RUNAWAY WIN

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 136, 11 June 1945, Page 9

RUNAWAY WIN

j LEAGUE REP. MATCH SOUTH AUCKLAND FAIL With, superior team work Auckland completely outplayed South Auckland when the first representative League match of the season was staged on Saturday at Carlaw Park. Auckland won bv 46 points to 7. Tries for Auckland were scored by Nordgren (5), Hardwick (2) Speedy (2) and Murray. Nordgren convertedfour and kicked a penalty goal 2 Jf converted three tries. For South Auckland Healy scored a try. Opai "oalT ll ' and Bro °ks kicked a'penalty Although the forwards were fairly well Sra rt ii.lii Auckland backs shaded the South Auckland chain, ani with speed fZl C °^ lnCd pU 2i haci matters much tho t»n ? ■ fact that eight of the ten tries were scored by the back* shows the general run of play. On the advant! Bp Auckland backs were seen to Clements, the Mount Albert half-back gave a brilliant attacking disP Ia y- , Speedy, Murray and McGregor handled the ball without fault, and when it was sent on to Nordgren the flying £e ng w-, U « US t U hi ly ® u f tpa s? d opposition® Sltch D l < a " dl " s P la y er the matcn. With Ririnui, 17st Rnriph nfentv 1 n'f and -i 4st llb ' ' there wa ® Fi aii s ? T n'?s ' n 'he Auckland scrum to assist J. Rutherford in getting the ball. In loose play, the South Auckland forwards showed up with spirited raiding and continued in a tireless way to the end- Dow a 15-stone ftontSow man £ave a good exhibition, with support WiHi ar ns, a 14st forward, and D0w,15v who Played for the Richmond Club last year. It was a South Auckland i?»if & ne ,. th ?i L " Allen ' the North halfback, could not play owing to injury. another North Island reprelandNs wv rate< J as South Auckland s best back, was also suffering from snii5 ni i .ad to go off. The South Auckland backs were- a young lot, the full-back, J. Dawson, being 18 years of age. The most impressive was W. Timoti a sturdily-built 19-year-old wing-three-quarter Timoti tackled in a fearless way, and never let up all the day.