RUGBY FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19598, 10 June 1935, Page 10

RUGBY FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE GAME.

CAMBRIDGE v. TE AROHA

The Cambridge senior Rugby representatives played Te Aroha on Saturday in the presence ol' a large number ol' spectators. The teams were.— Cambridge: Tipping, K. Reid, Pealte, Wilson, Holmes, Hogan, Stewart, Hewitt, Harbutt, P. Beer, MeDonell, Bryant, liali, G. Reid and Blackett. Te Aroha; Jackson, Martelli, Masters, Eastwood, Woolby, Worrall, Budd, Haggerty, Edmonds, Humphreys, Johns, Rowe, liaddon', llleatt, King. te Aroha kicked oir, but Cambridge quickly Invaded Te Aroha territory. IN'. Hall got away well and bustled through to the local twenty-live. Cambridge pressed to good effect and kept Te Aroha on the defence. From a Tree kick awarded Cambridge Hewitt goaled from near half-way. Cambridge 3, Te Aroha 0. From a penalty ■Masters goaled. Cambridge 3, Te Aroha 3. Peake broke away and passed to K. Reid, who failed to take, but immediately afterwards Wilson got through and scored. Holmes converted. Cambridge 8, Te Aroha 3. Te Aroha livened up and put Cambridge on the defence. From a combined Torward rally Wilson scored, and Holmes registered the major points. Cambridge 13, Te Aroha 3. A Te Aroha attack saw Johns cross the line, but the whistle brought him hack. From a long kick Bryant beat Masters and Jackson Tor the bail and touched down. Holmes converted. Cambridge 18, Te Aroha 3. Quickly arter Martelli railed to tackle Wilson, who scored. Cambridge 21. To-Aroha 3. A lively scramble near the line resulted In Johns scoring. Cambridge 21, Te Aroha 6. The second spell opened with To Aroha on the aggressive. Cambridge swept uptleld and K. Reid crossed in tine style. Cambridge 2i, Te Aroha 6. From a penalty Masters goaled. Cambridge 24, Te Aroha 0. Wilson raced up the line but was run out by Jackson. Front a penalty Masters sent the leather over. Cambridge 24, To Aroha 12. Woolby, Martelli and King were prominent In taking play to the line and King sent the ball over to Johns, who crossed, and Masters converted. Cambridge 24, To Aroha 17. ATe Aroha rush saw Woolby send on to Johns, who scored. Cambridge 24, Te Aroha 20. Fast, open play followed, and the locals missed scores bv rorccful kicking near the line. Martelli, Budd, Masters and llleatt handled the ball, the latter scoring amidst applause. Masters again converted. Cambridge 24, Te Aroha 25. Cambridge followed with a desperate dash and were rewarded by Wilson crossing. Cambridge 27, Te Aroha 25. Cambridge again attacked strongly, but no further score resulted. Mr T. Jonas was the referee.

WAIPA COMPETITIONS. All grades continued the second round/or their competitions in dull weather at 1 Albert Park. Te Awamutu, on Saturday. When as a curtain-raiser to the senior game Old Boys ( runners-up) ami Suburbs (leaders in the junior grade) met in a very hardfought game, which ended in a dripxv. 3 all, Parkes scoring Tor Suburbs and/Blair roi' Old Boys. Before the senior tinutc commenced'a burlesque game was/ played between “ Kolians ” and “ Kellyi.”

To Awamutu v. Wai/soria. Walkerla kicked off and/ C. Craig look play into Wulkeria’s twe/in v-Ilve. hut a penalty relieved. Walkenia ' attacked and even play followed, neithter side having an advantage. Hanna saved? a forward rush brilliantly. A penalty tG waikeria close to the goal just went (under ihe posts. Craig then led another ifiish but the fullbaek saved. Tombs brokje away from halfway. but Sutherland wa.-j tackled and from the line-out J. Turney frlrced his way over for a good try. Grant favied with the kick, rile Waikeria half-back \ broke through, hut was well tackled l>y\ Adams. A free kick to Waikeria just werut under the bar again. Craig broke through again, but Hrlich was tackled just stnort of the line. Clisson broke away hut. a\ forward pass spoiled their chances, A pepsins rush by

Walkeral looked dangerous, but Te Awa-_ fnutu’s derence was sound. Craig was playing a great game and led. another rush down the line. Hanna cut. in but ho was well tackled. The Waikeria-rorwards then took play Into Te Awamutu’s half. The wing ran down the line, Adams tackled, liim) and then a drop-kick by Waikeria was without result. Half-time came soon att-r with the score reading: Te Awamutu 3, \\ rugll jjy Te Awamutu Just failed, hut from a loose scrum Turney went over for liis second try. Te Awamutu 6, " For Te Awamutu rorwards coming round the scrum too soon Waikeria were awarded a penalty, but ag-aln the attempt tailed. Play went to Te Awamutu’s line, where they nearly went over in a loose rush and they were awarded a penalty, but agam the wind carried the ball to the side, T 4 Awamutu were attacking, but they wera met with sound defence. Play got fastet and Waikeria kept attacking, hut forward passes spoilt their attacks. Flay led a lor-' ward rush into Waikeria’s twenty-live, but the full-back again saved. Play was now in Waikeria’s half, with both sides attacking liotly. For bolding the ball Te Awamutu were penalised, but tbe kick failed again and Hanna cleared. Hanna was penalised and Waikeria s first flve-eiglith put a good kick over. Te Awamutu then took play to Waikeria s line, but a free kick relieved. Waikeria were then attacking hotly, but were met with a solid defence. Play then went to Waikeria’s half and then a free kick relieved, Sutherland broke away down the line, but he was forced out of bounds. Te Awamutu were attacking hotly all the time, hut they could not get over. Then Flay broke away from the scrum and passed to Grant, who went over near the posts. His kick failed. The game ended with the scores: XS Awamutu ‘J v. waikeria 3. Mr J. F. Vickers was tlio referee. Suburbs v. Tokanul. „ The game between Suburbs and Tokanul resulted in an 1 easy win for Suburbs by 20 points to nil. For the winners tries were registered by W. Beil, M. Grace, Webb, E. Bell, Oakes, H. Miller, B. Watson and Oakes, and E. Bell converted the last one. Mr E. Maddern was the referee. Other Grades. Results or the other grades are as fols lows: Junior.—Suburbs (unbeaten) 3 v. Old Boys 3; Te. Awamutu 15 v. Rovers 3.; Te I Mawhai won by default from Tokanul. Third -Grade.—High school 8 v. Suburbs 0; Old Boys 8 v. TO Awamutu 6.