SHORE'S SUCCESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 118, 21 May 1928, Page 12

SHORE'S SUCCESS.

Lively raiding by the red forwards penned the blacks on the defence. Then Saxon got off-side in the goal mouth for Taylor to open the scoring with a neat penalty goal. Richmond 2. Devonport 0. Play was in the Richmond twenty-five when Colebrook broke clear and sped along the left sideline. He kicked ahead as the Shore backs fanned across, and then Jenkinson took up the running. Right at the line Colebrook again got possession, (living across at the flag to score. Richmond 5, Devonport 0. A free to Shore saw the ball placed on the quarter line and Wells land a beautiful goal. Richmond 5, Devonport 2. Shore called for Wells when another free came at close range, and again the blacks' full-back sent the ball sailing across the bar. Richmond 5, Devonport 4. Prom a set scrum near the corner Cleaver sent to Seagar on the open side. The latter reversed the movement, sending to Hunt to A. Scott, and the latter, with a desperately hard dash, fought off several tackles to score wide out.

Richmond began to raid in wonderful style. They were awarded a free at midfield when an advantage ruling would have suited better, and Taylor kicked the goal o'his life—a perfectly-timed effort, the ball Just carrying over the crossbar. Seagar paved the way to send Shore Into the lead, breaking through, drawing the defence, and then snapping an in-pass to Beattie. The crm*d rose as the Shore centre ran with an open field ahead and Taylor in pursuit, the Richmond centre getting his man rignt on the line in a diving tackle front behind. • Next came Ruby. He grabbed the ball and dived across to score. It was an easy conversion tor W ells. Devonport 12, Richmond 7. Both teams rose to it with sparkling combination, and the game ebbed and flowed in a way that kept the spectators Hhnrl iKm «.i? pitch of excitement. Shore held the advantage in the closing SffiVihgT "° , " t,bet •»"»«■ «* Devonport 12 Richmond t