RUGBY FINAL

Waikato Times, Volume 131, Issue 21809, 17 August 1942, Page 4

RUGBY FINAL

CLARKE CUP VICTORY

TECHNICAL OLD BOYS Technieq] Old Bovs defeated O’.d Bovs by 9 points to a in the final match "f the Llarke Cup competition at Rugby Park on Saturday. Hamilton Teehmcal High School heat Technieal old Boys by IS points to 9 in the curtain-raiser. A considerable titter Technical Old Bov* team took the neid and tine play by the harks kept nid Bovs on the movp rrom start to finish. Ooosman and Williams were perhaps the most outstanding backs, the latter playing a good game at eentrefhreequaider. Lynch at hair-back proved a key man and his nippy dashes round tlm blind side orten switched P ,rv r, ' nm ,I,e defensive to the oiTensive. -■ltherlry was a prominent r-o-ward and Tanner was in the van of tlie play. F. Fowler was the only scorer for Oia Roys. Iligginson was put baek into his usual po.*itioii at full-baek and although wei• e 1 11 nio-11]\* I '^ake*r from dilTleuit, angles and he was unsuccessful. A junior player, J. Mai.sev. replaced Gillespie at first, flveeighths and allhough giving away weight Maisey played quite well. Technical old Roys opened the attack immediately and from a scrum infringement by Old Roys on their twenty-five. Technical Old Boys were awarded a P™ally and .-atherley goaled. Snappy pas.-m? ni'iie* by the winner* kept ODI re«t. °of the' field' to pass to Griffiths on the wing, who scored in the corner. Satherley missed the, kick. Although Old Boy*'backs repeatedly swung into action they were unable to pierce the Technical Old Boys defence and the score was 6—o at the half time interval. Backs Appear Unsettled Technical old Boys backs appeared a little unsettled at. the commencement, ot the second spell and Old Roys forwards picked holes in their defence/ On several occasions Technical Old Boys were compelled in Imp’ll down. A clever interception by Williams. Technical OKI Bo> * centre. |nrt him with a dear run but. i.rtflltlis \va* unlucky to be tackled by Fowler with a short distance to cover. Technical Old Bovs rorwards carried plav down into the Old Roys twenty-live and from the ruck McCurdy, wing- three quarter. received the. ball and dived over in the extreme corner to score a tine try. Revenge wa* soon taken b.v the old Bo.\s biek* for alter Fowler had cut in and returned play to Technical Old Boys ground lie was able to score the first points Tor old Boys, old Boys forwards led by Ranks and Shattork kept I orlinJrai old Hmv* defending until the game ended with the score 9—3 favouring Technical Old B °Ueutenani D. S. B. Heather was the referee.

referee. PEACE CUP MATCH D PUKEKOHE BEATS MATAMATA Pukekohe beat Matamata in the Rugby q Peace Cup series at Pukekohe on Saturday, 14—13. , . - Hamilton will now meet Pukekohe on r Saturday, the team travelling to Pukekohe by the Rotorua express and the match being scheduled to commence at 3.30 p.m. L " The following team has been selected to represent Hamilton: Full-back, W. . iligginson (Old Boys); three-quarters, C. . Ooosman (Technical O.B.), F. Fowler 1 (O.B.), A. Searancke (T.0.U.); flve- - eighths, n. Everest (Army), E. Hart l (T. 0.8.): half-back. K. Taylor (O.B.); 3 back row, C. Satherley (T. 0.8.), middle , row, B. Wordlev (O.B.), J. A. Bullock J (Air Force), A. Hardie (Air Force), B. I Cunningham (0.10; front row. 0. Tait 3 (0.10, E. Grocock (Army), W. Keen a (O. R. >. Emergencies: Forwards..!. Flyger j (0.10, .1. Tanner (T. 0.8.) ; backs, D. J Lynch (O.B.), w. Gilchrist (Air Force). 1 FINLAY CUP Playing at Tp Awaimitii, Walpa dels reateri Morrinsville in the Finlay Cup ; series by o points to 8.. INTER-SCHOOL GAMES 1 The Hamilton High School sent four 2 Rugby teams to Auckland on Saturday to play team* from the Auckland Grammar School. Following are results:— First W. Auckland Grammar 24, High School 0: Fourth Grade. Auckland Grammar 9, High School 6; Fifth Grade, High School 35. Auckland Grammar 0; Sixth Grade, Auckland Grammar 9, High School 6.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Following- are the results of Association football matches played at Seddon Park on Saturday:— Air Training- Corps 4. Wanderers 0; Technical A 5, Technical B 1.