Week-end Sport

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 July 1932, Page 6

Week-end Sport

RUGBY FOOTBALL ■* WAIRARAPA v. HAWKE’S BAY. WIN FOR LOCAL TEAM. The Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay representative teams met at Masterton on Saturday afternoon in fine weather, and with the ground in excellent order. There was the largest concourse ol people seen at a match in Masterton for some, time past. Wairarapa won the toss. Cleland replaced Fitzgerald, whom it was decided at the last minute to omit on account of a septic leg. The following were the teams: — Hawke’s Bay: Le Quesne, Smi'h, Grant, Ayres, Bradley, Setford, Botherway, Satherley, Rolls, Wilson, Hagen, Reaney, Flowers, Drummond, McKay. Wairarapa: Roach, Burgess, Stringfellow, Cleland, R. Devine, B. Clarke, Matthews, M. Parker, McGregor, Flutey, Fairbrother, M. Devine, Keeble, Anderson, Reid.

Hawke’s Bay set off to the attack, Wilson, Reaney and McKay being prominent. Clarke eased the pressure. Then a free kick followed to Hawke’s Bay, but the kick fell short'. Drummond and Wilson carried play well up to the Wairarapa line, but eventually R. Devine kicked well down the field. The Wairarapa backs were set in motion by Matthews, and the ball passed along the chain, but the Hawke’s Bay collaring was sound. A free kick to Hawke’s Bay saw the ball go out in Wairarapa’s 25. Reaney, supported by Wilson, broke away in a great dribble, but Wairarapa managed to relieve the position. Hawke’s Bay got the ball in the scrum on most occasions, but Botherway was the weak link, and failed to get his passes ,away, being smothered. The Wairarapa backs, contrary to expectations, were playing patchy football, failing to take the dry ball cleanly or handle accurately. Wairarapa then had a turn at attacking, and relief came twice to Hawke’s Bay in free kicks. Smith and Grant were associated in a neat movement which gained ground. Then Reaney, Wilson, McKay and Satherley came away and play centred. Wai-. rarapa came back to the attack by means of the backs, but the handling was faulty and the movement broke down. Smith made a dasli for the line, but was brought down. Reaney and Wilson were again associated in a forward attack, but Roach drove them back. Appalling play by the Wairarapa backs let Hawke’s Bay through again, and Reaney, Wilson, McKay and Flowers were ever ready to take advantage of the mistakes, Roach, however, being the stumbling block. Honours were about even up till now in the play, which was not of a very high standard, though vigorous t cnough. Then Matthews sent the ball to Clarke, who transferred to R. Devine, who shortpunted, and Striagfellow gained possession. With only Le Quesne to pass, he transferred to Burgess, who scored wide out. Roach failed with the kick.

Wairarapa 3 Hawke’s Bay 0 The next score came following a lineout, when Reid shot the ball out to M. Devine, who went over. Roach failed with the kick. Wairarapa 6 Hawke’s Bay 0

Hawke’s Bay woke up now and attacked with vigour, especially the forwards, led by Wilson and Reaney. The Bay were vigorously attacking when' half-time sounded.

On the teams resuming, Setford went up to half, which made a great improvement to the backs. Botherway went to full-back, and Le Quesne to five-eighth. Bay started off to the attack, 'and five minutes after the start Setford transferred to Ayres, who got across at the corner. Setford failed to improve the score. Wairarapa 6 Hawke’s Bay 3

Immediately after the Bay backs broke away, and Ayres failed to take a pass when a score was almost certain. The ball then went to the other wing, and Smith had a like experience. Lo Quesne opened tip the game and made a nice opening, but Smith missed the pass. The sun, which hampered the Bay backs in the first spell, now militated against the Wairarapa backs, who experienced difficulty in fielding the ball accurately, with Wilson, Reaney and Flowers coming down fast. In line-outs and tight play the Bay forwards were far superior. The Wairarapa forwards, headed by Keeble, Reid and M. Devine, transferred play to lialf-way, and lieeble carried play further on, Reid kicking out. M. Devine, Keeble, Reid and McGregor were associated in another good effort, but the Bay eventually drove Wairarapa back. R. Devine sent the ball up the field with a kick. The Green forwards over-ran the ball, but Stringfellow picked it up and dashed through to score under the goal. M. Devine converted.

Wairarapa 11 Hawke’s Bay 3 The Bay forwards then broke away, Rolls, Hagen and Drummond being prominent. From a. free kick to the Bay, the Wairarapa backs broke away, and removed play to half-way. Burgess and Clarke came away, and the latter was smothered when he looked dangerous. The Wairarapa backs were now showing better form. The Bay backs set off in a passing rush, and Setford and Ayres handled last and just missed a score. The Bay backs dashed away twice in succession, but good collaring brought the movement to an end. Not to be denied, the Bay backs came away again, and this time Smith scored. Setford failed with the kick. Wairarapa 11 Hawke’s Bay 6

Stringfellow, Burgess and Clarke removed play to the Bay line by a passing rush, and subsequently Parker got across. M. Devine failed with the kick.

Games in Wairarapa

Wairarapa 14 Hawke’s Bay (1 A little later, Grant, from a freekick, lessened the gap between the teams by three points.

Wairarapa 11 Hawke’s Bay 9 The Bay backs broke away in a passing rush, and Ayres scored in the corner. Grant failed with the kick. Wairarapa 14 Hawke’s Bay 12

The final bell went shortly after, leaving Wairarapa winners by two points in a very ordinary display of Rugby. Mr 11. J. McKenzie was referee. Roach was a tower of strength in defence all through. The inclusion of F. Clarke in the team would undoubtedly have strengthened the goal kicking, outside of the fact that Clarke is capable of playing a good back game. Nunn was sadly missed behind the igcrum, though Matthews played a fair game. Wilson, Reaney, Rolls and Flowers were the pick of a solid Bay pack, who were Wairarapa’s superior in the tight and in the line-outs. The Bay backs were fast in attack, and did better when Setford went up to half, Botlierway being a failure behind the serum. Setford, Smith and Ayres were the most conspicuous. The pick of the Wairarapa forwards were Keeble, Reid, M. Devine and Mcregor, who played solid football all through the game. In the backs, Roach and B. Clarke were conspicuous for their sound defence. CURTAIN-RAISER. Playing in the curtain-raiser, Red Star fourths defeated Grey town by 11 points to 9. JUNIOR MATCH. EASY WIN FOR HAWKE’S BAY. NAPIER, Sunday. By 33 points to 11, the Hawke’s Bay ■junior representatives defeated, for the second time this season, a representative fifteen from Wairarapa, before a good 'attendance of the public at Napier yesterday. The conditions were ideal for good football. It was soon seen in the early stages of the game that the Black and Whites were much superior to their opponents. Brilliant passing rushes accounted for the home side scoring such a triumph over the visitors. The display given by the full-backs was the best witnessed in Napier for a very long time. Hemi, Wairarapa, had an unusually long range, with remarkable accuracy, and wheni ever he had the 'ball inside the half-vaj line was always a source of danger. Tries for the winners were scored by Knoblock, Goldsmith, Benson, Frcdsberg, McPherson, Hutton and Flowers, six of which were converted by Lyons. For the losers, Kenna and Donald scored tries, one of which was converted by Hemi, who also kicked 'a great penalty goal from just inside half-way. During the second spell, Cooper, Wairarapa, sustained Injuries to a leg and had to be carried off the field.—(P.A.) HIGH SCHOOL BEATEN. The annual match between Wellington College and Wairarapa Boys’ High School was played at Wellington College grounds on Saturday afternoon. Bright, open play was the order of the day, the home team winning by 24 points to 3. The teams were: —•

Wellington 'College: W. Tricklebank, T. Ongley, J. Hallewell, S. Dickie, T. Paitai, M. Gray, B. Sadler (captain), W. 'Crawley, K. Frazer, R. Trugcott, C. Ongley, A. Gray, R. Milne, J. O’Loughlin. Wairarapa: R. O’Callaghan, W. Petersen, I. Bowden, J. Cambourne, L. Taylor, S. Lamb, R. Clarke, D. O’Connor, G. Barr, W. Holloway, O. Hatton, T. Long, F. Chesterman, A. MeWhinnie (captain).

Wellington kicked off against the sun and took play down to their opponent’s twenty-five. After some ragged play, Wairarapa cleared. Soon after Dickie was prominent in a fine run down the line, and from a resultant scrum Sadler sent his backs away, Paitai cleverly cutting out two men and passing to T. Ongley, who scored. O’Loughlin’s kick failed.

From the kick-off, Wairarapa pressed downfield, but Sadler cleared. From midfield Dickie folowed up a high kick by Hallewell and pushed his way over in the corner for Wellington’s second try. Tho kick failed.

Up and down play followed, McWliinnie and O’Connor being prominent for Wairarapa. From a clearing kick by O’Callaghan, Tricklebanlc secured, and, running up, potted a neat goal. Halftime sounded soon afterward with the scores 10 to nil in Wellington’s favour. At the commencement of the second half tho visiting forwards took play down to Wellington territory, and faulty handling by Tricklebank nearly resulted in a try. C. Ongley took the ball downfield with a fine rush, and from a scrum on the line Truscott forced his way over. O’Loughlin’s kick was successful. From the Wairarapa kick-off the ball was returned to Petersen on the wing, who easily beat T. Ongley and scored a good try in the corner. Lamb’s kick •failed. From this stage on, Wellington dominated the game, Ongley, Sadler and Dickie all scoring tries, none of which was converted. The game ended: Wellington 24, Wairarapa 3. MAORI ALL BLACKS. GISBORNE, Saturday. To-day the New Zealand Maori team played a drawn game with Poverty

Bay, 17 points all. The outstanding Maori forwards were Rika, Jones, Walker and Wetere, while Watson, Potaka,. Downs and Meremere were always troublesome in the back division. Tries were scored for the Maoris by Meremere (3), Hirnona and Rika, one being converted by Potaka, while for Poverty Bay, Kana, Heasman, Cummings and Wallace each scored a try, Wallace converting one, and Carrington kicked a penalty goal.—(P.A.) THE ALL BLACKS’ TOUR. AUSTRALIANS OVERWHELMED. BRISBANE, Saturday. As convincingly as the scores indicate, New Zealand deefated Australia in the second Test by 21 points to 3, after leading by 12 to 3 at the interval. The Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, attended the’match, and the players were introduced to him. Kilby won the toss and Collins opened the score with a nice penalty goal within five minutes of the start. Australia replied with a wonderful seventyfive yards passing rush in which Malcolm,* Cowper, Lawton, King, Sturtridge and Steggall participated, the latter scoring an unconverted try.

Rugby of the highest class followed. Collins narrowly missed another penalty goal, but Pollock landed a great field goal. Just prior to the sounding of the half-time bell, Solomon made ground and passed to Ball, who reversed to Page, the latter scoring. The movement started in New Zealand’s 25. Pollock converted. The tourists’ forwards dominated the second half. Bullock-Douglas scored two beautiful tries on the right wing. The first saw Kilby give the ball to Solomon, who ran the winger into position before giving the pass, and the second came from a ruck, when a quick, snappy passing bout between a Kilby, Pollock and Bullock-Douglas resulted in the last-named diving over at the corner. Ball crossed the Australian line for the last try after a neat passing movement among the forwards and backs. Australia failed to add to their score in the second half. The New Zealand team showed a marked improvement in their last three games, but few anticipated suclj a decisive test of their superiority. Australia won the -scrums and line-outs, but fast breaking-up by the New Zealand forwards minimised this advantage. Solomon, McLean, Purdue and Manchester played a grand game, but it would be unfair to individualise. No New Zealander could be said to be seriously at fault.

Collins was the equal of Ross, and Kilby gave easily his best display of the tour, even mastering Malcolm. Page and Innes were good five-eighths, and handled faultlessly. They were always keen to scent openings. Collins played bright Rugby and was deadly in defence. Bullock-Douglas clinched his opportunities with speed and determination. Ball was not so brilliant, but made no mistakes.

The Australians were disappointing after a nice opening. The forwards were swept off their feet by New Zealand’s admirable pack. The backs suffered as the result. Ross was a-safe full-back, but no better than Collins at touchfinding, in handling and in defence. Steggall, a dangerous winger, received few opportunities. Bridle and Cook were the best Australian forwards.

The game was brilliant in the first half, but lacked interest in the second half because of New Zealand’s overwhelming superiority. The Australian backs’ poor handling was mainly due to deadly spotting by the New Zealand forwards. Lawton was patchy, and his inspired leadership of the first Test rvas missing.. Kilby was his equal as a captain anil a general. A crowd of 15,000 witnessed the match, the gate takings being £7OO. The weather was perfect, but the hard ground found the New Zealanders minus much skin. Interviewed after the match, Mr Wallace, the New Zealand manager, stated: “I am delighted with the - result. The team is now moulded into a fine combination, and I look forward confidently to holding the ashes in the third Test on Saturday.”

To-night -the New Zealanders were guests at a dance in Brisbane ’s millionpounds City Hall, and to-morrow will be taken off on an all-day tour of the Queensland surfing beaches. Steere is still confined to bed, and shows no improvement, although the Test victory cheered him. IN OTHER CENTRES. DUNEDIN. Varsity A 17 beat Kaikorai 8; Southern 12 beat Varsity B 6; Alhambra 14 beat Pirates 9; Zingari 6 beat Union 3; Taieri 12 beat Dunedin 6. Championship points to date: Southern 22, Varsity A and Kaikorai 21, Alhambra 18, Pirates 12, Taieri 11, Zingari 10, Dunedin 9, Varsity B and Union 3. WELLINGTON. Eastbourne 22, Poneke 9; Marist 23, Petone 12; Hutt 17, University 6; Oriental 17, Wellington 11; Athletic 27, Berhamporo 17; Old Boys 36, Miramar 3. In a fast and keenly-contested game, played at Whakataki on Saturday, Homewood were defeated by Whakataki by 8 points to 5. Play 'iVas mainly confined to the • forwards. For the winners, tries were scored by E. McIsaac and W. Ashwell, one of which was converted by R. Monro. For Homewood, H. Morris scored a try, which he also converted.