RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 166, 14 July 1914, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. MORN IN( IS IDE — The sentence im- > yused was fur assaulting the referee. UX-IVEBiaiTY'S BIG WIN. The foc.tb.ill in tlie l'onsoivby-Univeis- \ itv match on S.iturd.iy -was much more ! in-p'ring -t-han the play in the student* | la.-l game against ' itv for the reason , T that there was lc-s use nw.de "f t'-ie i-idcline on ibotih sides, .while the L'ni-j. \.-rsity hack-.- were once more on their I jMuie. There was something d-one all , : tlic time, and as a matter of fact, the • pame mi, not by any means one-sided j as tlie score lliight indicate. ! It was rnrelv that a University paas- j.j ing (bout missed -tire, while, on the other hand, inamirate passing lost Ponsonby t f.mie excuflen't scoring chances, while , l iict,. v ere mmmenl.s when tlic roll of the . ib.ill m-.ide till the difference in the world. T an,l it was generally in .favour of Uni•versity. University improved practically every i-lr.nu-e that eamie tlieir way. •while I'ontjonlby failed every time at the «(-iticial moment. Beyond this, the Pon- * tfonby pack for the first forty minutes ■played second fiddle to the University J' v forward--, particularly in the loose line work, and it was this that gave the I'ni- v *versitv ilwieks tlieir scoring chances. In -■the second the Ponsonihy forwards , •played up to their reputation, and sev- J eral .timet* tihey -had the other side in -difficulties. lmt their 'backs -tailed to -push tlie attack Tiffin home, Individually 'the latter did not do anything particularly weak: in fact, .mucli of the defensive (Work was distinctly good. But ;is an attacking combination, they did j. not -cent well placed, and more than once the men were caught out of place, -while the pasefing was frequently wild. •Candy Ibeing tihe cliief offender in this _ . Every man in the University pack was j •a trver from the jump, and with Bilkey and lnkster to lead thorn in the loose. t (McLean. Sexton and Orierson did fine t work. Bilkey was always in the thick ] (of it. and tlie cross-field speculators in A -whk-h be and Inkster specialised as a j ■means of opening up the game from the . Tii.-k tnnrc titan once caught the opposing . ibaeks napping. Ross was tbe king-pin of the University . Sl-tack. an<l be opened: up the game from , all sorts of odd positions in addition to , doing more than one man's share of rin-li-stopping, O-eddes and tray proved a ( -particularly nippy combination, and , Lambert, at centre, was in 'hi* ber-t (form.' ] The 'first -and third tries came from fine | openings miade iby him. and Wilson's | pace did the rest. Eorsdick proved a , -nc.'i.=s at full-back, his defensive play '"icinir excellent, and bis line-kicking generally good. There was a great deal of iiiipvenness about the play of the Ponsonlby for- , wanN. 'A'verv 'being the only one who made the pace all tlie time. In the * p eoiij -pel; Munro. 'Hall. Campbell and T'rnncis sahowed out in support of-Avery in the loose, and 'tihen it was. that the "Varsity pack showed to loss advantage. Clarke. Candy and Murray, and. at •limes A. McCregor and Stewart, did a •groat amtount of individual good work in ilefer.ee. Ixit tlie backs as a whole failed badly in attacking (movements. CITY MAINTAIN THEIR LEAD. College Eilles stuck well to City, notwithstanding the popular impression that the hi#ter would win without very great ell'ort. Early in the game the score was live to nil in favour of the younger team, and after the interval they drew into good position by being ulie lir.st to score. The blues owe their creditable showing to an energetic display in all departments, and more to individual effort than to effective, combination. -Sutherland. Pountney and Sellnrs were the most prominent -among the forwards, wliile Barker, King. Yates And Hill showed up among 'the backs. On 'the City side tlie honours of the •Bay went .to D. Stewart, who scored Tepeatedlyoii-bis-wing. He run-well and -*was. clever in beaming his men. tlodfrey uopened up the play from behind the K-nim on most occasions, and altogether tube passing among the backs was good. JLowe figured effectively at five-eighth, land. Moflit played, soundly at full-back. £The. forwarda were, strenuous in their mietliods, but they <iid not display tlie <fonr» that might have been expected of ■in. team with, excellent chances of. con- - lest ing tthe final of the championship The-gap caused, by the absence noticeable. i' 7IE a meeting-of itsc Rotorua Jttigby Union-olDcitJs field on Saturday evening lo receive a very liiradsotne shield presented to—ittr* Union by Mr IE Tai Mitchell, Sir .V- iStcvens, president of the Union, in accepting the splendid gift. -»-tat(d tltat he Jfiul seen tho linnfurly ■Shield, which was not such v. line piece ■of work o-s the one .before (them, ln tliankmff-the donor for the public spirit .bo was showing and for bis wholehearted support of the amateur game. Air \V. T. I'arata, president, of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union, stated inciden•taliy thai, the Kay of Plenty Union had 'ehn.ilenged Taranaki for the shield. The ■challenge bad. been accepted', and the match would be played in September. probably at New P]y..ioirOi. Mr Mitchell thanked the speakers for tlieir kindly Teinarks. and stated that he bod named bis present, "Tho Geyserland <-liallcnge Shield."' , , Owing to Hie injury custained by ].(iv(.riilgp, of tihe All Bhick team, in the match at Sydney on Saturday against \.w South" Wales, the Xew Zealand .Rugby Union has decided to send E. Cockroft to Australia a.s an extra man. Hi- will Kuil by the Maunguniii on Friday. Cockroft. who is n back, captained the South Island team in itfl iiiiitcli again-L the Sor+h Island, nnd gave ii "brilliant display. Loveridge ricked hia ankle rnther severely. PI'P.LIC POHOOTJR FOOTBALL. \|i. 'H.inie l-'rost. of it'lie Auckland Rujby lli ieree~" b-as kiinlly olleicil lii deliver a ii-.-ture on the rules i,I ItiigilM l-'.iiillbiill to all tciu'hers inler- , -led. on Friday evening next. Tlie 'leci,ii,. ui|| he given in the Educational In-tit die 'ronin-. Short laud 'Street, and v dl commence at. 7.'H> p.m. t 'wing I o the time being liliiited, it has ili.-en de.-i.1.-d lo ~ele.i the four leadins Inin. oi Ihe I*, .m.l <t grader, respectively. ninl redraw them. The leiimining teatiiM nf |hc»-,. lm\-e nl-o been re-drnwn. I heir mutches will bavn no Vveating nn the results, of -the grade oanrr>etitions. The luatcheaein the first round «>f t.b e A grade hai-e not-yet. been CKMOipiotsd. "

The drawing cf the four teams resulted as follows: 1! OiRAiDK. Firs-t Round.—.RaylielJ, v. Normal; Napier Street, v. Nowton West. ■Second Hound.—Bayfield V. 'Xaipier; Normal v. Newton West. Third Round.—Bayfield v. Newton iYc-t: Napier Street v. Nu>rm:il. V IiR.VDE. First Hound.- Nelson Street v. Mount I!o-ki 11; Point Chevalier v. Kllcnslie. Second Round.- ■ Ncl-on Street v. I'oint .'hevalier: Mount Roskil] v. Ellcr.-lie. Round.—'Nelson Street v. Ellcrs;e: Mount Roskill v. Point Chevalier. FiTst roynd commences on Saturday lext. The drawing of the remainder is as 'ollows:— p> cirade. 'First ViOtind.—Mount Albert v. Avonlate: .Richmond Road v. Epsom. Second R.mnd. — 'Mount (Albert v. Richmond Road: Avondale v. Epsom. Third 'Round.- .Mount ASbert v. Ep- ; ran: Avondale \". llhilunonj Road. I- CRA'DE. First Round.—Te Paipapn v. Newmarket; Maungartvhau. n bye. 'Second Kound. —Tc Papapa v. Ilattngairfinu. (Newmarket a bye. Third ißoamd. —'Newmarket v. Maungawhan: Te Pa.pap.i, a bye.