A GREAT VICTORY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 208, 4 September 1933, Page 12

A GREAT VICTORY.

FIFTH RUGGER TEST. GAME FULL OF INCIDENT. WALLABIES BEAT SPRINGBOKS. BLOEMFONTEIN, September 3. The Australian Rugby Union team, the Wallabies, on Saturday won. the tilth Rugby Union Test match against South Africa by 15 points to 4. The capital of the Orange Free State was thronged with visitors. Both teams were fit. The weather was sunny and ideal. Mr. V. H. Neser (who controlled all four Tests between the All Blacks and Springboks in 1928) was referee. Ten thousand spectators were present. The Australians opened in a speedy manner and were 12 points up in the_ first 20 minutes. Malcolm was in magnificent form and combined excellently with Stuitridge. The Springboks made a series of hot attacks but the Wallabies' defence held till half-time. Later "Fauie" Louw was injured and removed on a stretcher. Australia continued to dominate play and the tackling became very fierce. The match was full of incident. The Australians won the majority of the scrums. The two Whites, Bridle and Cerutti were outstanding in the concluding minutes. Dr. Ross' wonderful defence saved his side again and again. There was a scene of great enthusiasm after the final whistle, the players exchanging jerseys is they were surrounded by a dense throng. This Test match was even better than ike one at Durban, where the Wallabies won by 15 points. The Australians never looked like losing. The Wallabies have now played 21 matches, of which they have won twelve (including the second and fifth Tests) and lost nine:— June 3—v. Natal, won. 14—3. .Tune 7—v. Western Transvaal, won, 20—3. June 10 —v. Reef and Country, lost, C—l 3. June 14—v. Pretoria, lost, B—l3.8 —13. June 17—Griqualand, lost, o—l4. Jiiiin 20—v. Rhodesia, won 24—5. Jrfno 24—v. Rhodesia (return), won, 31—0. June 28 —v. Northern Provinces lost. B—lo. July I—v. Western Province, lost, o—lß. July , B—v. South Africa (first Test), lost.

3—17, at Capetown. July 12—-v. Nortbern-lOastern, won. 13—11. July I."—v. Orange Free State, won, 9—S. July 22—v. South Africa (second Test), won, 21—0, at Durban. July 29—v. Border Districts, won 24—5. August 2—v. Border (return), won, 13—0. August 7 —V. Transvaal, lost, o—ll.0 —11. August 12—v. South Africa (third Tcs f ), lost, 3—12, at Johannesburg. August 10—v. Soutli-Western. won, 21—14. August I!) —v. Eastern, won, 18—3. August 20—v. South Africa, (fourth .Test), lost, 0-—ll, at Port IClizabeth. September 2—v. South Africa (fifth Test), won If!— 4. Total points:—For 200, against 188. The remaining games on the programme arc: — September C—v. Western Province (town teams), at Capetown. September O.—V. Western Province, at Capetown.

GRADE GAMES,

SENIOR B. Eden 22. bent University 8. Grammar Colls 37. boat Manukau 3. North Shore 27, beat Eastern Suburbs 14, SECOND GRADE. Technical 0.8. C. beat Manukau 3. Technical Colts 11, boat Traiuing Col. 3. Tamaki f). beat Marist r>. Grafton Colts 1.". boat Col. Rifles 5. Northcoto 21. beat University 8. Suburbs 2">. beat Grammar 14. Grnmmnr 17. beat Tapatnctoe 3. THIRD OPEN. , North Shore 17, beat University 14. I'.HlKp. INTERMEDIATE. Grammar A 3. drew with North Shore 3. Northcote 51, beat Manukau .'t. Manukau A JO. beat Col. Rifles 0. Suburbs 11. beat Technical 0.8. 5, Y.M.C.A. beat R.N.V.R. by default. FOURTH GRADE. Ponsonby 23, beat Grammar B 11. Grammar 0.8. 3, beat Otaliuhu 0. Tech. 0.8. 21. boat Northrolc (i. Grafton 11, beat Oratla 0. FIFTH GRADE. Tech. 0.8. S, beat Ponsonby 3. Marist 11, beat Grammar 0. ■ SIXTH GRADE. Grafton 2r>, beat. Ponsonby 3. Ecjcn 28, beat Suburbs 3. JUNIOR BOYS. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. Parncll IS, beat Suburbs 3. JUNIOR GKADE3 A. Otahuhu 13. beat Eastern Suburbs 0. Manukau beat Eden by default. GAMES IN THE PROVINCE. WAIUKU. FRANKLIN CUP. Waiuku (holders) 10, beat Franklin 4. MANUKAU SUB-UNION. The first Stevens Cup match was played at Clevedon on Saturday, when Clevedon failed to stall off a challenge from Drury, the latter winning by 28 to nil, the scorers being Hogan (2). Somervllle, Wakefield, Heard, Slnton, Short and T. Cossey one each, while Hogan and Cossey each converted a try. The next match will be played at Drury next Saturday with Manurewa as the challengers. The Manukau thirds were boateti by Otahuhu intermediates by 22 to C at Papakura. "WHANGAREI. • ; Representative Match.—North Auckland 3C. beat Thames A'nlley 15. Senior Knock-out. —Hlkurangi 6, beat Manngakaramea .'{. Marist seconds (Auckland) 12, beat Northland juniors 9. PUKEKOHE. South Auckland Junior Final.—Franklin 12, beat Pukekohe 11. THAMES. Thames 2S. beat Waihi 3. Juniors.—Thames S, beat Walhl 3. TAURAXGA. Rangataua S, beat Te Puna 6. Matakana 46, beat Athletic 5. Matakana wins the senior championship. Junior Match for Mclntosh Shield.— Cadets Old Boys 32, beat Opotiki School Old Boys 0.. . Other Junior Games. —Te Puna 8, beat Rangataua 0; Matakana 8, beat Matapihi ,3; Athletics defaulted to Country. ■ GAMES IN THE -SOUTH. TAKAPAU. Dannevlrke 11, beat Central Hawkc's Bay 3. WANGANTJI. - Representative Match.. —Taranaki B 17, beat Wanganul E 13. GISBORNE. Wellington 30, beat Poverty Bay 8. TAIHAPE. Hula 12, beat Pirates S. The Utiku-Hautapu match was not played, each side being allotted a point. Championship points: Huia 17, Pirates 17, Hautapu 15. Utiku 9. A Pirates player, G. Derbidge, sustained a fracture of his right leg in what was practically the final minute of the PiratesHuia match. DUNEDIN. Otago 17, beat South Canterbury 12. PALMDRSTON NORTH. 1 United 17, beat Old Boys 0. St. Patrick's 14; beat Kia Toa 9. WELLINGTON. Second Division Championship Final.— ;Poneke 17, beat University 11. Representative Match.—Wellington 23, beat Taranaki 11.~ '