Hockey

The Senior team has begun to work out a combination at last and the result has been three consecutive wins 2-0. 3-0 and 5-0. Against Rongotai Old Boys on the 4th the team started off with a very mediocre first half when even defeat was possible, but fortunately the players settled down to give a demonstration of sound positional hockey and proved the axiom that possession is nine points of the law by scoring four goals.

In the lower grades teams have been unfortunate in having many players away over the holiday period and so far very little combination has been developed. The second XI is at the moment running third in the grade but is capable of improving this position. Two members of the team R. MacArthur and G. Browne were selected from this grade to represent Wellington against Hawke's Bay in the under-21 match over the Queen's Birthday weekend.

The social team, consisting mainly of players who can play only occasionally, has been winning most of its games to date owing more to experience and ability than to fitness.

Both the Third and Fourth XI's have more often than not been short of players with a corresponding lack of success although here again both teams are capable of greater things.

On Queen's Birthday two teams from VUC played in the six-a-side tournament at Carterton, one of these losing narrowly to the eventual winners by a penalty corner after extra time. At Fielding Victoria was also' represented by a team which was also narrowly defeated by the Tournament winners.