LAST-SECOND WIN

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 254, 24 July 1944, Page 6

LAST-SECOND WIN

Interisland University Match

(Bv Telegraph. - P ths.- Association.i CHRISTCHURCH. July 2.:. A field goal ip the last second of play rßcHled the annual Rugby fixture. South Island Universities v. North Island Uni- 1

vi'rsili f 'S. I'la.v‘d nr I ..•mens ler Ihirk before :i crowd of nearly KIM. South Islanil non <i S. The kielor was I>. Mlirilueli. lirst lii e-cislit.h. "ho earlier' in tlie spell till one of the uprights "ilh a similar shot. I o iili this stage unit for Hie greater part of the spell, berth bail been leading S-m It seemed Hint they "ore destined to win the match. .■mil Hie polled goal came as a great surprise to the spectators. ninny of wlmm had begun to stream out "f Hie grntt nd. It was a game in which the second spell was far more exhilarating Hinn tile first. Before Hie interval the players seemed to lack tire and eiinlldeiieo. (tn resinning, however. Hie match tool; on Hie aspect of a typical university lixln.re mid. with piny fast itiiil open, rush and counter rush followed in quiet; succession. Players on lmt.li sides handled more effectively Hinn in the first spell. The scorers were:—Nori li Island, f’ormiek tuneonvertc'l try!. Wlllilcgrare (try). Sntoi'tong (conversion): South Islnml. Foreman (tryi. Murdoch (conversion and lield gonli.

Despite I tie soggy nature of tlie ground, bright Itugliy was displayed in tlie iiniimil match between I lie lir.-t tit le.ms of Wellington I'idloge and St. Patrick's t.'idlege tSilvers!re:i hi t. tit Athletic Park, which "ns won by Wellington. I.'i-11.