GOOD GOAL-KICKING

Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 140, 18 September 1942, Page 3

GOOD GOAL-KICKING

Wellington Beat Army East At Rugby MARGIN OF SEVEN POINTS In their third match of the season, the Wellington representative Rugby team had to put their best feet foremost at Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon to beat an Army East fifteen by 16 points to 9. As against Auckland, the Wellington inside backs. failed to function, and the wing-threequarters only handled the ball when it was accidentally kicked to them. Faulty handling was the cause of the breakdown of many passing movements. Territorially the Army team had as good a run of the play, and hooked the ball 'from the majority of the scrums, thanks to able work by R. Burke, the former University, Wellington, and New Zealand hooker. It was only outstanding play by Kingstone, at left wing-three-quarter, which brought victory to Wellington, as, in .addition to converting both tries scored, he landed two penalty goals, and took his share both on attack and defence, on one occasion travelling fast right over to the opposite wing to prevent a score in the nick of time. The teams were: —

Army East: Wairoa; Jamieson, Kay, Newton; Bedingfield, Cooke; Bevan; Cleland, Blake, Lloyd, Elliott, Rogers, Walker, Burke, Brew. Wellington: Sanson; Hudson, S. Jaeger, Kingstone; H. Jaeger, Stott; Dougan ; White, Murphy, Foley, Illingworth, Beard, Stanaway, Haigh, Bills. With a helpful northerly breeze behind them, Wellington had the advantage in ’ the early stages, and good play by Kingstone nearly led to a try within a few minutes. Keeping up the pressure, Wellington hammered at the Army line till S'. Jaeger snapped up a dropped ball to open the scoring with a try, which Kingstone converted. Wairoa, who was playing soundly at full-back for Army, delayed getting in his kick, and was heavily tackled by Murphy, and had to retire shortly afterward. Cleland dropped back to full-back, and Carrington took his place in the pack. Play was strenuous, and it was not long before Murphy had to be carried off by the ambulance men, his place being filled by Baumber. Fast following up by Jamieson enabled Rogers to open the Army account with a try, which Walker made a good attempt to convert. Cooke was playing a bright game at second five-eighths for Army, and Newton, a former St. Patrick’s College (Wellington) player, was very active at wing-threequatter, completely * bottling up Hudson with his deadly tackling. Before the spell ended Kingstone raised the Wellington score to 11 by putting over two penalty goals, both being fine kicks. With the wind behind them, Army East set up a hot attack in the second spell, and Jamieson reduced the leeway with a penalty goal. Wellington made a hot attack, and when a clearing kick by an 'Army back was charged down, Stott was presented with a gift try near the posts, which Kingstone had no difficulty in converting. > Fast play followed. Cleland created excitement when he intercepted a pass and got clear through the defence, but his punt ahead rolled into touch. Beard and S. Jaeger showed up with strong runs for Wellington, and toward the close of the game Newton ended up a bright display by scoring a try for Army, which Jamieson failed to convert. A fast and willing, if not too scientific, display of Rugby thus resulted in- a win for Wellington by 16 points to 9. Next to Kingstone, the best back on the Wellington side was Dougan,' who made an auspicious first appearance for Wellington as half-back, and proved himself to be the man the province has been looking for for some time. Mr. A. Hooper was the referee.