RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 225, 20 September 1920, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

THE LAST REP. MATCH. AUCKLAND V. RAY OF PLENTY. GAME OF IWG PrnniNO. A WIN KOIt AITKI.AXD. Thr fact that a Kay of Plenty team elwnys provides a fame tlial is more spectr.."ilnr than that nf other provinces, owing t<i the number of Maori that -diatrlit n> rlotihl combined with the fine weather nnd tlu> usual football interest In attracting a very larire crowd ,to Eden Part on .Saturday. This feature was a strong point In the match Auckland v. Bay of Plenty, for die players had the best of conditions in the matter of dry ground and liiill. an,] only a light breeze to lend a *i>orllup hazard to tup coudltlons. With a fn«t. ;nking park of forwards and a nippy back combination thp Bay of Plenty rips. i.'.-de scope for plenty of opportunity for their own peculiar style of play. Tiut" they were rot able to dominate the frame, which thnOßb not brilliant was fast and open, with pndle«s incidents of individual prowess and tantnlisintr flashes of comMneil brilliancy. IMay was constantly shifting from line to line, hut the match was robbed of real thrill by the fact t.kit at the elos P of the Jir»r -;pell Auckland established a 1.-ntl of 1H points to nil. Thp second spell, contrary t" expectations, provided a ding-dong contest. crowded with scores and near-scores on both sides, Auckland adding IS points, while , the visitors put on 17 points. The Auckland team made its best ehowlng or the season, nnd while Moore and Singe did fine work in the forward line, their efforts were eclipsed h V the display of Hutehlncs. i'npple«. Heather, find Black for the visitors. Keke. Woods, and rtorreil were brilliant Individually in patches, but lit other times made mistake's in handling that tv.is largely roxnonslhle for Auckland's victory, for Kingston was at his best at fnll-liack. and fJrlifrson. Hobs, and the fiadeley brothers lost little opportunity to score off the mNtaUes of ilielr (opponents. The teams Were:— Ray of Plenty. -Rogers, lies. P.orrell, Mason. Wooil. Iti-ke (captain), Klepa, Patchings. Scott. IMercy. Heather, Puppies. ■Plnl. Blnck. rathe. Auckland. — Kingston. Nicholson. V. P-ndeley. Stretton. Orierson. ('. "Radeley. Hops. Kin-re, Campbell. Casey, ttrevirie. ■Mclnnes. Moore. Arnold, Nicholas. Auckland started away with the advantage of a bright snn n nd light breeze behind them. Throughout the first twenty minutes the visitors had the better of the T>liv. Heather. Hiitrhlnßs and CupplPs showreversed the position. Bay of Plenty were reversed the position .Ray of Plenty were clearing, and they jraln-ed further ground as Auckland attempted to open up a passing rush. A saving kick by Stretton had Rogers Jn trouble, and Stretton. following up. dribbled the ball, away from him over the line, where a race for It by Mclnues and Woods was wou by the Aucklander. who F-ored. V. Badeley goaled. , Auckland. 5: Pa<- of Plenty, 0. When thp teams turned round the game became a battle or the forwards, nnd an liivnslon hy the Auckland pack was repnonrfed to with a counter rush by Puppies. TTntchings and Co.. with the remit that Hutchlnw kicked over the Auckland line. T'-.'sed Kingston, but Urierson got back in tim° to force. With play .lust outside Auckland's 25. r. Badeley pot tlie hall from Ross nnd kicked hard. Orlerson followed fast, and bustled it away from Ites. euahllng Sinire to ilrihhle on between the posts, -where C. Badeley picked wp and scored. V. Badelpy goalpd. Auckland. 10: Bay of Plpnty, 0. Playing in fine open style the visitors kept tip the attack, and Black. Mason, and Reke In turn did "fine work. For three mlnutpe Auckland were penned on their line till Moore got In a clearing kick, find Ross following up hustled the ball away from lies nnd Rogers, enabling C. Badeley to again come In at the death as tip ball went over the line and score his second \ TT -, ■ V ", B " cle,ev fnlle d with the kick. Acckland, 13; Bay of Plenty, l>. Play was very open and fast after the nrnp-out. and the visitors were on the attack, when a passing bout between Oricrson. Mclnnes. nnd Nicholson ended In the latter being downed almost at the Bay 0T 'Plenty line. Here Auckland kept the attack going, and the visitor throwlne the ball about recklessly enabled the Auckland forwards to drlhble to the line, where V. r.ade ey ninped in and scored a try that be Pie tv im P rove - Auckland, 1C; Bay of When the second fpell started n series of kicking exchanxes ended in Auckland's favour, bur play was soon at the. centre ♦h St^? p Ilne rr, n hy nes pnt Auckland oii the defence. Klppa attempted to open up a passing rush, but Reke linng on too lonjr. end was robbed of the ball by tlie Auckland forwards who dribbled past the centre, where rJrlerson got possession, with a clear rnn, and scored. V. Bndeley failed to get «ie ball over. Auckland in. Hay of Pl e stv O. Trnmeriiately following the 'drop-out C. ■Hfideley showed up in a number of pnastna exchanges, and mixed play left Grierson figain In possession, with, only Rogers to pass. At the right time h" s»nt on to Tlloore. who scored a try that V. Badeley converted. Auckland '24, Bny of Plenty 6. The Bay of Plenty men. who had never "lost Heart, and kept the local team bustling throughout, caused a flutter by a forward niali immediately after the kick-off They carried on to near the Auckland line, where thp defenders were penalised, and Ropers placed a anal. Auckland pA, Bay of Plenty 0. The name continued tft ro at a very fust peep, nnd after a series of Auckland passing bouts the visitors took a turn, and Reke, TTonds, and Borrell participated in a hofft that ended close to the Auckland hne. Here Auckland were again penalised, and Borrell had a long shot from near the side-line, eettfug the bail over. Auckland 24, Boy of Plenty R. Auckland opened up another irtronir attack from the kick-off, hut failure to take passes enabled the faßt-raovinj; Tjsitiiiß forwards to cet In and-reverse the attack. The ball was being thrown about 8 lot, when lies put in a strong side-line dash, and was supported by the full-t>aek (Rogers.i. who got n pass, and scored. Borrell failed to convert. Auckland 24, Bay of Plenty 0. • When the Snal quarter was started the Tlsiting forwards went to the attack, but over eager, and Heather kicked too hard, enabllnz Auckland to force. The nlacl; forwards were now showin.tr to advantage In their open play, and Auckland liad to resort to marklng-and using the sideline in order to clear. Nice handling work was shown by Blnck, Plni, and Scott, hut ■ s they neared the Auckland line Grierson Intercepted, and his dash took the ball to Bay of Plenty's Here Singe rot the ball in the ruck, and nfter a strong flash sent on to 0. Badeley, who scored Ms third try. V. Badeley goaled. Another out. as the result of Strertton running across Hemline on to Grierson, to V. Badeley, to Badeley converted with n fine effort. Auckland 34. Bay of Plenty 0. The visitors were not yet done with, however, for when play was at the centre and the Auckland harks were opening up a passIng bout. Hutchings Intercepted and drihbled on for Woods to get in and send the ball aloug to Borrell. to Mason, who ■cored. Rogers gonled. Auckland 34, Bay of Plenty 14. The game now went .at n great-pace, and the ball was being thrown rtbout by "both sides' but without very much purpose, with the result that the attack swung from end to end In almost rldicnlous fashion, and the incidents were endless. Eventually Reke. who was playing a tricky game, got away in a good position, end sent on to Woods, to lies, who scored at the corner. The kick at goal failed, and the ganm ended: Auckland • 34 Bay of Plenty 17 Mr. Meredith was the referee. « FRAXKLJN "JUNIORS V. PONSONBY 111. The Ponsonhy thirds, winners of their prade championship. beat a team of Franklin juniors tiy 21 points to nil. HOti'Sß MATCHES. T.. r>. Nathan, lad., n points, beat Bell* end Co.. «. Tattersfield. Ltd. (28) heat Auto Mechanics ffi). Bavlstpr (Si, Winks. McQueen, nnd fcrett scored tries. Rrowii converting one, end Walker kicked a penalty goal. 'PRIMARY SCHOOLS V. VERMONT ST. The match between the Primary Schools Teps and the Vermont Street fifteen, which won the schools championship, was a fast end Interesting game which resulted In a draw, three points each. THAMES V. HAMILTON. HAMILTON, Saturday. The Thames representative Rugby team defeated Hamilton here to-day by 11 points to 8, after a fast and open game. OTAGO V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. DUXEDIX. Saturday. ' The match between Otago and South Canterbury resulted in a win for Otago by ac to i2.

THE MOASCAR CUP. GRAMMAR SCHOOL DEFEATED. PALMKRSTON XolttiH, Saturday. fi^rVJ',? 00 ?» ect »tors witnessed the eeml•Tinnl or the Moa«c-iir Cup competition here m h ' o W u hen the Pa'nwrston North Boys , uiKh School played Auckland Grammar ftcnool The game proved to be the greatest contest seen here for many years an<l .. wns always fast and open. Ideal weather prevailed. The game was played in four spells of twenty minutes each. , Palmerpton North had a slight advantage m weight. From the outset they attacked i vigorously, keeping Auclrland cloee on their i ; twenty-live line. The visitors made I . repeated counter-attacks, which were Invariably repelled. The home forwards were, superior and pressed to the Auckland line, . where a great battle ensued. lllggs ' ) secured from a splendid opening nnd scored • In a handy position. Hodder converted. Palmerston r> 1 Auckland 0 [ Auckland made several splendid forward ' rushes, but the defence was too solid. • Goodaere. the Auckland full-buck, played • a great game, saving numerous dangerous r attempts. After half-time the game grew • ' more exciting nnd Auckland came within an ace of scoring from a- concerted move, > but the clever work of the local harks nuUI--1 (led the attempt. The Paltnerston backs ■ shone well, but Auckland's rearguard was ' > almost invariably prevented from gettins 1 into action by brilliant onslaughts of the 1 opposing forwards. On several occasions > when in Palmersron's territory the Auck- ■ i land backs tailed good chanmi by faulty . handling. The game ended without ■further ' 5 Palmerston meet Christchureh Boys' 'High , i School in the final at Wellington on Tues- , day. > ■ . ] 3 WELLINGTON DEFEATS WAIRARAPA. , WELLINGTON', Saturday. l " The match Wellington v. Walrnrapa ' , resulted: Wellington- 3S, Walrarapa 11. I WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY. ? PHRISTCHintCH. Saturday. The Rugby match Wellington v. Canterbury was won by Wellington by 10 to 13. J — i I