MERIVALE v. CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12497, 7 May 1906, Page 5

MERIVALE v. CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Merivnlo had all tbo hot of tho openiner play againr-it, Catiter! ui*y Ccdogo, and tor t mi niimitos tli.- hail wa.s neve;* out of tho Coilogo tiv< nty-five. The M.rivalo parsing was very pcor. none of the backs be;*t_ able to handle the had. ar.d College kept elf the attack until Ford broke away in tho lc-.*>i' and mad.' an opening for Jl,"v.lvi>.i;i. vho secret! an cayv try. llarding!i.*im\ .-hot at goal failed. C>\ .a! h>:,-i work hy iho College forwards tcidi tin* hall t,> tin* Moiivalo rwomy-fivw hut it «*af sr>"'*i hark c:\ tho CV> ; ?: n-. and r'-'uiitit fiforod a-, tho ri'sult of a forward n:*-'li. Hard kit.k *d a 140aI. .M.-rivalo cor.iiint <! t "• n'taok, and had .several unsuoosful idiots at eyal from fie'-kiok*;. hut tiioro wa-- no furiir.T sore bcfnrr> h.alf-timo, thoitjrrh M.'tivtilo wero hard preyed o'loo hy a forward nifih, whit-li juft lni.ssed Bco-rinp;. iAloiivale attatkod asain at the of tho nccond .s]-),-11, hut thoir da.-hos for tho lino woro inrff c-tivr-. Aftt'r isome up and down play. Koad gut in a high kick, tv'hich was nit-R 3 d hy tho Colloco full-back, and thr- ifrrivalo player, socuri:i"; the hall again scored an try. Ilardingliam canv?rting. -Shortly afioiwards Wt.od scored again for Mori vale, working his way over from a scrum, and Hardingham kicked another goal. Tho Collogo forwards rallied, and kept, their opponents bu--*y for sonio minutes, hut iv. ro mi a bio to break through the defence. In tho last live minutes Meriva'o again invaded College territory, and a pas-sing rush, iv which all tho hacks took part, ended in Head ticoring a try, •ftfiich was not converted! Time was called, Me-rivalo winning hy 21 points to nil. Mr T. E. Sax ton was referee.