EIGHTEEN ALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 214, 11 September 1939, Page 12

EIGHTEEN ALL.

WELLINGTON AND TARANAKI.

BAD HANDLING BY KILL KEN'.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this da y.

Wellington made a good second-spell recovery to-day to draw with Taranaki, 18-all. There was an attendance of nearly lo,noo at Athletic Park. The weather was tine with a steady breeze from the north. , rindill captained Wellington in place «»f < ooper. wlin was replaced hv I>ellabarca. laranaki won tin* toss and played with tlic breeze. Had handling liy Kiiloeu on two occasion* can soil Taranaki hack moves tu break down. right (Wellington) opened the scoring with an unconverted try. Then Taranaki started — Arnold potted a g«val and KUlocn ran oOyds for a thrilling try. J. L. and <\ Sullivan were next to cross the line, and when Johns converted the letter's the half-time tallies were: Taranaki 1." Wellington :» Wellington attacked strongly ami Thomas kicked a penalty goal after a brilliant move. N\ ales scored under the bar. hut the kirk missed. Wellington increased their tally when Wright scored after Thomas and Veitch had handled. Taranaki 15, Wellington 12. Thomas landed an easy penalty gaol to even the score. Wellington were getting more of the hall this spell, and started numerous moves. Half-way through the spell Taranaki visked the Wellington twenty-five for the first time, when Sherratt fielded 'the ball brilliantly and ran the length of the field to score for Wellington, giving them the lead. Johns kicked a penalty in the dying stages, evening the score. Taranaki IS Wellington IS