RANFURLY SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1932, Page 12

RANFURLY SHIELD

LAST GAME OF SEASON

CANTERBURY BEAT WAIKATO

(By Telegraph-—Press Association )

CHRISTCHURCH, 24th Sept.

The Canterbury Rugby repiesentatn'es played the sixth and last match of the season in defence of the Ranfurly Shield to-day, when they defeated Waikato by 17 points to 6.. This is, the first year Canterbury has held the trophy foi the whole of the playing season. It was a hard game, but seldom brilliant. The only brilliance shown was when Canterbury scored their three tries. Waikato fielded a very rugged, unpolished team The forwards, who kept good speed and dash for the whole game, were particularly good, breaking away fiom the. lineouts and swarming over the Canterbury inside backs. The visitors' backs, however, did not have the combination to make them a winning side in big football. In the first half Waikato played with a strong southerly wind behind them, and by judicious kicking-and fast following up kept Canterbury on the defensive for most of the spell. The first try came nineteen minutes after the opening of play when Blown and Roberts, interfering with each other, spoiled the chances of the full-back to field the ball, and the Waikato forwards swarmed over in the corner. T. Thompson scored, but Carlson failed with the kick.

A few minutes later a dropped pass by King, and another by Pawson, ■ gave the Waikato forwards another opening, from which Carlson sent his backs away, Pjirkev scoring at the corner. The'spell'ended with the score: Waikato 6, Canterbury nil.

;in.'thie sejond'spell •Canterbury estab

lia!ied complete mastery, scoring in fairly rapid order a penalty goal by Roberts, another penalty goal by Roberts, a try by Manchester, a try by Bowes, and a try by Brown, the last one being converted by Robeits. Bowes's try was the result ot a. brilliant passing bout in which Cantetbuiy ihove fiom their own twenty-five line to the goal, ten men handling the ball iir the movement. .

A few minutes before time Hart .retired with au injuij to his shoulder.

The referee, Mr. Empson, who i^ade the mistake about the time in the West Coast match, made another mistake in this match, shortening the first spell by five minutes His explanation, given at a dinner tonight, was that his watch had been discovered to be faulty.