AUCKLAND ON TOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 191, 14 August 1922, Page 8

AUCKLAND ON TOUR.

j -Xi ONI) MATCH WON. VI! TORY OVER TARAN'AKI. j TIIIKTKKN HUNTS TO KIGIH'. ! STRENUOUS AND RRII.I.IANT I GAME. imperii; in "Star.") j Mi\V PLYMOUTH. Saturday. The Auckland touring team played I the se.-<in.-l match of its tour at New I'lvmoiith to-day against Taranaki. The conditions were ideal, and the atlcndiitin- totalled Ii.OOO. After a strenuous and at times brilliant game Auckland won by 13 to S. llir trams took the Meld as follow: — Auckland. - Kull-back, Muir; ihrcc quarters. Matson. Ifwterscn, Thomas; fiveeighths. Grant. McManns; half. Earl; forwards. Nicholas, McDonald, Taylor, Heiander. Hagnall. Mi-Williams, I'cters, j Marshall. j Taranaki. Full-back, (onus; three-| quarters. Ennis, Marks, Stohr; five-| eighths. Robertson, Johnson; half. Court; forwards. Malon--. Fogarty. McCullough. I'ryday. Runt. West. Ha'mmersley. and i ampbell. Auckland kicked p(T, and from a scrum nt midtield the Auckland backs got going, hut MeManus dropped the ball. Campbell took play to the Auckland twenty-five. where Marks secured i and looked dangerous. Stohr dropped a j pnsis. and Ifwersen whipped in and saved, i Nicholas led an Auckland forward rush. I and Matson got away a pass infield, but | it was forward. The Taranaki j forwards, headed by West and Campbell, (nine away from a scrum, and the ball went along the line out to Stohr, but his pass infield was forward. Aftvr the ensuing scrum Auckland was penalised, | but Coutts failed to goal. Taranaki! continued to have the best of matters. | the backs opening out prettily, bulj | passes were dropped at the critical | moment. Here Me.Williams retired, Somerville replacing him. Peters was next prominent in a loose rush, in stopping which Robertson was injured, and Hooker replaced bim. McCullough broke through from the line-out and passed to West, who handed the ball to Ennis. 'lie last-named put in a fine run, but.; was splendidly tackled by Matson at the 1 sorner. Ifwersen relieved by a long kick, i and Marshall then marked and kicked high. The Auckland forwards regained) (the b.-.-ll and kicked across to Ifwersen, who outpaced the Taranaki backs and scored in the corner. He failed to convert. Auckland :>, Taranaki 0. The second spell opened by West forcing Auckland by a long kick. The Taranaki backs opened up, the ball travelling out to Ennis, who was brought down by Muir. Earl relieved by. a timely kick, and .Muir then took a high kick brilliantly in his oun twenty-five and made a good run. He punted over the Taranaki line, and a great race between him and Johnson saw the latter force just :n time. Coutts retired at this stage, i'-rien replacing him. After the kick out Malone gave a weai; pass, and Nicholas ■lashed in and doubled cleverly upfield. He snatched up the ball cleverly, drew tin- defence, and threw a long to i McDonald, who scored, well our. nwersen .'oalcd. Auckland fi., Taranaki 0. Following the kick-nut West failed I -11 an attempt to goal from a penalty.! | I'lay now became fast and brilliant, both i fides throwing tire ball about in good' t-iylo, delighting the big crowd. From' j;• -ruin near lhe centre Court got away' l ! and passed to Marks, who beat Ifwersen j j and Matson. who passed to Ennis. who j | lii'inhcd a brilliant piece of work by scor--1 ing under the posts. Hooker made no 1 mistake. Auckland S. Taranaki S. | I'iay continued attractive till the end . lof the game. Heiander broke away, but j j Matson failed to hold a difficult pass and ' 1 Johnson cleared for Taranaki. Then j I'lrant took a high kick and ran right | .through the Taranaki forwards and | made a line opening for Ifwersjen to I 1 score near the corner. He landed a fine i goal. Auckland 13. Taranaki 5. Earl and Orant were next prominent' in neat passing which shifted operations j again to Taranaki quarters. The Tara-i | naki pack now began to dominate play, i though the lighter Auckland pack stood' u]i to them. A grvat rush with Campbell and West in the van was well stopped In- Ifwersen. who lined at centre, i Ifwersen then intercepted a long pass; ar.u set out for the line, but Ennis over- 1 hauled him. From ruck play in the Auckland twenty-five the ball was kicked to Marks, who cleverly drew the Auckland defence and shot a long pass out to Ennis. who streaked across in the corner. Auckland 13, Taranaki S. Taranaki continued to press, and onlyfine tackling by the Auckland backs saved the situation in lhe last ten minutes. The whistle blew time with the scores: — Auckland 13 Taranaki .'.... S CLUB MATCHES. WINS TO MA RESTS. SHORE. AND POXSONBY. M-'.WTuN HF-FAFLTS TO EIIF.N. The subsidiary i-ompetltion for senior 1 t.-ams under the auspices of the Auckland fiu.'M I'nlon was commenced on Saturday. r.ill.iwinc upon the completion of the annual championship. All of the teams engaged \\--rc inure or less disorganised by the absence uf players away with the Auckland representative touring team, and the position was accentuated by withdrawal of fur-ilii-r players for the match against Thames, 'flu- result was the tempornrv elevation of numbers of Juniors. Despite the changes lhe matches were generally well coutesteJ At the llomaln Marlst Old Boys defeated I '•"'"ton by at! pniuts to ::. the winners . j-ssertint- their superiority iv the second mill as the result or K ond forward play rniversit/'ir-lT ' poinT?""""'- '™"™ I 1 that was of medium order '' " " - MTm 'i UoMes™ nlnl P S r «r U vS2!51 s to H in a "°°d NowV„,r i , ? r Xict °rta Park. 4 - New t°n defaulted to Eden.

.ir.NiDi; r.F.r. math. ,\ ni-itcli tinw.-cn Thames Jiini-r rep", mil Auckland third grade re;-, wa- piajdl -.. l-r.ien Turk a- a i-uritiln rai-cr :-» •:<• Ail-Uland Thames asiine. T. i ~.,-tii hoy- prirti-il tn in- miii'li supcri r ii .ill ilennrtmcius of the same, and allhnti.--' lhe visitors held :;i" score down to a-o :u the tlr-t -pri: the-,- were run ..IT :hrir fre; I'll the -eecn-l half, and An-klnn-l v.vi I y |20 points t.. nil. -i GRADri. Kiiiß's ■ lid r..-.vs :•-;. v. Svnnson P.For Kind's, tirihble i-'ii. Kohlnson i-'n. I. Heard. Swatisnn. ami Walker scored tries Swansnn. Kobiusoti and Walker converted one enr-li. Grafton 1."., beat ilranims- n;d Boys 14 Kllerslie »"U !•>■ (I'f.init from Colle K e Kinc-. THIRD GRADE. Thames lii. heat M Heller's •". For Thames. Wahat.me s.-orcl o try. '. Came rnn Vi.-ke.l a penally coal, and McGrcKor kicked a penalty, while I.orkett dropped a coal. Mnrsau scored n try f..r St. llelie r -s and Iliainond c.-uverted. FOURTH GRADE. Kllerslie 11. '.-eat !\ipaioc:oc n. FIFTH GRADE. Tarnell 11. heat Kden !>. l-'or lhe winners'. Brow si-.in-.l three tries. IJreathand ennvertinc one. I'.iusontiv ii. v. Kllersli" n. For the winners M.-Namara s-.-.ireii. and Young kicked a penalty. HOUSE MATCHES. r; -ourt .lrfenicl New Zealand Fvpress. i'.,nip.-in\ l>v IP t" '-» For lhe win. tiers, llvltnn. McVeigh, and Frost scored, laud Ward converted two tries and two penalty pnals. riayiuß at Homaln. Hen. Fourt and Sons inniors defeated "Star" OfflcP .itininrs by l.'i tn n. For the winners tVMalley and lioonliam scored, and Smitli and Poonhnm couverte.l. For the lasers Cood.irre played a sound jrnin* as full-liaek. as did Williams al wine three-quarter. National F.lei-tri.'iii and Hnsineerins «'... .1. lictit Tnrnbiill and Jones o. Clarke made a l.ri'liant si-ore. Harliour Board Fniployee- L'o. heat < ity ("'nuticil Fniphiyees 0. .1.c.1., s, l.eat nol.snnyille fi. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. I'iRAMMAK THE ■ H AMTIDNS Tlie Secondary Schools' i hampionship was decided hi- liranimar's three-try victory over Sacred Heart at the Show Croiind. The panic w-is 'i keenly foujrlit one between a speedy and determined hack division and a pii.-k whose forte was footwork. Till the final ten minutes it was either side's match, but thrush Sacred Hear; hail a full share of attack, their lucks larked the pace and dasn to score, while the Crammar rearguard were ni-o a potential source of danger. The tries were scored hy McChrystal. <-'lark and McLaren. SFrOND IiRADE. Teehnienl ("olie-e i'O. heat Kintr's f'ollece 0. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. .irxinn r.RADi-:. Vermont Street S. heat F.llerslie 0. — Crook scored a try. which Kennealy converted Vermont Street team has played twelve matches and scored 272 points, h.ivmc H points scored afralnst them. They have not lost a match. They have to play Ellerslie again nest Saturday in the final for the championship of the grade.