AUCKLAND BEATS WAIKATO

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27986, 5 June 1956, Page 13

AUCKLAND BEATS WAIKATO

RUGBY FOOTBALL

11-9 VICTORY AT HAMILTON

(New Zealand Press Association) w _ 4 i,,a . c . HAMILTON, June 4. to s final mat_h before it meets the bpringboks—against Auckland at Rugby Park, Hamilton, today—was not a very encouraging pointer to its chances of success against the Springboks next Saturwiv»£ UC A ncl won by 11 P° int s to 9. con <iit’ons it has mostly Sinf< ! ' ed ii but could not score a try, its A. uLd comi ?g from penalty kicks. roJilrt scored three tries. Waikato no l "l at:h Auckland in speed, and Waffi S p£ r k WardS he ’ d th6lr Own with

™?? u ‘ 15 ; 000 watched the game. *I. Points came when D. B. tors£ e A,i™.! I,s ec ? nd attempt in the first Srw £? * tes ' klcked a good penalty goal Waikato. Within minutes D. Men- \ he blind side K. Davis ran 25 yards to score for Auckland The score was 3-all at half-time. wfn? trr;E Ut ? S 7 ft t r half "time Waikato SrnnH J h i lead aY hen Clarke kicked his “!»£ g thJ ° f the . mat ' h - T. Lineen wrought the scores level when he shot from” 8 ? after taking the ball at top speed twent•FfivT' a ru ' jk in Waikato's katn ,k ‘r a L ke on ' e •■'gain put WaiSo? L * lh l lead Wlth another penalty handlcd Ut wei f i te ise the . Auckland backs had Brown d converted. Watl SC ° red C,ose in and

narrow win for WELLINGTON

manawatu-horowhenua BEATEN. 6-3

(New Zealand Press Association) ~ . PA LMERSTON NCRTH. June 4 half in ng reiSv ? eld h Oa n- iD the sec ond ~ al * “? eply to a brilliant ManawatuW w I W- a ! ry in the fir§t minute of gained a narrow. bSt ed ’ TT ,n a thrilling representative hv g e y l P a * cb at Palmerston North today oy 6 points to 3. The combined team showed vastly imtbe forwards, playing tigenshly m tne tight, completely contained the mobile Wellington pack. The vistors, however, gained a feast of the ball from the line-outs, where I. N. MacEwan was outstanding, and this ascendancy was the difference between victory and defeat. J

RrL he «- B n pne . waa^ ,ast throughout, with first Wellington, then the combined team almost scoring. The combined team in the first half and Wellington in the second had most of the play. The outstanding forwards were Bevan Jones, and J. R. Carroll, in the combined team, and Mac Ewen, I. W. Tarpley L A. Clark, and J. B. Hutchison (Wellington). in the backs, J. G. Dougan and J T. Fitzgerald, the Wellington five-eighths played particularly well. B. E. Finlay and W. S. S. Freebairn. two of the combined team’s three-quarters, were a constant menace to the Wellington defence. For the combined team R. Green scored a try, and for Wellincton Fitzgerald and Dougan kicked field goals.

WELLINGTON B BEATS MARLBOROUGH

(New Zealand Press Association)

BLENHEIM, June 4. Marlborough was no match for Wellington B today in both backs and forwards, and was beaten by 32 points to 0. Wellington led 18-0 at half-time. Tries were scored by Palmer, Clark. Fredericksen (two each), Walsh, and Brocklebank Riesterer converted four tries.