RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 243, 12 September 1929, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THIRD GRADE MATCH.

WIN FOR MANAWATU,

In a fast game played at Wanganui yesterday, the Manawatu third grade representatives defeated the Wanganui third grade side by eleven points to .six at Rugby football prior to tho Otago-Wanganui match. The teams were as follow :

Manawatu.—Berquist, Greer, Delaney, Hoddiuott, Bramwell, Wild, Handley (captain), Trask, Lane, Bamberry, "Bumble, Gavin, Thomas, Burton," Clarke. Wanganui.— McGonagle. Potbury, Stuart (captain), Bishop, Casey, Gallagher, Wakeling, Ditchfield, Stoddart, Halligan, Delves, Phillips, Edwards. Barnes, Byres. Manawatu had tho better of the early exchanges, Wang|anui playing against the wind. Handley got the ball away smartly, but Bramwell chose to kick instead of passing to his backs. Wanganui opened their account first when Handley secured from a scrum at midfield and came round the side to send Greer away, but the home full-back, McGonagle, was equal to the occasion and play returned to Manawatu’s twenty-five, where for offside play the visitors were penalised. Stuart kicked a good penalty goal.—Wanganui 3, Manawatu 0. In a good rush the Manawatu forwards went through and Wanganui infringed. Berquist equalised the scores with a penalty goal.—Manawatu 3, Wanganui 3. Wanganui threatened danger, but Manawatu cleared. Kicking high Berquist followed up fast to beat McGonagle and, toeing the ball across the line, raced Stuart for the touch-down. He completed the effort bv converting the try. Manawatu 8, Wanganui 3. Manawatu was making use of the wind and continued to be aggressive, the forwards breaking rway from a line-out, Lane Bumble and Gavin combining in a splendid passing bout which ended in the last-named scoring. Berquist missed the kick. — Manawatu 11, Wanganui 3. Halftime sounded with the score .unaltered. ... In tho second spell Wanganui attacked strongly, but Manawatu defended strenuously until the Wanganui efforts came to fruition, Potbury ending a back movement by diving over in a handy position. Stuart failed to convert. —Manawatu 11, Wanganui 6. . Manawatu kept the play in neutr. 1 territory and Lane, receiving the ball from the ruck, made a bright run out to Greer, but a golden opportunity was lost. Wanganui attacked again and despite the fact that the visitors were compelled to force three times in quick succession, the home team could not cross. . Manawatu did a great amount of spoiling work playing havoc with the Wanganui back niovements. From .a passing bout, Bishop, on tho Wanganui right wring, came infield, but Berquist came across in time to grass him writhm a foot of his objective. The final bell soundex! shortly .afterwards—Manawatu 11, Wanganui 6.