RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

V. TARAiYAKI, BIG V.IN FOR AUCKLAND. Tl-sITING BACKS OUTPLAYED. AUCKLAND 42. TARANAKI 0. Th. re was an attendance of between 3-'.o;>t.i and 12'H.iO.spevtatoroat Ed.-v I'ark <:: Saturday to view the match \uckland v. Taranaki. Ihe conditions were i.:-.ii. and a last and exciting game was a::-.-.--::-:itc,i. :..r ihe visitors. Had already playod Wellington t.. a \cr_\ close tramc ami were reputed to have been much str T.olhcned sine. Tiie came was surely fast, but ■: I.'st the element of ewitement i:: tl..- tirs- from t-:-- tact thai the Ar.cklandcrs. [.lavine; a brilliant back -.cue. outclassed the visitors and ptte.l up a bii: sere. It was a case of one team. };l:iviu2 a si.adv. orthodox iianie. U-ni-edii-s.-.i by the brilliant nian.cuv res "1 a sob- which threw orthodoxy to tin- winds and kept the ball constantly in play by every trick and device oi the oame. with th.- r.-sttlt that scores came in nrv>st unexpected fajdiion. The Aneklanders went away with a ■bounce, ami in the tirst three minutes rather carried the visitors on their feet by their nij'piness. a passing bout ending with Wilson beinir stopped on toe visitors" line. Then Taranaki woke up antl cleared their quarter by open, for■ward play. A rine burst of passing by TV-L-on. drierson. Woolley and l.axon carried the iiall again iv dangerous style io Taranaki'.- quarter, but a knock-on stopped a score. The Taranaki forwards showed tip in loos,- play, but the Ausklan.l 'packs were showinjr them points in rassitig. which kept them busy defending, sbile occasional break-avvays found ■Tntssinc" a rock. Eventually in ruck play Badeley whipped the ball up. feinted to■■wardvs the open side, and whipped the ball the reverse way to his forwards. £».i a close-pa-sino- bout saw Turner Score. Immediately a::erwarus Auckland's Eeoro was increased oy another line piece of five-eighth play by Badeley. who made a great opening-and sent McCullough over to score. For a time the visiting forwards showed considerable improvement in xheir open piny. Tate. King and Carlson ehowing up in breakaway work. Then Auckland came to light again, and a £ne burst of passing saw Crierson throw in-deld when stopped, with the result that his forwards dribbled on. and Tr-omas scored. A goal by Laxon put Auckland eleven points "ahead. The Auckland forwards and backs continued to play a fast, open game, that nonplussed the visitors, who held their own in the close play, bus found the brilliant parsing of the local backs and forwards too much for them, even after they had Tallied to attack, and tries were added Vj Tiiomas, Wilson, and McCullough, one of them being converted by Sutherland. The spell ended with Auckland nineteen points on to Taranaki's nil.

R nen the second spell opened it was obvious that the visitors had decided to n_LKe the most of their forwards, and by bunching tactics they at once weirt to the attack, dribbling on to Auckland's line, where Courts scored. For a time it looked as tnoujrh tTe visitors might-, "hold Auckland down, but when the local backs got away, some briliiant cross-j passing by (iriprson and Woolley com-1 pletely puzzled the defenders, and"at the! tecond time of handling Wooliey had a! clear run in for a try, which. J_ixon converted. The Taranaki backs showed their best paces very .shortly after, when the ball Travelled along the th: -eqnaxter line smartly, 'and St.-wart ecored. Auckland 24. Taranaki 6. In " t::e last Twenty minutes Auckland again j ■ opened up the game, and a succession of! nne pas-sing bouts saw Wilson and' I_a_\on score tries, which were converted, i and Sutherland landed a penalty goal.' A mistake, in fielding by Badeley" ax his 1 ] own line enabled ~ Taranaki "to get j another score, but Auckland were not' i done with, and another passing bout! [ saw M.-(--_;iough score, after a fine dash j • by and Sutherland goaled, i making tiie score 4_ to v when the j ■Whistle .vent. Teams: — Taranaki.—OUiver, Stewart. McKenna, "Hickey. Coutts, Kivell. Atkins. Burke. "Nora-ate. McCook, Masters. Carlson, Han-.-. Bish ip, Tate. Auckland.—Brassing. Woollev, Grierson. Wilson, Laxon. Badeley. 8*..-s. Berrick. Met uliough, Fletcher! Biilington, Turner, \\ ilson. Thomas, Sutherland. THK COLLEGE GAME. WIN FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. The match New Plymouth Hieh School v. I Asefciand liraaim.-ir School, played as a ! curtain-mis. r to rue big game. :..-sti!t.-d in i a win for the High 5,_.».l l.j In points to 1 6. The visitors w-ere considerai.lv heavier, j ■ and ■;::;-.- as fast .is xtn- irr_iniiiar"ooy_. and ! they dominated the forward play, the i In t v :e r.rst spell Grammar scored first from a penalty goai l.y C-i.i. out the visitors iin-i;«.iia:ely more than equalise! -is the resutt ..< Jtrown polu'ha; a nice g-cil. and ihe High School were a jKiint ahead at 1 half-time, .irarancir ha.-ks looked like Coming to ih.-_t et-r.y i_ tl.,- .-e.-..::d spelj, I bet they found the HI;!, School 100 I last ati-t s--.re tor ihern. and it v.-.is not ! unrii t .s Intercer-ied :i pass durinc attack by the visitors that the local lads got a •core. Cox was overhauled n.-.-tr tue line ' but passed on to Cns-huiore. who s.»red a Try that w_e _-,t convened. From th.->t p-dr.t onward the High sch„ol lais had all tti- letter of :_e game. They wore liown -i.c i;ramn._r opposition. an .l Osborne ibce.l a nt-e penally goai, while c. smart * -i from a forward rash, making the t-ore I'j t„ -s. Grammar w.-r.-. lu.-kv in temping further s.-.,res. for the visitors or*"*.'", 'P ure c « v er-i_nniUs them at the cud BPJMAHV SCHOOLS. A GRAPE. Mt. Albert 0. i,f_. Maungawhau .1. Lpso.u _~ heat Richmond Road nil. 1 ..tison-.y .4. r*sr i!:. F.den nil. .Newmarket .;. beat Remuera ... \er::;.j:.: A ::-. jeat Takapuna nU. X HKIDK. 0:.v'..-lu-! ll\ ueai Surrey Hills S. iteresfoni 13. tK-at P..-.vri.-oi v. Po-nt Chevalier s. bi-.i. Normal School _.. . C GRADE. HOL-sE MATCH. The louse match h#nvron Alfred Rn.-k----fand an.l Sons __•! the New Zealand Loan a..-'. M.-r-aniile A-en.-y Co.. Ltd.. ended in Alexander played -.v.-11. A tin,- k""-k fro",; . Peua.ly was. :iu.,le ,y liarlwicke. w )„, '" u:u '' "-''<' ; ' : '"* :: '" :u Ui - haltWAIRABAPA IU-IP. .MAT Lil. (Bj Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) MAST_I!T..iN\ Sattird-ay. V,-'."i~',V."'. ~' ■'' I frt"n ih:s afternoon between v.^s'V"' 1 ''"' L * u *b seniors. The -nu.e ~J - '-"s.r oue, devoi.i „r ..,„,,, ", .7,' ~' j—v v,_a - AO _ v. V,-__-.-,„., --,T- ~ -•">■ 'a-.. 5. - -"—-'JK l!± li points to