VICTORIOUS AGAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 183, 4 August 1932, Page 15

VICTORIOUS AGAIN.

AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM

WAIRARAPA WELL BEATEN. MUD FROM HEAD TO HEELS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CARTERTON, Wednesday. After a week's line weather, to-day broke fine and tail' lor tne Aucklaud-Wan-urapa Kugby match, but tit two o'clock a cold southerly shower fell, and it developed into steady rain. The ground became sodden and the ball elusive and hard to hold. Consequently, good football was out of the question. Auckland won by 12 points to 3. Auckland early attacked, but Wairarapa pushed back to outside the visitors' twenty-five, where, for offside, Wairarapa was awarded a free kick, Fitzgerald's shot just grazing the outside of the post. Immediately afterwards, with pl.'iy in Wairarapa's twenty-live, Auckland was awarded a free kick, and Heazlewood goalcd nicely. Auckland 3, Wairarapa 0. Wairarapa seemed unable to cope with the greasy conditions, and the Auckland forwards drove the home team back to its line, where from a line-out Palmer fell through to score. Heazlewood missed the shot. Auckland C. Wairarapa 0. Wairarapa was awarded a free kick in a good position for obstruction, but again Fitzgerald just failed. Auckland next essayed a passing rush, Coiner, Caughey and Clarke (Otahuliu) taking part, and the last-named scored at the corner. Heazlewood failed at goal. Auckland !), Wairarapa 0. Wairarapa staged a couple of likely movements in the backs, but both ended out of touch near the corner flag. The score at half-time was: — Auckland 0 Wairarapa 0 Auckland opened the second spell with a run, both backs and forwards participating in a dribble. Corner picked up and sent Milliken away. Milliken centred and the ball went right across the field, no one being able to pick it up until Caughey was successful, and he crossed at the corner. Heazlewood failed at goal. Auckland 12, Wairarapa 0. Wairarapa was awarded a free kick in a fair position. Fitzgerald made a good kick, but it was short. The Wairarapa forwards then instilled a little old-time vigour into their work and dribbled practically the length of the Held. The greasy ball defied the efforts of Corner. Caughey, Clarke and Heazlewood to pick it up, and Keeble carried on to score Wairarapa's only try. which Fitzgerald failed to convert from a wide angle. Auckland 12, Wairarapa 3. Most uninteresting nlay continued to the call of time. All the Players left the field practicallv lookiirg alike, being mud from head to heels, and with no numbers visible on their jerseys. The final score was:—

Auckland 12 Wairarapa 3 Mr. H. J. McKenzio wns rpfdiee. Another report states that Mervyn Corner, the Atlcklnnd hnlf, w«s the outstnnditl? plnyer o- the field. Walter Batty left last nicrht to piny against Wellington ancl the Sontli Island iniioiis. CANTERBURY GOES I. OWN. EVERY GAME LOST IN SOUTH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TIMARU, this d.iy. Tlie tniirlns f'nnterlmry Rugby ■ team sufferoil its tliii-fl defeat on the southern tour vesteri'ay nt the Innils of South <'anterlmrv l>v 1S 'minis to 8. Tlie rn - oe. wliieli was witnessed liy a crowd of 2000. spectators, was keenly contested, lint was by no meens brilliinf. The liome forwards pave a fine In tlie loowe. and It was tlicr superiority in this department which was the main factor In the same. WELLINGTON BEATS ST. PAT.'S. (By Telegninh.—7'ress Association.) WKI.I.IXGTOX, this day. In a hitter sontliorly wind, accompanied liy frequent rain squalls. th« Wellinirton Celleso team defeated St. Patrick's College in the annual Itugliy match yesterday by 11 points to fi. Tlie Wellington College team owed !ts victory to the adoption of sound wet weather tactics, keeping tlie 1 >>• II on tlie ground and kicKiiiK hard. Sr. Patrick's players endeavoured to handle tlie creasy ball, but the passing bouts invariably broke down TUAKATJ V. MacEWAN'S. The Tnnlcnn rtairv factory (Tanpiri company) team to piny .1. n. MncE'van's fAuckland) at Tunkau on Saturday is:— Kewisli. Carter, foster. Bell. McGownn. Wright, Butt. .Teeves. Perret. Hooner, Ilarlick. Barnaliy. I.nnwood. Pklnner. Robinson. Mr. W. .1. Tnylor. chnlrmnn of the Tunkau Town Board, has been appointed referee. THAMES vat.titv v BAY 0F PLENTY. The Thames A'al'ev Rughy team to plav Bay of Plenty at Wrilhi on Snturilay will '•e : —l.awrenee. Hume. Henry, I.ysag'it. Thornton. Rackham, Aloore, .Teimings, Ptreef. Mulgrow. Howard. Thomas, I'avne. r.averick. Hunter. The Bay of Plenty side was published on Monday.