OUTDOOR SPORTS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XIX, Issue 6280, 26 July 1921, Page 2

OUTDOOR SPORTS

THE RUGBY FOOTBALL SEASON

ENTER-ENJON .MATCHES.

AVAJHI .DEFEAT PAEROA. The second inter-union senior add junior matches were pEiyod* on Su-inr-day afternoon between Pa cron and AVaihi, the senior inaleh taking pla.ee at

AVaihi and the junior match at Paoroa. The game played on the AA’aihi Recreation (jround was nottVl lor the keenness displayed on both sides, ami indicated by the closeness ol the score, three points In nil in pivour nf Wailr. Emm an otilookor’s point of view the garni could not he classed as ol a high staiiTiid. hut on the other hand hard p'ay was a feature, and Ui the spectators ji. f, (forded ample eiitertaiimiout. as right through was last and o.' an overelm nging character. The winning and

~u!v score, a try by Ddliinore, was reg t< red in the second i|iiarier.

THE PLAY

Waila kicked off against a high -wind, Rp am) down play toßowed, and then the oval settled ill Paeroa’-. territory I'm a si'on space, ft the course eg which I’aeroa was penalised. Heaths shot at goal tailed. A series ol passing rushes 1 1 v „the AVaihi backs next took pltu-e. Price and Rollestou being unfortuiiato in not classing (lie Ene. At this stage Price retired injured, and his place was piled by Murray. I’aeroa attacked vigorously, but AVaihi countered' by carry-

it)" the scone of action to Paeroa's territory, v\ hero hard kicking spbiEd a probable try.

Alter the change' round both sales bad turns at tutacking, and those culminated in Dillimore crossing the lino, the credit tor tin' successful movement being largely due to Tfolleston'.s side.stepping tactics. At bal.ttinie the veore MtooeJl Wailii 3, Paeroa nil. Tig. next Iwo-f|narleis saw no turiber score, lint there was bard play on licit 1 1 sales, during which Diliin'oiv was in iurt d. bill shortly afterwards resumed Ins pus!. 1 n lhe biller part n the game Paeroa had a slight advantage.

ami were somewhat unlucky in not regisiciiug point,s, am 1 they bad no loss than tin ee shots at (be g'.i.il resulting Irom penalties. The game thus ended Wailii

.3. Paeroa nil. 1 Mr J. Cleave verv iili'L (.ontrolled (he I * nia tell. j NOTES BY "( RTTICV ( Saturday's victory over Paeroa by the ' Wailii senior fifteen conclusively proves lb it Wailii Inis tile- material if only correctly placed by our sole selector, Mr. ! Joh.it Benynnru, especially the. threoI quarter line.

j Dillimore, although a veteran, show

ed that he cannot very weM ,ho left our of thy team, as his geiieratsliip mien gets his side out of dilfieulUfs (when tightly pressed. He can still take a ball w nit the best ol them, his only fault ha-

ing his erratic passing. McDermott justified his position as In c -eighths. ami cannot be overlooked in future. Gilpin. although a sound ftcTeusive. player, spoils many a good .scoring opportunity by clinging to the hull too long. W. Dawson proved himself a safe and Inady fullback, am!' not afraid to go down to the hall when hard pressed. Price, at three-ipiarter-s, was rightly plaeed, and if, as good a man as we have in the district.

Rolleston, although a sound and*nippy player as wing threequarler, would probably acquit himself better at fiveeighths. lie is a good man where there is plenty (V) do, and through his side stepping tactics would mahle many an opening.

Mooney. behind dm pack, is rightly placed. He plays ih ( - game :a it. shoul'l he played, and time ami again turns defence into attack. He is a .sterling halthack.

j Tlio. pack proved a hard-working lot, dill. JOd wards wa,s too uiueli off side, and was not in condition to .see a fast rrarae i (.linnifuli. ."Ucl.oay would/ probably bo belter in the pjtek than as rover. ) The selector do Worse than pjve j T. Pascoc and ('. Hiinic a clianco. They arc on tlie lifjlit side, but :irc nippy forwards, wlm merit, consideration. tiik jtxiok I The junior representatives match, between Waihi and l>a.eroa. played at I.'aeto;i. resulted! in a win lor Paotoit by six, points to nil. The Ui K h Schools match Waib) v. i'aeroa resulted in ;l drawn o-ame, each side sHoriiiK oi'ght points. The tr.ies i'or Wiiiiii were seeuivd by C". Ryan and A Jamieson. J<\ I'olla.iM failed in his! attempt to convert Ryan's try. while! .laniie.son succeeded in placing the ballj between the c;oal posts trout his own ' score. The "pillion wa.s that the j/ame! was one ,il the finest exhibitions o| l'<nt. ' ball witnessed u , , ),o school matches llnsj

hr W aihi Convent School hoys, wh 1 bo (’a aon by the 7 a. m. 11 ain oi nrda.v. played a match against, lie il ( iimVnt team. hard-tonghi

to was drawn, neither side scoring

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