WARATAHS WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 202, 27 August 1928, Page 13

WARATAHS WIN.

TOO FAST FOR AUCKLAND.

MARGIN OF ELEVEN POINTS.

CROWD OF 18,000 AT EDEN PARK.

Thero was rejoicing in the camp of the Waratv»ls on Saturday night. The New South Wales Rugby tourists—one of tho youngest sides to ever wear the light blue jersey—opened their New Zealand programme at Eden Park on Saturday afternoon by beating Auckland by U r 19 points to 8. The local fifteen were pi disappointing, but the Waratalis fully or deserved their win. Except for a few Tl minutes in the second half they were vi never behind, and C. E. Malcolm, their re •kipper, wrote "Finis" to a great effort pi on the part of the light blues by drop- bt kicking a beautiful goal a second after pi tho ringing of the final bell. The game "W was watched by a crowd variously esti- w mated between sixteen and twenty of thousand —actually about 18,000. C< L. Hook was not available, and was jtl replaced in the three-quarter lino by pi Stuart. With this exception the teams tl took tho field as published on Friday. ci Tho greatest cheer heard at Eden t< Park this season greeted the teams as o1 they filed out to face a battery of b; cameras. rr Towers set tho game going, and a high kick by George was marked by Minns in his twenty-five. Picking the u ball from tho scrum saw the Waratahs penalised, but they gave a taste of their real worth a moment later, bright pass- % ing taking them almost to the Auckland line before Hemingway put his foot out. There was a thrill when Westfield was but a few yards outside the posts with a "droppie." Auckland worked apfield, but good line-kicking by Westfield sent them back. The visiting fullback wns again in the limelight when ho snapped up from the feet of Linton, a who had come through fast. Offside tac- 4 tics saw tho Waratahs penalised, and s Jenkin got the line inside the blues* e twenty-five. Play came across to the pavilion side of the field, where, follow- a ing a line-out, Hemingway got his boot E in. There was another line-out at the a twenty-five flag, and from this tho Auck- fc land baoks 'fannecl across in crisp pass- \ ing. Stuart beat his man before sending f on to Minns, who showed his toe • in 1 racing right to the coiner flag, where t he was pushed out. From the line-out f the ball was knocked back, and the visi- I tors forced. George made a good run a down field, and Towers carried on until Paewai sent him back. Immediately s the blues returned to the attack, their t forwards dribbling over for Lowden to f score the first try of the match. West- f field's kick hit the post and went out. New South Wales 3, Auckland 0. t Batty was at the head of an Auckland c rush that brought the play near the (j Waratahs' plot, and Jenkin tried in- c .'effectively frbmi.il peftalty. fwo minutes t later the local backs got moving at half- i way, the ball travelling along to Stuart, who cut nut a man and sent on to Falwasser, who was trussed up by Hemingway and Westfield. An infringement by the light blues just outside their twenty- . five gave Paewai a shot, but his kick lacked distance. * An attack was spoiled hy offside by Batty. In attempting to j wipe off the deficit Auckland forgot-all j about the rules and were penalised three times in quick succession. The locals , continued to hammer away, and only ' a glaring piece of obstruction stop- J ped Minns from scorinsr. Malcolm raised the siege to find the line near midfield, where the blues were penalised for obstruction and Falwassr made a weak attempt to "drop one." Palmer dashed out frotn tho ruck to bustle the defence, but offside play soon after let the blues out. Loose play took the game to tho Auckland line, and White i picked up to sprint over and i run rounrl for a fine try. West- i field missed an easy kick, and half-time. . came with the visitors six points up. New South Wales 6 ( Auckland ® Waratahs' Great Finish. Auckland opened the second half with a momentary attack, through which tho blues quickly broke, and passing sent Towers streaking along the side line. Paewai got him luckily. A penalty soon let Auckland back, but O'Donnell brdke through from the serum and with good . tiribMiflg carried the game right over the line, where Pa«wai forced. L. Knight and Cathcart led a local assault, and, following- this, Cathcart broke away to get within a few yards, where Finlay*6u knocked on the pass._ Falwasser brought the crowd to their feet, corkscrewing almost through, but a knock-on spoilt the chartcc. Then came Jenkiit's fiiance. The 'Varsity five-eighths wriggled through, fending smartly, and scored a great try near the posts, adding the extra j>oints. New South Wales 0, Auckland 5. The dash of the Auckland pack kept tlio visitors fully extended, ami then the local backs came suddenly from the twenty-five. Carter *-hot the ball out, and along it went to Stuart, who cut ill, beat Westfield. and scored. Jenkin failed with I he kick. Auckland 8, New South Wales 11Thc Waratahs immediately retaliated and with a great run Towers outpaced Minns and beat Paewai to score wide out —a great try. Tho handling rule was infringed and tho kick at goal was disallowed. New South Wales 9, Auckland 8. Getting possession from the scrum near 1 . their twenty-five, the blues made two unsuccessful assaults and were dangerously close till Carter pui.ted clear. Throwing the ball about in most abandoned style the Waratahs sorely tried the Auckland defence and at last their concerted efforts were successful, Rosenblum breaking through the defence to score right at tho corner. The kick failed. New South Wales 12, Auckland 8. The visiting forwards did not lire as was anticipated. and busllcd tbo Auckland pack right to their line where White was twice grassed by Minns in attempting to get across. Malcolm had a resultless shot from the twenty-five Wanoa marked it but miskicked, the ball going into touch near the corner. Paewai cleared bril--1 inut.ly but a kicking duel ended with the Waratahs again in the ascendant. For an illegal charge New South Wales Were given a free near the tweut v-fiv'j and .Malcolm goaled. New South Wales 16. Auckland #• This elided the interest of most of the crowd >vl;o, till this point, had hoped for • tin Auckland victory. Jinf, all was not yet over. The visitors burst into another

of their lightning attacks and the blue and whites were hard put to it to force. The bell went as the drop out was taken and Malcolm, seizing a final opportunity took a flyer" and potted a sensational goal thus ending a spectacular struggle with the score:—

New South Wales 19 Auckland & Mr. F. Sutherland was referee.

THE TEAMS ENTERTAINED.

VISITORS CONGRATULATED.

In a happy speech at a dinner given to the teams at the Royal Hotel on Saturday evening, Mr. J. Arneil, who occupied the chair, congratulated the visitors on their well-earned and clean-cut win. The better team had won—he was convinced of that —but outside the actual result the point that must have impressed all was the fine spirit shown bv both teams. He (Mr. Arneil) had played against the first New South Wales team to visit these shores. That was 46 years ago, and in the long period of years intervening, teams from the Commonwealth had always been among the most popular. Evidence of this was provided in the wonderful welcome given the players on Saturday by the vast crowd present. Ho felt eure the visitors would enjoy a most successful tour of the Dominion, and the bright football they played would delight the crowds. He complimented Mr. F. Sutherland on the efficient manner in which ho had controlled the match, having it under control throughout.

ALL SMILES. N.S. WELSHMEN DELIGHTED. MALCOLM'S TRIBUTE TO THE CROWD. Every Waratah wore a beaming smile as the team packed themselves into the taxicabs after the match. The triumph scored at the opening of their tour had exceeded their wildest expectations. "I am more than pleased with the team and the result," said Mr. E. Morgan, n. »ager of the tourists, who, on the arrival of the team on Wednesday last, had declared that if his side could keep within three points of the Auckland fifteen he would feel confident of the light blues making a good showing in the Tests. "I think this afternoon's game will do a lot of good for the game, both here and in New South Wales," he added. S. J. Malcolm, the New South Wales skipper, said: "I would like you to tell the crowd that they were tip top and great sports. The refereeing, was also fine." W. Batty, the Auckland skipper, remarked that the game was hard and clean throughout. The visitors well deserved their win, which was the result of the dashing way in which they threw the ball about and*their excellent handling.

THE RANFURLY SHIELD.

AUCKLAND NOT CHALLENGING. .At a special meeting of the Auckland ; Rugby Union management committee on ; Saturday it was decided not to issue a 1 challenge to Wairarapa for the Ranfurly Shield. The fact that several Auckland players would not be able to make the trip influenced the committee in its decision. AUCKLAND B REPS. TO PLAY THAMES. The following players have been selected by Mr. S.. A. Cleal, assistant selector, to train in view of the representative match next Saturday between Auckland B and Thames:—Bush, Goodwin, Hindenach ('Varsity), Watene, Satherly, Brimble (Manukau), Cammick, Righton, Berridge (Ponsonby), Mason (Technical College O.B.), Fell (City), Donaldson (Grafton), R. Sclinauer, Skelton (Grammar), Solomon (Shore), Bell, Barclay (South Auckland). The team will leave by motor from the G.P.O. at 8 a.m. on Saturday next. All those selected must assemble at the Ponsonby Club's training shed at 7-30 p.m. on Tuesday for training. Any player who cannot make the trip should immediately notify the Rugby Union's office. JUNIOR RESULTS. SECOND GRADIO. University Colts 24, beat Hauraki 3. THIRD GRADE. Kohimarama B C, beat Kingsland 0. TIIIItD GRADE INTERMEDIATE. Otahului IS, beat University D. I'option by !>. beat Eden 4. Manukau 13, beat Suburbs 3. FOURTH GRADE. .Marists 27. beat Ellerslie 0. Ellerglie retired at half-time. Mnralhon 11. beat City Grafton beat Parnell 3. Technical Old Boys 6, drew with Suburbs C.

JUNIORS' BAROMETER. THE GRADE WINNERS. Down in the lower grades anions: the small boys competing In the Auckland Rugby Union's competitions, and from whom some day future All Blacks will come, there have been some keen games played. Scoring was close in several instances and occasionally drawn games resulted. The sixth grade was a particularly interesting competition and it was only after a play-off between Ponsonby and Manukau that Ponsonby secured the honours The following table shows the positions of the teams at the end of the

WELLINGTON BEAT MANAWHENUA

liBVIX, Saturday. Wellington team this afternoon defeated Manawhenua by 28 points to 2(j. Play throughout was very fast and interesting,.the visitors being four points ahead and just managing to hold tneir lead to the finish. Tries were scored for Wellington by Coman. MaeKenzie, Porter, Mackay (2). and Sly, with conversions by Shearer (2) and Ransom, while I eterson potted a goal. For Manawhenua Tatana (-), Strange, Summers, Parata, and Galpin scored tries, one of which Tavlor converted while Parata and Tatana kicked field goals. Wellington's goal kicking turned the scale in their favour.

OTAGO BEAT CANTERBURY.

DUNEDIN, Saturday. ; Otago had a field day this afternoon when they defeated the visiting Canterbury team by 81 points to 9. Tries were scored for Otago by McClymont, Donnelly (2), Marslin, Webb, , Holden and Findlay, three of which were converted, while Matheson potted a goal. Law son, Chesley and Grant scored tries for Canterbury. ROLLER MILLS SHIELD. PAEEOA, Sunday. . The Northern Holler Mills Shield competition, for the Auckland district primary schools, was continued at Paeroa yesterday, when Auckland A and Thames Valley replayed the section tie for A section. Previous arrangements were that Thames valley was to play the Auckland C team, which had won B section bv defeating South Auckland at Waihi on Friday. The managers of the C team declined to play uritil the A section had been won outright. I Yesterday's match created a great amount of interest. After a very hard and interesting game the local boys won by points IJo 3. The final between Auckland C and Thames Valley is to be played on Monday at Paeroa. GAMES IN THE PROVINCE. KAITAIA. North Auckland beat Maagonui by four penalty goals kicked by Waterman and a try by Shortland to two tries by Bowman and Thompson. Mangonui showed quite good form, but the tourists, who are not yet at their full strength, did not have enough sting in attack, although their defensive work was sound. Their form will have to improve before the Auckland match next Saturday. DARGAVILLE. Playing at Buawai, the Ruawai Juniors, holders of the Harding Cup, successfully defended it against Pukehuia Juniors, winning by five points to nil. At Te Kopuru the Southern and Dargaville thirds played an exciting drawn game. This is the fifth occasion on which these teams have met in the competition. Each team has won once, while there fcave been three drawn games. WHANGAREI. In the senior grade, Maungakaramea could only mister thirteen men, after searching all likely avenues, but met Old Boys with the determination to win. In this they succeeded by the narrowest margin, the game ending in their favour by 10 points to 0. The victors certainly displayed the better football, and won by the hustling tactics of their forwards. A noticeable feature of the game was a beautiful potted goal from well out by Phillip Child for the winners, who earned for himself on the side line the title of " Bennie Osier." The other seniot fixture was between Hikurangi and City. The game was a ragged exhibition of the code, and the former team • had little difficulty in winning by 10 to 0. The solid tackling of the winners was noticeable. HELENSVILLE. After the best game played here for many years. Kaipara retained the Brake Shield by defeating Whangarei by 12 points to 5. Tries were scored for Kaipara by White (1), J. Keane (1), C. Keane (2). For,-Whangarei Connelly scored and converted. • In the curtain-raiser the Kaipara third grade team defeated Marists fifths, by ti points to 3. HAMILTON. A representative game between Thames and Hamilton resulted in a narrow win «t'or \ the Waikato side by 12 points to 11. Some bright passing bouts were given by both sides, the forwards opening up the play from every position. Thames liail the better of play in the forward line, but the Hamilton backs offered good defence. MORRINSVILLE. Morrinsville held the Peace Cup against Matamata. winning by 11 to 7. The game was a terrific forward struggle, neither side giving quarter, The home vanguard proved superior, though the backs were patchy. Morrinsville concentrated on defending and playing to the forwards, and Matamata attempted an open game. There was little crisp passing by either i side. Campbell and Howard scored for . Morrinsville, S. Thomas converting one and ' kicking '> penalty. Fausett landed a ' penalty for Matamata, and Stewart potted l a fine goal on the call of time. WAIHI. , Tn the McDuff Cup competition Mat our a (Walhi) beat Hauraki Plains, the cliulj lengers. by 19 points to nil. The visi--1 tors' half-back, F. Franks, of Waikino, sus- .. tained a severe injury to his knee and - will be incapacitated for several weeks. l ' TAURANGA. l Rugby club matches were Tesumed on Saturday. Results: — Seniors. —Cadets 12, beat Ranginui 6. 8 Juniors. —Cadets 9, beat Athletics 0.

TAUPO. An outstanding event in the history of football in Taupo was the defeat of tlie Hawke's Bay B representatives at Taupo on Saturday by 10 points (two converted tries) to 5 (one converted try). Taupo j undoubtedly deserved their win, being the better team on the day, playing a very keen and open game. The faulty handling of the ball by the Hawke's Bay backs was the main weakness of their team, and lost them many chances. OTOROHANGA. > In the semi-final of the junior competition Athletic 12, beat Otewa 8. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. TAIHAPE. The Main Trunk Challenge Cup was successfully defended by Tailiape. when Tailiape representatives beat Taumarunui by 10 points to 10. The game was fast and open, and the score shows the good relative .merits of the teams. Moke Bellis (Taihape). a veteran All Black footballer, was seriously injured and carried off just before time, suffering from a broken collarbone. Junior Results.—Hautapu 26. beat Mangaweka 0 ; Railway 7, beat Utiku 3. WANGANUI. Technical Old Boys 8, beat Wauganui Old Boys ii. i Marists 11. beat County 4. l'irates G, beat Kaierau 3. NELSON. In a Seddon Shield game Nelson beat Buller by ,11 points to 6 atfer a clone i hard game, with even scoring until the last five minutes. Tries for Nelson were scored by Schwass, F. Fowler and Thompson. one being converted by Reed. Buller's tally comprised a try by Robinson and a penalty by Grahaui. WELLINGTON. In a senior Rflpby football match for the National Mutual Cup, University 22, beat Poneke 11. CHRISTCHURCH. Senior Rugby matches played at Christchurch resulted 'Technical 10. beat University 0: Merivale 12. beat. Old Boys R; Christcliurcli 17. beat Albion 3. The Wellington junior representatives beat the Canterbury juniors by 11 points to 9. TIMARU. South Canterbury defeated North Otago by 27 points to 3. The game was a poor exhibition, although ihe home backs at times indulged in pretty passing rushes. The home forwards were superior in the scrums. DUNEDIN. The Otago junior representatives beat Canterbury by 12 points to 3.

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