Big night for Wilson

Press, 7 May 1981, Page 4

Big night for Wilson

Wally Wilson? the Linwood rugbv league captatp-ceaehr had a night to remember when the third round of the. N.Z.1.G., premiership wan completed al tht’-Show Grousda last evening. ; : Not only did Wilfori’iMd his aide to a 23-12 Victory over Papanyi and to a share of the competition lead, but hh was later named as the replacement for the injured Gordon Smith in the South Island team tft meet Auckland at Carlaw Pirk on Sunday. Wilson was twe.of Linwood's tryseorere in a thoroughly optertaining match.' ;It wss noi all plain tailing, thodghj for Papanui, down 240 at the Interval, dominated the third quarter and wes briofly in front at 12-10, • . / Blit thingr turned sour forPapanui from that point: Linwood Kd with a?flourish ( the able utloh of its hooker, Paul Truscott, resulting in three further tries. To addto PgMnui’rwbet it had to pliy the final 15mln a man short when Bryce NichOleqn whs injured, and in the final minute Mike Gbdinet was sent from the field for punching in: a tackle. Truseott was clearly the Jim Beam “man of th* match” He had a hand in four ol Linwood* tries and completely dominated the scrums, 214;Jf Truscott and Wilson particularly 4mM«*Wd. Unwood again FoAeod a fine taam effort to stay untaalM. ' KaUooi provided the >urx*o of? the night when it drt w,j?-i2. with Helswell in the icuriaimrater. it. was a meet commendable effort W Kaiapei, which twice fought ba# from aevan-poiirt deficit*. The enthusiastic Kaiapei aid* Wd eommaiul Joe most o( th* second half, and could well have

emerged yjetorious had it accepted iat* chances for field goals. As it was, Craig Cox, who had already scored by such a method, had been replawd after ,65min of wholehearted effort. Th* flajr of Richard Hampton, the charhetergrtic probes of Ray Howards and Charlie Smith and Jack Clark* a solidity revitalised th* Kaiapei back manoeuvre*. In front of turn, the pack played with unbending resolve, Hampton was th* Scholes-Oakley “player of the match” winger. Ddjiils LinwOod 23 (D. N. Adams. W, A. Wilson, P. D. Hall. D. A. Camphell, G. Briden trie*; L- E. Hudson four goals) beat Papaiwi 12 (K. P. Kelly, M. H. F- Godinet trie*; E- S. Kerrigan three goals). Half-time, Linwood, 10-2. Scrums, Linwood, 219. Penalti**, Papanui, 14-7. Referee, Mr N. Radcliffe Harwell 13 (A. Davi*. M. Yule tries; .Yule three goals) drew with Kaiapoi 12 (R. Hampton. C. Cox, S. Dixon trie*; Cox field goal; C. K. Smith goal). Half-time, Halswell, 12-5. Scrums, Kajapoi, 14-10. Penalties HalsweU 12-5. Referee Mr K. R. Blackler.