COLLEGIATE SCHOOL WINS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 187, 11 August 1941, Page 7

COLLEGIATE SCHOOL WINS

GAME WITH TECHNICAL j COLLEGE FAST AND CLEVER EXHIBITION ON SPRIGGENS PARK In one of the fastest and open games seen on Spriggens Parle for some considerable lime, Wanganui Collegiate School beat Wanganui Technical College by a converted lr;. to ml, although territorially Technical College had the advantage. The teams w«. ic:~Collcgiate School.— T. W. Smith; M. C. Davis, I. Barton, G. 1-1. Newman; H. L. Jones, K. K. Donald; J. R. Meuli; J. A. Humphries, \V. B. Higgins, W. B. Cameron, R J. Lane, A. R. Malcolm, J. W. Hoe, R. C. Gibbons, R. O. Wills Technical College.-R. K. Bailey; M. Nagel, C. J. Keats, G. A. Drummond; K. E. Gudsell, D. L. McCarthy; L. M. McCarthy; r' W. Ridgway, P. Hunger, J. Jones, J. Ennis, C. Byrne,;; R. Goddard, G. H. Hutchinson, J. Larsen. Technical College kicked off, placing into the sun, and pressed with a smart passing rush, bill, [ lay hung up at half-way. From a scrum Collegiate instituted a smart passing rush. Meuli sending Jones away, to Donald to Barton, to Newman, who cut in. beat throe men, and scored. Lane converted, Collegiate School 5, Technical College 0. Technical retaliated and forced play to the Collegiate line. D. McCarthy missed a penalty kick at goal, but no. to be denied Technical atimked again. A smart kick by D. McCarthy had Collegiate in trouble but the defence held. Collegiate were getting the best of I lie scrums, but Technical dominated the line-outs. Hard back and forward play, in which Collegiate were conspicuous with good passing rushes, saw the game change lo the Technical line and back to half-way. A good line kick by L. McCarthy took play to the Collegiate twenty-five, but good defence saved- Collegiate School from having their line crossed. Technical forwards had now settled down and were getting more of Ihe ball. R. Goddard showed up prominently with a good dribbling rush to the whites’ goal lino, but Ihe defence was too good. A free-kick to Collegiate brought play to half-way. In a passing rush the Technical College forwards forced to the Collegiate twenty-live. Half-time sounded with score, Collegiate 5, Technical College 0. The second half started with as much dash as the first. Bailey and McCarthy collided going for the ball and a certain try was lost through overeagerness, and play centred round the Technical twenty-live. Hard play by the Technical forwards forced Collegiate back to half-way. A free-kick by D. McCarthy fell short and Collegiate rushed play to the Technical twenty-five with a series of smart i passing rushes. Technical cleared from a drop out and the game transferred to the Collegiate line, From a wrum on the Collegiate twenty-five the Technical backs L. McCarthy and D. McCarthy, combined well and

worked their way to the Collegiate ■ line, hut offside by Technical gave Collegiate the chance to clear, and the venue of play swung back to halfway. For the next quarter of an hour the game see-sawed from one end of the field to the other, with Collegiate having a little the better ; of the exchanges. With a last-minute effort Technical tried hard to even I matters, and thrust, after thrust was I made upon the Collegiate defence, but I all their efforts proved of no avail, | and the game ended: Collegiate School 5 Technical College 11 Mr. W. Broadhead was the referee.