Representative Rugby

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31785, 16 September 1968, Page 18

Representative Rugby

(N.Z. Press Association) ’ DUNEDIN. ! Down 3-5 at helf-titaa and 166 k Ing likely to suffer its second defeat in representative Bugbi i this season. Otago ralfied j strongly In the second half al carlSbrook to beat Southland, 9-5, and complete the double against its oldest rival In th* S a,rt *- - Scorers for Otago wore E. W. ( Klrton, a tty; and L. W. Mains, two penalty goals. For Southland M. J. SOpct , scored a try which was con verted by D. A. Nicol. Results of other provincial games w*Yc: North Auckland 20 (R G.uy e ■ try. K. Going a try. three pen , allies, a dropped goal and a . conversion) beat Auckland 8 (T. . Tataurangl and P. Murdoch, •Hes) to retain the Coronation Shield. Manawatu 22 (J. Rumball, K. ' Cecruy. D. Bydder and S>. Knicht tries: P. Hanlv two con* . versions and a penalty goal, M, > O'Callaghan a penalty goal)

b*at HOrbwhonua 5 (A. Fair* trj converted by D. Mac. Waikato 21 (A. Johnson »), I. Stgbie, G. Skuddor, D. Pinfold stiis, Pinfold three conversions) beat Taranaki i (A. Stalth a iry, B. O'Dowda a cohvereibn and a penalty). Counties 36 (tries by w. Joyce (2), g. Berbers end a. cook; j. Graham three conversions, a oentity and * dropped teal, w. Herdgtavea two penalties) beet Poverty Bay 3 (try by A. Hansen). Hawke's Bay 19 (R. Abel. H. PaOwai and D. Smith tries, I. Bishop a penalty and two conversions, B. D. Furlong a dropped goal) beat Wellington 9 (I. Stevens a try, B. GilhOoly two penalties). North Island Railways 18 <J. Duffy (2). T. York, G. O'Brien tries. R. Revell two conversions) beat South Island Railways 11 (S. v. Tatpueluelu two tries. A. G. Bolton a dropped goal, G. B. McLachlan a conversion).