pirates attacked solidly for five minutes and Lind, after selling a “dummy,” sent Agnew on to be held up when over the line. A Scrum got down : c nd Lind was given possession. He pla ? ed the backs up and Berryman scored. Head’s kick failed.—Pirates 9, Technical Old Boys 6. This was the score at half-time. Hutchinson booted at the ball, missed as usual, and then found he was offside. From the resultant tree-kick, a few yards inside half-way, Head goaled. Pirates 12, Technical Old Boys 6. F. Thomson gathered in nicely aud he and Welsh combined effectively to carry the play right to the black line. The attackers moved away from a lineout, but the passing broke down. Len Head had two more shot from penalties twenty minutes before the game euded, but they failed. A spectacular break away by Inglis resulted in Pirates scor ing again. He changed direction quickly, but was blocked by Donaldson. Agnew took the puss nicely and although he did not have the pace to elude the quickly reforming defence, ne managed to shake would-be attackers off and score. Head goaled.—Pirates 17, Technical Old Boys 6. i At the close of the game Welsh goaled from a penalty, making the final score: Pirates 17 Technical Old Boys 9 Mr. D. I’hilipson was the referee. PLAYED ON GREASY GROUND MATCH AT RATANA WON BY OLD BOYS HARDER THAN SCORES INDICATED The first score was registered by Oldham, who was playing lull-back. He fielded a niis-kick by one of the Ratana backs, who was on defence, ran up and drop-kicked a goal.—Uld Boys 4 ; Ratana U. Cave followed up a ball he kicked beyond the full-back, gathered in on the bounce, and went over underneath the cross-bar. Bullock-Douglas converted.—Old Boys 9, Ratana U. This was the score at half-time. Immediately after the interval lia l tana attacked in solid force ami Ohl Boys were called upon for hard, defensive play. Mahi scored to bring tlie Maoris jeward for strenuous offortfe. I'hc kick failed.—Ratana 3, Old Boys 9. 'l'he condition of the Maori forwards began to Jude somewhat and Old Boys got down close tu the hue. Hunter gained possession from a scrum and wa-s over before the defence was aware of it. The kick failed. —Old Boys 12, Ratana 3. Shortly afterwards Hunter brought off exactly the same move, literally loaning in ‘‘underneath” the detem>2. Another kick tailed.—Old Boys 15, Ratana 3. Mr. N. Keid was the referee. RANGITIKEI TEAM TO PLAY TE -~-J7AU UxNION The ' j "le selector of the Rangitikei Rugbv I Hion (Mr Arthur Henwood) has chosen the following team to piny Te Knwau at Bulls on Wednesday; Full-back: Stock. ’l’llrec quarters: 11. Taiuru, I’. T'otaka, Walden (capt.) Five-eighths: R. Pot aka and Nicol. Half-back: Johnson. Back of serum: Jolly. Middlebrow: Walker, Marshail, Montgomerie, James. Front row : Davies, Williams, Poppe. . Reserves: Calkin ami Morrison (for- . wards); Bush ami Downs (backs). ( Dallas has an injured rib and was i not available. j Any player who is unable to pl a y> < must notify the secretary,to the Rangitikei Rugby Union (Mr Williams), ur Air Henwood immediately. i

1W. Ta D. PfS. Kaierau ... 8 7 (I 1 15 Wavprlev 8 6 2 9 12 Old Boys 8 4 1 9 Pirates 9 3 4 2 8 Mari.st 5 1 7 Ratana 9 6 0 6 Technical O.B 9 1 7 1 3