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Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18378, 11 July 1931, Page 19 (Supplement)

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HAMILTON COMPETITION, j FOURTH GRADE NOTES.' FRANKTON TEAM’S SUCCESS. Last Saturday was the final of the Fourth Grade championship, in which Frankton defeated Technical Old Boys Bby 36-0. The Frankton backs have improved considerably, while the forwards are also a prominent set. Old Boys defeated Technical School' by 19 points to nil on Saturday. In the first half Technical made many determined rushes and were within an ace of scoring several times. Later, however, Old Boys’ backs settled down and took the upper hand. Seccombe, second five-eighths for Old Boys, w'as the best back on the field. Comer, Hall, Luxton and Purdie played good games and Braggins, Frisken and Kirby were hard tollers in the pack. Technical Old Boys A defeated High School by 20 points to nil. High Sohool were not able to stop the many bright Technical back movements, but the forwards were evenly matched. Kippen, Bath and Lymburn were tne pick of the winners’ pack, while Grace and Collier were outstanding in the backs. 1 Breenen was School’s bcsl back and Davenport and Thompson the most- consistent workers in the pack. The points gained by the leading teams in the championship were:— Frankton, 15; Old Boys, 14; Technical Old Boys, 13.

SOUTH AFRICAN PLAYERS. Several prominent Springboks who played against the All Blacks in 1923 are certain to travel willi the South African team that will tour Britain. Bennie Osier is as good as ever, playing with the brilliance that made him the most feared man during the tour of the All Blacks. He is a strong . candidate .for' the captaincy of the j South African side. Gerry Brand, i Tindall, and ,T. C. van der West- I huizen are also showing their best | form. Pierre de Villiers is consid- j ered a certainty for the tour; the in- | comparable little scrum half is exhibit- j ing all his old genius. Oif the splendid pack of forwards which blazed its way through the : various provinces last season nearly all arc in harness again. T. and G. Osier, Wolheim, Louw, Pu Toil, Wood and Van Wyk are all b»t candidates . for the national side, and it Is inter- | esting to note that the veteran, Phil | Moslcrt, is slill in the game, and it is i quite on the cards that, with the vast ! store of experience which he has ac- j cumulated over a long and brilliant > career, he will lie a keen rival to Ben- ! nic Osier for t ho captainccy of the j overseas tour. I