FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 304, 7 October 1935, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NORTH BEATS SOUTH FIFTEEN POINTS TO NINE. WELLINGTON, October 6. In a game that occasionally produced high-class football the North Island Beat the South Island by 15 pmnts to 9in the annual Rugby match. Though play was very materially affected by a strong and gusty wind, the lack ol any dazzling play was because < ea.cn team lacked penetration in the inside back positions—the North at first fiveeighths and the South at second fiveeighths. , North made far the better use of opportunities, though the. South s P e !jJ ' most the whole of the second half in North’s territory. With a little more drive in the forwards, though they worked very hard and were very even, South must have won. . With the exception of Rankin anu Le Quesne the match did not reveal any players who might have been assets to the All Blacks. Until he had to retire injured McFarland, the Sout.i full-back, played well, kicking rather too high against the wind, but stemming a number of rushes very coouy. Pollock was safe. None of the threequarters revealed more than good form, though the South centre, Poison, did much hard work very quietly and efficiently. Le Quesne was the best five-eighths on the field. Gaffaney was solid, doing his work neatly and making no mistakes, and Baldwin did much excellent defensive work, but Trevathan did not show the form which brought him into the South Island team. Two of the North tries came through his mistakes, and his attacking work was only rarely what it has been before tins season. Several Forwards Impress.

In the North pack, Jackson, Anderson, Fraser-Smith, Gargan, and Hull played very useful games, while for South, Rankin, Parkhill, Quaid, George and Deavoll were on the ball all the South scored first, Deavoll bursting across after Rankin had held the North forwards from coming through from a scrum five yards from the goal-line. Deavoll failed to convert from a difficult position. North scored after a beautiful passing rush by Kilby, Barnwin, and Le Quesne. The last-named cut through, and Aspey scored. Io- - converted. Trevathan missed a reasonable penalty shot from dead m front and 25 yards out, and there was no further score before half-time.

North Island .. ( “ South Island • • i • • 3 McFarland went off, McPhail coming on, and Trevathan going to full-back.

Morrison was hurried into kicking to clear from South twenty-five, ana the ball went sideways to Edwards, who snapped it up and showed a clean pair of heels to everybody. Pollock converted. Gaffaney made a try for South immediately afterwards. After a short dash he passed to.McPhail, from whom the ball went to George, who scored. Trevathan missed the kick. North Island 10, South Island 6. Poison went off, Rankin going to centre three-quar-ter and Strang coming into the forwards. Deavoll led the next South movement by tearing through the North pack and giving Niven an easy run in. Deavoll missed a difficult kick. North Island 10, South Island 9. South continued to press, but Kilby and Le Quesne put North on attack after Gaffaney had been caught in possession, and Fraser-Smith, Rowe and Butler dribbled up to the line, where Rowe scored. Pollock goaled. North Island 15, South Island 9. South made desperate efforts to score, but the game ended without further score. North Island ... ... 15 South Island .. .. 9

After the match Kilby, making his last appearance in first-class Rugby, was chaired off the field, people rush ing on to the field and surrounding him

RUGBY MATCHES IN AUCKLAND.

AUCKLAND, October 6. Grammar Old Boys 9, Grafton 3; Technical Old Boys 13, Otahuhu 8; Marist 28, University 17; Ponsonby 36, College Rifles 11.

RUGBY LEAGUE TEST.

AUSTRALIANS DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND.

AUCKLAND, October 5. By outclassing New Zealand in all departments of the game, Australia won the third and final League football test match to-day by 31 points to 8. The score at half-time was 8 all, and up to this stage New Zealand’s tackling was good. However, after half-time the defence weakened, and the Australians) by clever play scored tries almost at random. The visitors again monopolised the scrums. The weather was dull but fine, and the attendance was 20,000.

NO VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND

LONDON, October 4

Rugby League rejected an Australian request that the 1936 touring team extend its itinerary to New Zealand.

ASSOCIATION AT AUCKLAND.

AUCKLAND, October 6. An Association football match resulted : Navy 3, North Shore 0.