RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 219, 4 June 1918, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TRENTHAM V. WELLINGTON , SOJ/D.TKUS WIN 111' 21 POINTS TO 3 A match was jilnyed at the Athletic Faik .yesterday between the Trentham and Wellington representatives, nnd resulted in a victcvy for the soldier team by -I points to 3. The Trentham team played with bolter combination than Hie homo selection, and their heavier weight was another factor in their favour. Tho mutch was not a classical exhibition, mid at tiniM was inclined to be dull. The tenuis were:— Treutluuu. —i'ull-bm.k, C'lii. AEarsliall; j l.hroo-qiiarters, Iu.S.JI. Packer, Serai. .; Millik™, Cpl. Cloke; live.eighths, , Cpl. Mills, Cpl.J)n.vitlson; l.ulf. Q.ll'.S. F,. ; Kolmrts; forwards, Lioul. llurphy, I.icut. , ]iij;gav, Sfi'gt. .WQuiinie, Lieut, iloore, ,«.>..)!. Thomson, I'll'. Phillips, Cpl. : lvill, Palmer ('.vine,). AVellhigloii.—Full-bads, Hidings; ttvreci f|iiartcrs, Savidcnl, Chinch. Anderson; .' iivo-ciiihtiis, Comer, I'orlcr; half, Mor- , i'is; forwards, Arthur Parker, Albert Parker, Carroll, Marks, fkoit, Selatcr, j B. Thomas, Gnlvin (wing). ! Wellington kicked off with Iho wind ! in iheir favour, but with tilt sun against (hem. Trcnlhum adopted a menacing attitude, nnd forced Wel!iri«lcui back to the half-way line. Soma go-col work on tho part of the Wellington forwards had the effect of sa-iiig tie pituation, but the Treniiliam backs wero keen, and i hanging the ball about: in lively manner, : (hoy carried the play down lo tho Welliiu;ton end of tho field. 'J'l. lioberis had a shot at goal, but though lite nt- , tempt was a good olio, he missed. A ! piece, of indiffeiv.nt pushing by the 'frenulum backs spoiled a. likely chance, but persistant efl'ot'tu on the part of tho eolilicis ended in Murphy crossing near the jiosts. Tho try was well coined, uud Rained popular approval. ]J. Kobcris took the kick, and converted. Trentham, 5-; Wellington, 0. By line ; tactics Wellington fo.'ced TreTilham down field, whoro play remained for a while. The Wellington .forwards wore very an- ; live, but good work on tho part of Milli- . ken put a new complexion upon things. From a scrum the Trontlmm backs pot I the ball, and commenced a uico rush. i Pobcrls passed to Stills, .vho sent the I ball on lo Davidson. The latter passed j to Milliken, who had a most excellent . chance of scoring, being ijuii-c near tho ! "Wellinjjton line, but oiving to over- : eagerness tho whole, movement was . fjpuiled. This was regrettable, for had '. ho carried on he would most probably ; have got across. A good kick ;by Porter look play into Tron- ' Uiani territory, but a manoeuvre initiated by Mill 3 ri'Jiovccl the pressure. Trentham tuen made an addition to their score in a most fortuitous manner, lioberts had a pot at goal, but missed, und Wellington got tho ball. Murphy tried to get it from Morris, and in the scramble Biggar ii-il on it right on tho line. Huberts sra's again successful with ; the kick. Trentham, 10; Wellington, 0. A. tough struggle took pluco right on • tho Trentham lute, and it appeared very | much as if Wellington would score, but j Trenthnm managed to clear and Wolling- ; ton were once again on the defensive. The game became very dull at this stage, neither side showing to much advantage. An infringement by Trentham resulted in a free kick for Wellington, which was taken by Morris, who' placed tho ball between the posts. Trentham, 10; Wellington, 3. Tho sun going down gave Wellington a, better opportunity, and they commenced a vigorous offensive, with the result flint Trentham'had to farce down. When half-limo eonnded the play was in tho centro of the field.

After resumption the Wellington backs Cot away, but a forward pass by S'avident led to a scrum Boborts- got tho ball from tho ruck and the Trontham backs I got going in a rush, tho ball passing j from Palmer to Millikon, to Davidson, to Packer, who was .lield up by Arthur Parker. The Wellington rearguard then (surged down in a very dangerous rush, and tho outlook was precarious for Trontham, when Cloke galloped across from the wing and brilliantly cleared amidst applause. Shortly afterward.-;, Wellington were on tiic defensive, and a brief, hard tussle in th: corner led to Mills touching down. Roberts failed to add tho major points. Trenthnm. 1.1; Wellington, .1. Play at this juncture was full of possibilities, but nothing eventuated until Packer suddenly broke away, and eluding all pursuit, scored easily. Ttoberi.s added the necessary points. Tronthiiin, IS; Wellington, 3. Some fast, clever play by Millikcn was next witnessed, but in a fast rush he was held up after getting through _ some determined opposition. Wellington attempted to make the piny more open, but tho Trentham defence was sound, and try as they might Iho town men could not pierce tho Tronlhani defence, 'the soldier team fought hard, and jjnvf Wellington a very busy tiitio of it. Millikon took a pass, swept down Ihe line, and passed lo Davidson, who was brought down. , A scrum on the line saw Trentham get tho advantage, and Tlohorls forced binway over. Moore look the kick, but; was unsuccessful. Trentham, 21; Wellington, 3. Tn the concluding pail of the game, Wellington came near to scoring, but fortune was against them. The | match ended with tho score—Trentham 21; Wellington, 3. Mr. 0. IT. Cleland was referee.

CANTERBURY DEFEATED BY 'VARSITY.

Playing as ,1 curtain-raiser to Hie big match at Athletic Park. Victoria University College met Canterbury College, Tho 'Varsitv players were- manifestly superior to tho visitors, and won by -10 points to li. . , Tries were obtained for 'Varsity by Luslc (3), Barker CI), Pope (2), M. Smith fiiifl Gillespie. Converting goals wore kicked by Scott (2), O'llegan, Lusk, and Barker. Jackson scored two tries for Canterbury. Mr. E. Perry had oharge of tho same.

BANKERS AT PLAY

At tho Duppa Street Reserve yesterday afternoon bank clerks and. their friends were in possession of tho ground, tho occasion being a friendly gamo of Rugby by teams representing the Bank of New Zealand and the Combined Banks. From the kick-off Bank of N.Z. made the gamo lively, and they were early rewarded, for Gray crossed the. lino and ohiccil his side in credit three j:oints. Tho Combined Banks wero equal to the task of squaring accounts, and after a vigorous attack B. Turner (Commercial Bank) got over, but tlio major pomi* were not scored, and half-time ended

with the scores equal. The second spell saw quite a number of weary players trying to infuse a littlo "go" into the -.':i'mo. After soino uninteresting play N. Condor, the Hank of N.Z. captain, after a short, dodgy run, just got over tho line. Tho kick at goal failed, 'tho Combined Banks now livened up and bills slid cheques, ledgers and exchange played their hardest, and kept Dank of N.Z. defending close to the line. Eventually R. Wylie (Commercial) crossed the line. Tho try was not converted. Tho gamo ended soon afterwards, with six points to the credit of each team.

WAIRARAPA AND HAWKE'S BAY

HAWKE'S BAY WIN BY JO TO 3. fly Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, June 3. A representative match, Wairarapa v. TTawke-'s Bay, was played to-day, in bril'iant weather. Thpr was a largo attendance, Tho gamo resulted in a win for Hawko's Bay by lfi to 3. Henderson scored a try for the visitors, and Cogswell, Gilford, Ryan, and .Varna srorcd for the winners, two of tho tries being converted by.Peri. The game was fast ind evenly contested. AVairarapa wore unfortunate in losing tho services of l'\ Booth, who received slight concussion from a collision with an opponent dur- '' ins the first spell. Buck filled his pjaxo.