SCHOOL REP. MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 236, 29 June 1908, Page 9

SCHOOL REP. MATCH.

TARANAKI V. WELLINGTON. A WIN' FOR THE VISITORS. •' The school rep; match, Taranaki yi Wellington, arranged to be. played oh Saturday at tho Athletic Park immediately before tho big test match, had, owing to tho condition' of . the Park, to be played at tho RecreationGround, Petone. About 150 spectators were" present at-tho match, which was an exciting, contest, and ■ resulted in ; a win for T.iranaki by I' 3 points- to nil. Taranaki (Yellow) kicked, off, and the ball was soon carried: into the Wellington (Black) territory. A scrum eventuated, from- which Cowan scoured the ball,-and passed to Gilbert, who managed to ; roach Taranaki's twenty-five. There ; tW ball fell into the hands of Wood, who' trans-forred-to Malone. Tho latter gbt well:up before .running into touch.. Tho visitors were frequently penalised' for "off-side," and missed thereby one or two good chances to score.- Cowan (Wellington), who was playing a sound game, got tho ball well over - tho half-way " line, and from a series of scrummages which followed, Adams (Wellington half) passed to Cowan (five-eighths), who handed- it -to Morrison, but tho latter was successfully .tackled- by -.Nicliol.- Carshill next, gained-tho-ball-from a scrum, and got through' for- Taranaki, -but Symes failed to convert. . •- -' - - !

- Good work was. dono in the second spell by .Brown, Wood, Murphy, and Malone, : who as- • sailed • -the- Wellington territory success-fully;;-Brown, scored neatly after, a splendid rush, and -Malone- converted."Tho defenco, ""wiis too weak to-.withstand the heavy rushes of the' 'Yellows,- and Symos- was conspicuous in securing their third try, which Malone converted. Lower (Wellington) is to be commendod for good all-round play. The referee: was '.Mr. F; A. Heniplemau.

;THE MAORI TEAM IN QUEENSLAND. BT TELEGRAM—riIESS ASSOCIATION"—COPrEIGHJ. : (Rco. Juno 28, 4.35 p.n).) -, Brisbane, Juno 27. ' The - gamo between Queensland and the ■ Maori team was very fast. Tho home team .showed an excellent defenco, and tho visitors displayed fine combination and good forward work. _ ', , . ; Tho homo team-was tho first to Bcore, but at tho. end-of--the first "spell the Maoris had registered *16-''points-'against- 10. In tho second spell thero : was very oven play. Haora, Asher, Riwinui, Tao, and Ratiti obtained tries, of which Asher converted two. The final figures wore:—Maoris 19, Queens land 16. •• 1