CANTERBURY B WINS

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27678, 7 June 1955, Page 3

CANTERBURY B WINS

mid-canterbury BEATEN, 24-6 cohesion in any back move™ade MKi_canterbury an easy tbi ge =n fOT , the Canterbur y B team in S,® nua J, representative match at L Par * yester <iay. Canterbury Mid cintf ?° lnt s to 6 and> though ttie d thinn t^ b Awards worked nard ?h earned a monopoly of ln the set scrums, the better rtedthe day the Canter hury backs carmXt?k^??' C ? nt S bu r y men made few mistakes in tackling—much of it high burv* nar-v 1 a bl J ity 016 u « h ter CanterJu ac - 113(1 an advantage. Ev°n fcaSt ° f the ball Which Mid" Canterbury gamed and which B. Scott accuratp Z nf= s half ’ ba< L k ’ serve d out with eaml Inf mishandling made the fh“le?“a spell™ ‘ he later Stages of Mid-Canterbury, with a heavv and r <x! is Pack of forwards and "backs who‘handled and tackled is a team have°?o but much ’ work will toon don ? before ‘ he combina' is attamS ary *" a srade tea ” to T^f»u. an a® rbury hacks took a long time Of play' behind ’th? ve a gra P d exhibition nDJ Oehu,d tbe scrum. It seemed a ffi'htaTS' that he dld notTave outthe younS om experienced player than to‘'K?h l s ° t “« ~ ooVSM takCT he Pa , SSeS ,. Whlch s hluld have been and£i yo-te re Va§e h i M g &gh ma SSS?’ th a? ugh he lost one or two always ? ve s’ ea B ernes s he was nina a, ert and took a power of stooping once on the way to the line. P 041 ♦! 4i Osborne in Form tbree -Quarters line J. Osborne th« S one to suggest a place in hZ rt ’m'ish? W H ld te t m ’ In the early . i» es a be might have had some diffihandling a tricky ground, but burste g foVth S i? r work, his determined Rursfr the line, and his correct posia rlaflv d SP ® ed m^de him iooxHke T Cmiffi sc o«ng wmg.-threequarters. t-roucher, at full-back, gave a mixed seveSl tim^° d h and poor *ne-kicking and session 1 U he was caught in posCanterbury forwards, none im<Uain* d m i? re tha £ l he front-row man, J Stains, who worked tirelessly and was i^X U « reWa A? ed bis effort s by a good try near the end of the game. R. Cochth2 e iine?oiS.’ WlUlams dld good work in The Mid-Canterbury backs did not SiS?? o ®* *L 5 ®” at J ack i n g combination. B. Scott, at half-back, sent out easy passes who stood flat-footed gav ? Canterbury breakaways chances to stop any movements. I. HumOing ., a great amount on defence, handled well and made several smart breaks which promised well but never materialised, ’rfwre was far too much kicking by the inside backs to give the three-quarters any chance of scoring tries, and generally the whole display was a disappointment although T. Gallagher, full-back, made few mistakes in handling or kicking. 6 In the forwards R. Ashworth. M Hansen, and W. Maw were often prominent in loose play, and the .Whole pack pushed the Canterbury pack at will and gained more than a fair share of the ball in set scrums.

.For Canterbury tries were scored by Moir (2), Osborne (2). Blick and Staines Croucher converting three tries. For MidCanterbury T. Gallagher kicked two penalty goals. Following were the teams:— Mid-Canterbury.—T. Gallagher; E. Ralston. H. Cullen, S. Goodwin; I. Humnhrev. O. Boyce; B. Scott;, B. Dwyer. W. Tonfe. K, Ashworth. W. Maw, A. McLeod, M Hansen, R. Dawson, W. Hunter. Canterbury B.—J. Croucher; K. R, Bll<ac. H. Vernon, J. Osborne; R. Wilson, P. Moir: B. Molloy; R. Wells. M. Hern. G- williams, R. Cochrane, I. Rathgen, J. Staines, K. Fincham, J. Stewart. Mr L. Kirk was referee. EASY WIN FOR WELLINGTON MANAWATU BEATEN BY 24 POINTS (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) PALMERSTON NORTH, June 6. Outclassed in every department by a Wellington team that showed outstanding combined attacking qualities, Manawatu was beaten by 30 points to 6 in a representative Rugby match at the Show Grounds today. Wellington, with greater all-round forward strength and snappier passing and backing-up by the backs, held control throughout. Wellington scored eight tries to one, and led atThalf-time by 11 points to 3. Manawatu was beaten by a team that played constructive Rugby allied with pace and splendid backing-up. Manawatu’s tackling was ineffective, and Wellington was able to initiate attacks in its own territory. For Wellington, G. Walsh (4), B. P. E. Sharon (2), J. G. Dougan, and N. N. Nichols scored tries. Sharon converted one try and Nicholls two. W. Scott scored for Manawatu, and K. Wing kicked a penalty goal. POVERTY BAY BEATS GISBORNE T. RILEY SCORES 12 OF ( SIDE’S 18 POINTS (New Zealand Press Association/ GISBORNE, June 6. Poverty Bay Opened its representative Rugby season in Gisborne today with a 18-2 victory over East Coats on a greasy ground, after heavy rain in the morning. T. Riley, an AU Black trialist, with a try, three conversions, and a penalty goal, scored 12 of his side’s 18 points. He was the pivot of a fast-moving back line enjoying a monopoly of the ball from the line-outs in a game marred by excessive kicking by both sides. The All Black lock. R. fA.. White, and Coulton were outstanding in the Poverty Bay pack. The Poverty Bay backs included only two of the selected team, the others being injured. S. Jensen, J. Curry, and K. Dewes were the pick of the East Coast forwards. The magnificent tackling repeatedly checked star of the backs was W. Lanigan, whose the Poverty Bay attacks. For Poverty Bay, Atkins (2) and Riley scored, Riley converting three and kicking a penalty goal. For East Coast, K. Karaka kicked a penalty goal. MARLBOROUGH BEATS WELLINGTON (New Zealand Press Association/ BLENHEIM, June 6. Marlborough scored a meritorious win against Wellington today by 19 points to 16 in a fast open match. At half-time Wellington led, 8-6. The second spell held a large attendance delighted with an ever-changing game. Marlborough’s points came from tries by Barnett, Hansen, Pacey, and L. Green, with two conversions by Ryan, who also kicked a penalty goal. For Wellington tries were scored by Harris and Parekowhai, with two conversions by Henderson, wno also kicked two penalty goals. SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY AT RANGIORA The North Canterbury Sub-Union held its annual seven-a-side tournament at Rangiora yesterday. The winners were as follows:—Senior, Kowai; junior, Loburn; under 19 years, Oxford; under 17 years, Glenmark; primary Schools, Rangiora. A junior team will play against a team from the Hurunui Sub-Union at Culverden next Saturday, under Munro Shield conditions. A practice wiH be held for the following players at Dudley Park. Rangiora, on Wednesday, June 8, at 7.15 p.m.:— J. Dody, J. Monk, G. Judson, A. Tajent, W. Bond (Oxford), D. Lundy, L. Lundy, R. Boyce, R. Paget (Loburn), G. Hollow, D. Alley, B. Hamilton (Rangiora), M. Cowans, R. Elliot (Cust), >J. Dalzell, B. Lynskey (Kowai), R. Staker (Woodend), J. Little (Glenmark), R. Topp (Amberley). Any player unable to make the trip is asked to ring the selector. Mr J. Fraser, West belt, Rangiora. The team will travel to Culverden by bus, leaving Rangiora Post Office at 10.30 a.m. The bus will travel via Ashley, Sefton, and Amberley. Refreshments may be had at Waipara at midday. —Advt.