RUGBY FOOTBALL GOOD WIN FOR CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26492, 6 August 1951, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL GOOD WIN FOR CANTERBURY

WANGANUI BEATEN BY 19 POINTS

HOTOP BRILLIANT AT FIVE-EIGHTHS ••The Press” Special Service WANGANUI, August 5. Scoring 18 points in the last 15 minutes, Canterbury beat Wanganui by 32 pointi to 13 in a fast, entertaining, and often thrilling representative Rugby match at Spriggens Park yesterday. The Canterbury side, which played first-rate football in the second spell, was one of the best seen in Wanganui m recent seasons Canterbury scored seven tries, four of which were converted, and a dropped goal to two converted tries and a penalty coal Although Canterbury did not assert an undoubted superiority until the final stages, it always impressed as the better team.

The half-time score was 5-all, in spite of the fact that Canterbury had domlnat? ed the first spell territorially. The visitors failed to establish a big lead because def| t nce eOtyPed Play and so “ nd Wanganui

The Canterbury forwards monopolised the scrums and line-outs, but the backs showed little variation on attack Thev persisted in chain passing movements which stopped at the wings. movemen “ In the second .spell, however, Canterbury treated the spectators to a grand disp J ay H of n a H, acking Rugb y- The B team produced all the recognised Rugby moves and demonstrated that it is a very good the’game” VerSed 14 the ftner po * nt « °°

A feature of Canterbury’s plav was continual backing-up and understanding ”e--tween forwards and backs. Canterbury had superior all-round pace eventually running Wanganui off its feet. The back line, which had plenty of the ball, was the mam factor in Canterbury’s win.

Hotop’s Brilliance The outstanding personality of the dav was the brilliant first five-eighths J Hotop. who overshadowed the All Black T. W Lynch. Hotop revealed in all Jus, P' be ‘ n B a continual danger on attack and defence, where his covering up was superb Hotop handled beautifully ran with judgment and kicked extremely W^iu? ne J ou . ch ;J in ' ler ‘ravelling 65 yards. While he took second place to Hoton Lynch did not disappoint. hI made few mistakes, and impressed as the comnlete footballer, scoring 15 of pomts (two tries, three conversions, including one from the side-line and a splendid dropped goal) ’ a The half-back, M. Logan played a grand sec ° spell, when he ran from the base of the scrum effectively Logan was good working the blind side paying the way for three tries At centre three-quarters, A. Elsom had a successful match. Possessing abundant s P he had ‘he ability to change the a fl ack to a different direction with little

R. Smith appealed as a wing three?n U e w rS T °l“ nsi <* erab le promise. 8 Replacwho has a minor leg n ac qjd“«J himself well on the right wing. The full-back K Stuart, was disappointing. He was often ed U lengW possesslon ’ and hls kicking lack-

Canterbury’s Forwards • The ragged Canterbury pack eventually e e < 2. ono H rs a - fter * hard “nd often willing struggle. In the later stages of forwa rds came to light with splendid dribbling and pass“vervvhelmea the home dominated the line°u‘sj G ' Lindstrom, the best forward on the ground, was outstanding. The scrums finished fairly even, but the Canterbury half-back received the ball 3P!5* e L cPPcaitc. Lindstrom «ione in all departments of the game. Not tar behind him was F. S. Hill, who played with yigojir and determination. He scored * * c I 'V^ rVed . I ! r Y' G. N. Dalzell was a ln J he “Sht. I. Mitchell worked hard throughout, and N. Teague was a lively breakaway. Wanganui fought gamely and was not disgraced, but did not have the polish U^ tIC . S ,'_t> r <„ pac s.J°_.- succeed - In addition, the tackling deteriorated in the last 15 minutes Although Wanganui led twice, a A 5 ’ 0 ’ ?J ld again at 10 - 8 - “ was evident it could not hold those leads, as Canterbury looked likely to take charge at any stage. The teams were:—

Canterbury.—K. Stuart; E. Heenan. A. Elsom, R. Smith; T. W. Lynch. J. Hotop; M. Logan; R. C. Stuart (captain). N. X e „ gu T c ’ Dalzell, G. Lindstrom, F. Hill, I. Mitchell, D. Young, J. D. Stewart. Wanganut—R. Webby; C. Crimp, M. ; Chase, A. Webby; M. O’Connell, P. Jones; 9- w Adlam, G. Gerrie (captain), J. Fitchett. T. Oldfield, G. Pull, R. Carroll. R. Dallison, V. Bell. The ground was in good order, and there was a strong,south-westerly wind. The attendance was about 4500. Scorers for Canterbury were Lynch (2), Hotop, Hill, Smith,, Heenan, and Elsom (tries) Lynch converted three tries and dropped a goal. K. Stuart converted one try. For Wanganui. Crimp and Pull scored trie, A. Webby converted two tries and kicked a penalty goal.