CANTERBURY DEFEATS WANGANUI

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 33, 8 August 1921, Page 3

CANTERBURY DEFEATS WANGANUI

(IT MUfIItAPH.—PBSSS ASSOCIATION.) WANGANUI, Sth, August. The match between Canterbury and Wangaroii was played here to-day, the ! visitors having an easy win by 21 points , to nil. The weather was fine at tha' opening, but during the game heavy . rain fell, and good play became impos- { sible. The visiting forwards quickly showed suepriority, and the visiting 1 backs handled the ball well. | Dalley opened Canterbury's account i with a penalty goal, and shortly afterwards Wilson, as the result of following up, scored at the corner. Ford scored! a spectacular try as the result of a run from half-way. He cleverly beat three opponents/ en route and touched down, behind the posts. At half-time the j score was: Canterbury 9, Wanganui nil. ', Heavy hail squalls at this stage made , matters unpleasant for players and spectators alike, and during the second half good football was out of the question. The visitors relied on their • forwards, who were superior in scrums, in lineouts, and in the loose. As the result of hard -rushes, Cumraings and W Cummings scprfed tries, and Orchard kicked a penalty goal. i In the concluding , stages play was seldom out of the homo team's half, and the home team was continually on the defensive. On a couple oF occasions during the game the Wanganui backs showed flashes of good play, and combined well, but on th& whole they were not as safe as the visitors' rearguard. ; ,