Railway Match.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 175, 26 July 1930, Page 11

Railway Match.

Auckland 'v. Wellington.— Visitors Score A Win.— Twelve Points To Three. In the annual Rugby football match for tho Myers Cup, a team from the Wellington Railway Workshops defeated a team from tho Auckland Railway Workshops, 12 —3. A Tlio teams were:— Wellington (red and white). —Tui, Ross, Hanson, Marshall, To Puni, Feeney, McCarthy, Cropp, Dick, Stewart, Potts, Barker, Fleming, Moonoy, Clarke. Auckland (black and white). —Dyett, Bachelor, Inglis, Tate, Stehr, Hill, Lipscombe, Coughlan, Heywood, Parkes, Hennessey, Shipp, Hunt. HaAvkes. 1 Losing the toss, Auckland kicked off against the Avind, Avhich Avas blowing straight doAvn tho field. Tho Wellington forwards secured, and fought their way back up to the lialf-way line. From a serum, McCarthy Avorked the blind, gave it to his first five-eighths, Feeney, the last-named sent tho ball on to the Avingeij Ross. Making some 10yds, Ross passed it back infield to Potts, Avho capped tho moA'-ement. Another scrum near tho Auckland end provided an opportunity. McCarthy was round the closed side again like a flash. He gave it to Clarke, ' who > added tlirco more points, Wellington 0, Auckland 0.. McCarthy Always in Picture. McCarthy Avas again in tho picture, and Avas tho most prominent back on the field. The blind side Avas <*ho third opportunity, McCarthy swung it out to Oropp, the_ rover. Cropp gave it in again to his half, and the score Avas Wellington 9, Auckland 0. After the spell, Auckland had the wind, and they used it. Their forwards got better together, and kept the ball tighter. It was. a case of home forAVarda against the visiting backs. Wellington, however, pressed at the opening of the second half. Ross received from Feeney near the Auckland twenty-five, swerved past his counter2>art on the other side, beat Dyett, and got over. Wellington 12, Auckland 0. Then Auckland realised they had the Wind behind them. .Their backs exploited the short punt to advantage, and worked their way down to the enemy quarter. At this stage Cropp was injured, and was replaced by Hancock. Auckland's First Score. From a scrum near half-way, Stehr snapped up the ball from the tight, gave it to Inglis, AV'ho 'beat his man and allowed Tate to gain 25 yards. The home forwards maintained the rush. They kicked high 4 past Tui, and only the dead ball area saved Wellington. Auckland kept Wellington penned iip in their own territory, and led all the attack. Hawkes broke through the scrum, kept possession, and short punted. With Lipscombe he raced up the field, overran Tui, and the latter Aroklander scored Auckland's first try. Wellington 12, Auckland 3. Auckland were pressing all the time and Avhen the final whistle went soon after Wellington Avere still in their twenty-five. The visiting team included Potts, Avho is an ex-Wellington representative. The Auckland side were a miscellany. Heywood, an Auckland B. rep., rubbed shoulders with Bachelor, one of the crack three-quarters * from the League game. The game was a hard cine, and considering that players of different codes were together for tho first time, fif a high standard. \ V