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TARANAKI BEAT OTAGO
SOUTHERN BACKS' FAILU#
(By Telegraph;— Press Association .)"«>,
DUNEDIKT, September 13/'
The Taianafci touring team defeated Otago at Carisbrook by 15 points to JL4. The game -was evenly contested throughout, but Otago's defeat was due to th« failure of their inside backs.
The forwards were well matched, though: the visitors, notably S. Fookes, we're quicker to break from the scrums. The Taranaki backs did nothing in the wayS«£ combined attack, although their defence was very solid, and for the most part tW& were content to play oft Otago's mistakes, Collins, the Taranaki full-back* was sound, in defence, as also was Otago's full-ba£& Taylor. The latter was in good goalkic'king form. Despite the fact that th» bait was heavy owing to the wet groiiM and a shower in the first spell, he kicked two penalty goals, one from just insi'd* half-way, and converted a: try. .- Otago had slightly the better eof th.«j game in the first spoil, leading at half-tiiiiat by 8 points to 6. Otago's score at this stage comprised a penalty goal by Taylor and a try by R. McSkimming which Tayloialso converted. For Taranaki' Rutherford crossed at the corner after making a dasli from a scrum which took the Otago de« fence by surprise, and Ross kicked a,pen«.i alty goal. ■ ■ *:,",: In the second spell the scores kept YCry close together, and TaranakiV final lead' was due to Ross's fine goal-kicking, whiQh, turned a deficit of five points into ao» point lead.
Early in the spell Allen (Otago wuigthreequarter) kicked past Collins anil chased the ball over the line to Scot© an unconrerted try, making tlie scorp 11 to 6 in Otago's favour. Taranaki scored as a result o£ a forward n,vA'i in which Fowler beat Taylor in % race for the ball. The Otago . fulU back once again gave the home side » lead of five points by placing a penalty goal, but two scrum .infringements by fIC« Otago forwards in the final twenty mm* utes enabled Ross to kick goals, giving Taranaki a lead of one point. 7
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 65, 14 September 1933, Page 9
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