RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 12, 16 July 1928, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

FIRST SHIELD CAME CANTERBURY RETAIN TROPHY (By Telegraph .-Press Association.) CHKISTCHDKCH, 14th July. The first Eanfurly Shield challenge match was played on Lancaster Park today, when Canteibury beat South Canterbury by-29 points to 9. The match was regarded as of some importance aa a guide to the local team's fojin in view of the important match with Wairarnpa on Wednesday.. About 12,000 people witneaed the gnnie. , -• In the iirbt spell Canterbury played against a strong wind, and at the end of- the spell the scores were even, 6 points all, Canterbury two tries and South Canterbury a try and a penalty goal. All through tie spell the South Canterbury side showed an almost entire lack of cohesion and seemed content to remain on the defensive, although the forwards were \Tigorous and fast, and by slever footwork had. the Canterbury backs in trouble very often. Had; they , followed i the obviously correct tactics, of high kicking and following up they miglit have held some advantage in the scores while they' had the wind. In the second spell "South Canterbury surprised the spectators with their stubborn defence twenty minutes, but thereafter tho speedy Canterbury backs showed undoubted superiority and ran up a score which was considerably augmented by Chcslcy's excellent goal-kicking. For South Canterbury penalty goals were kicked by Halstead and Fflirbrother, the latter a magnificent kick.ag'a.Jßst; .the wind forty yards out, and,ft!,Uy,.scored by Manning, who was outstanding as the leader of the visitors' forwards." For Canterbury, tries were scored by Oliver, Chcsley (2), Grant, Hart (2), and Fookes, seven in all, of which Cheslcy converted four.