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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 300, 19 September 1928, Page 8

at the beadquarters of Rugby in New Zealand, and were afraid to let themselves go, and play as if they were taking part in an ordinary club game at Brightwater. They certainly got over their nervousness in the second spell, and gave the local fifteen all they wanted and a bit more. In Reid, they possess a useful inside back who has a more than passing knowledge of the game. " Boyce is also a promising wing-three-quarter, who proved his worth by crossing the Wellington line twice. Max and Snow (brother of the All Black) are a couple of husky young giants, of whom more should be heard. The local backs sadly lacked combination, but managed to send each of the wingers, Murray and Dang, over for tries. Pelham, who played at centre-three-quarter, was the most finished back on the ground. This player has pace and is very clean in all his work, while his defence is sound. E. Foley did some bright work at second five-eighths, cutting through neatly a couple of times, but he does not appear to possess sufficient stamina for representative football. The ambulance men were called upon to massage him, and eventually he had to retire. O’Regan (wiio captained the team, in the position of rover), Jessup, Collision. Blacker, and Barry were the pick of the forwards. Wellington managed to win by 19 points to 14.

Is Hawke’s Bay Coming Back? The fact that Hawke’s Bay soundly defeated Auckland at Napier on Saturday by 21 points to 8 would lead one to imagine that the Bay representatives are fast com ing back to the standard which made them champions of the Dominion for 1922 until 1927. Auckland did not have a look in on Saturday, the Magpie team combining well throughout the game. It was a brilliant combined effort which led to Huxtable’s try. Auckland were attacking on the line, when S. Gemmell made n break through which cleared the line, and Pearson kicked up field. Anstis overtook the leather, and started a passing movement which went through half a dozen hands before Huxtable rounded off the movement.

Disciples of Bennie Osler. Bennie Osler, the South African potting wizard, has to be thanked for reviving the neglected art of scoring points by goals from the field.

Two full-backs potted beauties on Satur day last. Roach, the Wairarapa full-back, sent the leather sailing gracefully over the bar in the Ranfurly Shield match against Manawheitua at Carterton, and Yates potted a neat goal for Hawke’s Bay against Auckland nt Napier. Thompson, the Nelson full-back, had a shot at Athletic Park on Saturday, but only succeeded in sending a grubber scuffling along the ground. “You’re no Bennie Osler” boomed a big voice from the stand.