BIG WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 170, 21 July 1930, Page 12

BIG WIN.

AUCKLAND B TEAM'S SUCCESS. KING COUNTRY SWAMPED, 46—13. In the main curtaTn-raiser to the Auck-land-Britain match. the Auckland B representatives ran over King Country, to win by 46 points to 13. The local backs were too clever and speedy for the visitors, ana the countryites were frequently left sta P°" ing. The King Country side had played together before and bad no semblance of combination. Teams: — Auckland B.—Turei, Jones, Berridge, Connolly, Cammick, Weir, Conway, P. Potter, Hayward, Douglas, Kahu, Anderson, Gallaher, Ureville, Satherley. King Country.—Weo, Brown, Hickey, Leitham, Plank, Haddon, Nicholls, Faulke, Williams, Woolfe, Hislop, Dowell, Eady, Waterson, Armstrong. In the first two minutes of the game Conway got the Auckland backs moving from a scrum and Connolly reached tne twenty-five before he was stopped by Brown. Cammick next figured in a strong dash, and Jones was almost over at the corner. King Country then took a turn and a-good liner by Wco found touch in local territory. There was a line-out almost on the Auckland line and Leitham nearly slipped across. Auckland worked the game back to midterritory, and a breakaway by Potter ana Satherley had the visitors in trouble. When the ball was carried over the line Conway just missed a try, but Weir and Hayward were handy and both dived, the last-named being awarded a try. Berridge missed. Auckland 3, King Country 0. First Woo and then Nicholls tried longrange shots, but neither could raise the ilags. Auckland were getting plenty of the ball, thanks to good work by the forwards, and the backs threw it about in lively fashion. A cut in by Berridge started a movement which, won Auckland another try. Anderson and Kahu both handled, and although the last-named was pulled down, Connolly came up fast to score. The kick was charged down. Two minutes later Cammick sent Connolly racing up the sideline and kept up with him to take a reverse pass and score a try, wliich Berridge converted. Auckland 11, King Country 0. When King Country took a turn at attack Weo made a brave attempt with a pot from near the side-line. The visitors continued to press and after Faulke had just missed in a dive for the ball Woolfe threw himself on the ball for a try. Weo's kick was a beauty. Auckland 11, King Country 5. Auckland then got merry again, and a movement started by .Tones ended in a good try by Connolly. Berridge converted. There was no further score before half-time. Auckland 16 King Country 5 A breakaway by Faulke liad the crowd cheering at the start of the second half, but the visiting rover had not the pace to get clean away. Auckland shafted the game into the visitors' twenty-five and Conway picked up in the ruck and handed to Berridge, who went through on his own. lie converted his own try. Auckland 21, King Country 5. It was King Country s turn next, and half-hearted play by the locals let Brown pick up near the line and gallop over. He converted his try. Auckland 21, King Country 10. Encouraged, King Country pegged away for more points and looked like getting them until I'otter broke through. A hot barrage by the Auckland forwards was too much, for the countryites, and Douglas got a try, which Porridge converted. Immediately afterwards the local pack again got lively in quicK passing, and Greville beat a couple of men to score. The kick failed. The blue and whites took their total into the thirties when Connolly capped a run by the backs with an unconverted, try. A splendid pot by Weir earned Auckland another four points, and soon another back flutter saw Berridge take an in-pass from Cammick and score. Berridge converted. It was near the end of the that Woolfe romped over for an unconverted try for the visitors, but before the final whistle Connolly crossed for Auckland<jfor a try, which Berridge converted. The game ended : Auckland 46 King Country 13 Mr. Paull was referee.