TARANAKI V. SOUTHLAND
INVEUCARGILL, 26th August. Southland beat Taranaki by 6 points to 3 this afternoon Wore-a crowd of about 6000 spectators. There was sunny weather, and a light breeze, and the ground was: in good order, Southland wag. lucky to win, as a draw wonld have been a fair indication of the respective merite of the teams. Th© Taranaki pack had the.adivantage; in both scrum and loose work, often over-running the Southland forwards with swift, dribbling rushes, but the backs were weak in pacing, Both divisions were wild, causing many breakdowns when the Yojlow and Black attack was beginning :tp 100k1 dangerous. Throughout ttie-^garrje' the Taranaki forwards ha<} thS / better of their opponents, and thedi' accurate, low atckjing was another feature of the play. In tha ftn&t spell Diack scored for' Southland, but the try was not converted. The second spell was a hard forward straggle, the Taranaki pack' predomin-? ating. For the visitors Wilkinson scored an unconverted: try,''and'.Diack -kicked a penalty goal for Southland, tlie game ending : Southland 6, Taranaki 3. The visiting pack were predominant throughout a hard, forward game,. taking the ball often from their rivals.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 50, 28 August 1922, Page 4
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190TARANAKI V. SOUTHLAND Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 50, 28 August 1922, Page 4
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