WALLABIES BEATEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 136, 12 June 1933, Page 12

WALLABIES BEATEN.

BEEP AND COUNTRY TOO GOOD

AUSTRALIANS ARE WORN DOWN.

CAPETOWN. June 11,

In a Rugby Union football match at Johannesburg to day a Reef and Country team defeated the Australian team (the Wallabies) by 13 points to b. The weather was bright and co ,( L and 20,000 spectators were present. Hay was hard, gruelling, and not spectacular. The home side wore down the Wallabies. In the concluding stages the latt er launched several attacks in efforts to save tlio game, but mishandling in critical movements ruined their chances. The 1928 All Blacks did not meet the Ree.f and Country team, but lost the Arst match they plaved at Johannesburg., wheu Transvaal won 6-0. The New Zealanders had their revenge in the return game, o 0 The Australian had won their opening encounter . against. Natal, 14—o, and Joilowed this up with a victory over Western Transvaal, 20—3.

HAURAKI PLAINS V. THAMES.

The first representative Rugby match o the season was staged at Uhodes Park _ or Saturday, wlien Thames defeated ilaurak Plains bv 17 —G before a large attendance The game was fast throughout, Thames wearing the visitors down in the final stages of the game and scoring three trief in the last ten minutes. Thames bic'<ed off facing the sun and after considerable sasss? S,'£S !"W» iJ tlip Thames forward. Mancrwicw s s „""S?,«TK after several transfers Hay ward scored tw corner Costello missed the fclck. Thames 0, Plains 3. Thames' front linen tl en hooked the ball better and Ala th< » «S AOTFUS 1 beat two . opponent, and scoreo Abr'ahaWSke through' and'wrnrnear the plains' 3 ba Immediately before "the bell rang, fining to convert, and the game ended: Thames 17, Tlains 6. _

OMEHA RATANA CUP.

The challenge of the Buy of Plenty Maori representatives against Eastern WaTato (Matamata district) drew a record nttondance for the season at Matamata. Tlip ifoi"e team Included A. Story. the W.l- - forward of several seasons, J. Wilson, Waikato wins three-quarter, and_ several Matamata Union representatives. The holders won by 9 —S through superiority in tiio backs in a fast, open game Bast Coast led'at half time by three points, but in the second half the home team scored two tries and a penalty goal to their opponents' additional try, converted, lhe scorers were' —Bast aikato, tries by Tvauhau and Solomon (brother to the All Blacks and a penalty by James Wilson. TCast. Coast. FHliott two tries, one of wliicb was converted by M. Bidols.

GAMES IN THE SOUTH,

MASTERTON. On 11 heavy ground at Mastcrton the Grovtown team, which is leading for championship, lia<l n lucky win over Red Star, who won the championship last season. The score was 10 points to 9 In Grevtown's favour when Stars had, a peniiltv kick, the ball striking the centre bar. The final whistle went , immediately. For Greytown, Swanson and Stringfrllow scored tries, and Bouzajd potted a goal, and for Stars B. Clarke and .Tohnstou scored tries and F. Clarke kicked a penalty coal. Halefleld IS. heat Gladstone 11. Featherston 11, Olil Boys 3. Junior Championship.—Old Boys, the leaders, were defeated by Bed Star by 13 to 3. Masterlon 17, beat Greytown S. TAIHAPE. Hautapu 8, beat Utiku 0 (penalty goal bv F. Thompson). ' Old Boys defaulted to Pirates. Junior^—Hiwera 10, heat Hnia 6;' Utiku 0, drew with Hautapu 0; lluimai defaulted to Pirates. NAPIER. Celtic 6. drew with Technical Old.Boys 6. Jlarist 10, beat Hastings 8. HASTINGS. Pirates 13, beat Tamatea 3. Hastings Old Boys 14, beat Napier Old Boys 13. WANGANUI. Technical Old Boys 12, beat Old Boys 4. Kaicrau 13, beat Pirates 3. INVERCARGIBL. 1 ' ' Star 11, beat Pirates 9. Old Boys 9, drew with Invercargill 9.