WIN FOR AUCKLAND

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 265, 4 August 1932, Page 11

WIN FOR AUCKLAND

Rugby in Wairarapa I ADVERSE WEATHER r \ . » Winners Definitely Superior 1 £ > GOOD DEFENSIVE PLAY ; Dominion Special Service. Masterton, August 3. The touring Auckland representai tive Rugby team defeated IVairarapa , by 12 points to 3 in a match played before an attendance of about 3000 i at Carterton Showgrounds, this afternoon. The match was played in almost continual rain, and the muddy condition of the field prevented anything like sparkling play. The i Auckland team was . definitely superior. The teams were: Auckland.—Heazlewood; Milliken, Caughey, Clarke; Cor nth walte, Mclndoe; Corner; Solomon, Stone, Kahu, Nelson, Williams, Hadley, Palmer, Newdock. Wairarapa.—Roach; Burgess, Stringfellow, Fitzgerald; Trapp, Devine; Matthews; Parker, McGregor, Aitken, Fairbrother, Devine, Keeble, McCalmont, Flutey. Wairarapa won the toss and elected to play with a slight wind. Auckland scored early in the game, Heazlewood kicking a good penalty following a scrum infringement. The Wairarapa forwards had the visiting fullback bustled for a period, but he finally cleared. Corner endeavoured to get his backs away, but Parker repeatedly smothered him. The First Try. Play swung back into Wairarapa territory, and following a series of vigorous sorties Palmer scored the first try of the game. It came from a line-out within a few feet of the line. Heazlewood failed to convert Auckland, 6; Wairarapa, nil. A movement initiated by Wairarapa following a forward rush, which took the ball into Auckland country, looked as if it might culminate successfully. Devine got the ball out to Trapp, who short-punted. Filtzgeraid on the wing secured the ball, but lost it. Auckland swept the play downfield again, and for a period kept the home team bottled up. On occasions Wairarapa broke away in loose rushes, but generally Auckland, who showed superiority In the tight, kept them hemmed in. Another try came Auckland’s way when Burgess fumbled the greasy ball in Auckland territory. Cornthwaite snapped it up and raced down the paddock; he short-punted, and Clarke fin- | ished the movement Heazlewood’s kick failed. Auckland, 9; Wairarapa, nil. Wairarapa Unlucky. Wairarapa were unlucky not to score shortly after Keeble carried the ball across the line, for it slipped out of his hands before he could ground it, and Solomon forced; Auckland kept their territory clear for the remainder of the spell, which ended without further score. A vigorous attack by Auckland marked the resumption of play. Caughey gathered in the ball from a kick across field and just managed to squeeze past Burgess in the corner. Heazlewood failed to convert Auckland 12; Wairarapa nil. Auckland continued to press, but Wairarapa eventually broke away in a loose rush that had Heazlewood badly bustled and Auckland forced. Williams was carried off hurt at this stage, but he returned after ten minutes. The Wairarapa forwards continued a stinging attack, but Auckland tackled resolutely. Walrarapa’s efforts were finally rewarded, however, when Keeble and Fairbrother broke away, and the former scored. Fitzgerald failed to convert. Auckland 12; Wairarapa 3. For the remainder of the game play fluctuated, with Auckland generally taking the honours. Shortly before time a nice Individual effort by Fitzgerald excited the shivering crowd. Heazlewood cleared from a kick downfield with a nice run along the sideline, and instead of finding touch kicked across field. Fitzgerald came along fast, and gathering in the ball in his stride raced sixty yards downfield before he was grassed. Full time was called with the final score: Auckland 12 1 Wairarapa ...... 3 ] Mr. H. J. McKenkie was the referee. ' A curtain-raiser was the final of the : Wairarapa primary schools championship between Masterton Central and , Greytown. Greytown proved too heavy ] for the northern school and won by j 22 points to 3. ,

WINNERS A GOOD SIDE

Fast & Dangerous Backs GROUND BECOMES MORASS Dominion Special Service. Masterton, August 3. Auckland ploughed their way to victory through a sea of mud. The ground was sodden when the players filed out on to it, and when they left it was a muddy morass. The spectators, about 3000 of them, shivering in the stand or huddled under umbrellas, saw the match practically from beginning to end through a curtain of rain. Under these conditions, bright open Rugby was impossible, but the game payed was not without incident. Auckland revealed themselves as an effective combination of solid forwards, and what, on a dry ground, would be a dangerous line of fast-moving backs. They should provide Wellington with a elose tussle. Although the visitors:-this afternoon were definitely the better side, the match was by no means one-sided. Only lack of finish prevented Wairarapa from scoring on several occasions. The game largely developed Into a forward struggle, and here Auckland were seen to advantage through superiority in the tight. Wairarapa were dangerous in the loose, but Auckland saw to it that the home . team had few opportunities of breaking away. An indication of the respective strength of the two teams in the tight and in the loose is given by the fact that Auckland hooked the ball from the serums 16 times

to Walrarapa’s eight, wheareas Wairarapa obtained from eight line-outs to Auckland's five. The conditions were too treacherous for the backs of either team to show their real worth, but Auckland, appeared to have a more finished combination. Individual honours went to Martin Parker. the ex-All Black and Wairarapa rover, whose play was a feature of the game. He was the outstanding player on the field, completely overshadowing Solomon. He was on the ball continuously, and harassed Corner from start to finish. His work in smothering the clever little half greatly relieved the pressure of the Auckland attack. Stringfellow was on his game, although denied opportunities of scoring. Fitzgerald, on the Wairarapa rightwing. went well, and was given more chances than Burgess on the opposite wing. . _ . The forwards, McGregor, Aitken, Fairbrother, M. Devine, Keeble, McCalmont, and Flutey all worked hard. Roach, the Wairarapa full-back, had plenty to keep him busy, and played a safe game. , Heazlewood, the Auckland full-back, when given plenty of room in which to manoeuvre, played pretty football, but was not so reliable as Roach when pressed. Caughey did not get many opportunities. but Palmer, in the forwards, played a good bustling game. He was well supported by the remainder of the Auckland pack.

VICTORY FOR MAORIS North Auckland Beaten By Telegraph—Press Association. Dargaville, August 3. A crowd of 2000 people to-day saw the Maori touring team defeat North Auckland by 28 points to 8 in a game tha* was not at all exciting. North Auckland held the lead by 8 points to 6 in the first spell, and were unfortunate to lose their half-back, McDonald, in the first two minutes, and a five-eighth, Mourin, ten minutes before the close of the first spell. In the second spell, playing two men short. North Auckland could not hold the Maoris’ fast wing-three-quarters, who added 20 points for the Maoris. Downs (3), Jackson (2), Tibble, and Smith scored tries, and Potaka converted two. For North Auckland, Mackey scored a try, which Kerr converted; he also kicked a penalty. By an agreement between the manager and the captains North Auckland placed two fresh men on the field after halftime. but the referee, Mr. N. Robinson, would not allow the game to proceed till the fresh men left the field.

THIRD DEFEAT - Touring Canterbury Side By Telegraph—Press Association. Timaru, August 3. The touring Canterbury Rugby team suffered the third defeat of its southern tour to-day at the hands of South Canterbury by 18 points to 3. The game, which was witnessed by a crowd of 2000, was keenly contested but by no means brilliant. The home forwards gave a fine display in the loose, and it was their superiority in this department which was the main factor of their win. The visitors were a shade better in the line-outs and scrums, but the South Canterbury forwards, always breaking away smartly, gave the visiting backs few chances to show their worth. The tackling on both sides was solid throughout, this being one of the features of the game. Early in the game the South Canterbury forwards smashed through and gave the ball to the backs, Morrison forcing his way over wide out. A penalty against the Canterbury wing, Thompson, for offside enabled Duke to goal from almost in front. Later Ryan was brought down on the line by Bullivant, but .he recovered the ball to score. Just on halftime Morrison again scored for South Canterbury, who led at the interval by 9 points to nil. Two minutes after resuming Sattherthwaite capped off a fine back rush to score wide out. Canterbury’s only points came from a penalty in front of the posts, Vincent making no mistake. South Canterbury continued to have slightly the better of the play, Gaffaney beating the opposition to score a good try from a scrum. South Canterbury crossed the visitors’ line five times, but there were no conversions.