UNIVERSITIES MATCH

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28936, 2 July 1959, Page 16

UNIVERSITIES MATCH

Canterbury Beats Victoria ■ • ' The Victoria University of Wellington, maiung its first appearance at .Lancaster Park tor many years, was beaten by the University at Canterbury, by 14 points to ». The match, witlCn was last and intelligently constructive, was. played as a curtain-raiser to the British IsflesNew Zealand Universities match.

The tackling of the Victoria backs, especially by the second five-eighths, J. B R Park, and the centre threequarters r. J Ryan, upset manypromising Canterbury movements in the first quarter- and any breaks from loose play were quickly smothered by a determined cover defence ■The forwards were evenly matched in lineouts and scrums, but Canterbury had the better of the rucks, particularly at crucial stages when the ball was urgently needed.

-Canterbury scored first when J..D. Pask. left wing three-quarters, bustled the Victoria backs, picked up a dropped nail and scored in the corner.

Victoria worked its way slowly Ind 28® Victoria backs rarely pAsed’the ball further than the steen#, five-eighths. Park, who made - art ' occasional break. The Victoria left wing threeSuarters. J. H. R. Walker, whp had town determination „tn several early runs from broken play, took the ball in a blind' side movement, shrugged off a tackle hy the Canterbury full-back, B. M. J. Dineen, and scored tn the corner. Soon after the Canterbury right wing three-ouirters. D. J, Davison, took advantage of some poor tackles and scored m the comer, right on the side-line. Second Halt

In the second spell Victoria saw more of the ball and its forwards, tveli led bv the front rankers. H. P. Jensen and J. E. Scott, kept Canterbury in disorder for long spells. Dineen scored Canterbury’s third

try when he came into the first five-eighths position and forced his way over near the posts He converted his try. There were no further tries scored, all the rest of the points coming from penalty goals from handy positions. Dineen kicked one for Canterbury and the full-back. - P. C. Osborne, kicked two for Victoria. In the last mmute, Victoria had a chance to draw the game when the big forward. J Williams, intercepted a pass and opened up a big gap for the line, 45 yards away. A try under the posts seemed certain, when Pask appeared after a tremendous burst, and tackled Williams hard, two yards from the posts. As he fell Williams threw the ball forward over the goal-line, where it was . pounced on ' by a Victoria player. However, the referee ruled the throw a forward pass and Canterbury cleared from the scrum. For the University of Canterbury. Pask. Davison, and Dineen scored tries. Dineen kicked a penalty goal and converted a try. For th® Universltv of Victoria. Walker scored a trv and Osborne kir’-ed two penalty coals. The referee was Mr R. W. Phizacklea