Regimental Rugby

Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 22, 16 October 1942, Page 3

Regimental Rugby

— 1942. The Regiment started off ‘the season with two teams, one senior, one junior, both teams starting off with promise of of a good season. The seniors had a good team at the start, although a very light pack of forwards, they had plenty, of dash < that carried them through. The backs were very fast but lacked good defence. The first four games the team went very well, then it started to fall to pieces, losing a couple of its players and becoming disorganised. The main job . was • to hold a team together for the rest of the season, this we managed with the help of some juniors. The senior competition was . not a very happy one as the season went on. Teams were defaulting and although we had to struggle to field a team sometimes, not once did our Regiment default. This was due to the untiring efforts of the coach, selectors, Capt. H. Read, seniors and Capt. L. Mitchell, juniors, who at times were pulling on , one another for men. Sometimes not ] knowing these teams were set till lunch time on Saturdays, this was due . to Batteries not letting them know who was going on leave, so making the selectors a little short-tempered at times, the Regiment offers its congratulations to these two men for the way they have kept the game going this season. The following have represented the seniors:—Lieuts. R. Wright, Martin, Bdr. Wright, Gnrs. Potter, Blandford, Hawkins, Hookham, Lieut. Symmons, 2nd./Lieut. McCliskie, Gnr. Mcßride, Brown, McKendrick, Lieut. Fisher, Capt. Read. Those to represent the juniors ere Gnr. Lindsay, L/Bdr. Cooney, Gnrs. McMillan, Lincoln, Montieth,' Henry, Bdrs. Nicholas, Larsen, Sgt. Williamson, Gnrs. Staples, Forbes, Pottinger, Mr. Hazeldene, Sgt. Burborough, Mr. Harvey. The juniors were the winners of the competition and strangely to say beat the team that defeated us twice during the season, the only times being beaten. The following is a list of the senior games played this season:— Versus Air Force Win 16 — 6 ” A.S.C. Win 27— 5 ” Engineers Win — 0 ” Taras Loss 6— 9 ” A.F.V. Win Def. ” .W.W.C. Win Def. ” Ist. H. Bay - Loss 20— 8 ” A.F.V. " . Loss 8— 3 ” Air Force Loss — 3 ” A.F.V. Loss 1610 ” W.W.C. Loss ' 3 — 0 ” A.S.C. Win Def. ” Air Force Loss • — 8 . The team played 13 games, won six,

lost seven. Points for 95. Points against 90. The juniors were more consistent: Versus Air Force Win 27— 7 ” Engineers Win 41— 0 ” Taras Loss 21— 5 ” W.W.C. Win 3— 0 ’,’ A.F.V. Win 22— 0 ” Taras B Win 5— 3 ” Air Force ' Win — 3 ” W.W.C. Win Def. ” Taras A Loss 19— 5 ” A.F.V. . Win 12— 5 ” Engineers Win 17— 3 ” Ambulance Win 26— 3 ■ ” Taras Win 11 — 0 The team played 13 games. Won 11, lost 2. Points for 196. Points against 64. • As you can see the Regiment has something to be proud of in their footballers who have played a good game and never defaulted, and who were always spoken of by all their opponents as good sports. The Regiment conveys its congratulations to all who played for the Blues in the past season. The Regiment had several players I who represented in Manawatu. The players were: Martin, A. Wright, McBride, Potter and Hawkins. Altogether | we had a very successful season. Ober-Lieutenant: "Where is, Lieutenant von Schmidt?’ I Mechanic: “He went to attack the British single-handed, sir? i Ober-Lieutenant: "The fool! That’s | the last thing he should have done.” j Mechanic: "It was, sir.’’ ' J I "Lights Out” had sounded, and the Orderly Sergeant was • making his rounds. , Switching on his torch in one of the huts, he saw some kit and a uniform lying on the floor. "Who didn’t fold up his clothes when he went to bed?” he roared, in • his best orderly room voice. From beneath the olankets came a muffled voice. “Adam.” A sign in -a popular New York delicatessen shop advertises “Hitler Herring.” The owner explains how he makes it; “I take a Bismarck herring and cut out the brains, remove the backbone, and open the mouth.”