KING COUNTRY RUGBY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21155, 3 July 1940, Page 10

KING COUNTRY RUGBY

FIXTURE WITH TARANAKI GAMES PLAYED ON SATURDAY (By Telegraph.—Special to Times) TE KUITL Tuesday The fortnightly meeting n.f the Maniapoto Rugby Union was hold on Tuesday evening-. It was decided that two championship points be deducted from the total or each team railed to register a player. Final arrangements were made Tor the visit of the Taranaki team, which arrives here on Friday and plays King- Country the following: day. Waitete Outclassed Outclassed in both departments, the visiting- Waitete team went under to Otorohanga on Saturday by 2 1 points to 0. In spite or the unevenness or the score, the u in-* was a bright one, play being- fa>t and open. Otoroliang-a's pmnts came from seven ti-ies. Thornton, who played so well against Waikato lor King- Country, jacked direction with his kii-k>, hut hi- distance and eievaimu w- re I. Waited* aS - had i'roni p-naJtmV'iiiit’ l bo’h'Vlraiiaiii and !!ohertson had lort their kicking: boot' at home. Both side- were under lull strength. Otoro-hang-a having- to call on two juniors who had played in the curi-ain-raiser, while WaiI. :. were without several o! tin* regular 7c Kuiti Beats Hanqatiki In a Pukeweka -!i:e|.l man n played on Rniuo P.r-K *M '••i• is! «i iv. I'e Kuiti dercated llHUsr.it» by i: p util- in >. Ihe game uaa Davis '’h olh. l ' were 'as expected, the leaders or »!»*••*•-* a> - The Te Kuiti team however, wabetter balanced side The forwards, win McLean playing- easily his best, frame to date, and with Peterson also in form, gave a g-ood account or themselves igalnst their hard lighting; opponents. McLem's lu'-kimg in particular preveuring- liangutiki from instituting- its dangerous foray-. .McGreg-or showed much promise as halfback, combining- well with U. shaw. am m the second half, after the latter went off hurt, R. Martin was drawn from the forwards to be an impressive three-quarter.