SOUTHLAND'S EASY WIN

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 45, 22 August 1938, Page 15

SOUTHLAND'S EASY WIN

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

INVERCARGILL, August 20

The Southland representative Rugby team easily beat South Canterbury by 20 points to nil. The game was ragged in the first half, when Southland scored 17 points. J. Eallantyne, full-back, kicked four penalty goals and converted a try scored by. G. Graham,

The Southland forwards played all over the visiting pack but the backs once again showed indecision in movements. Wesney's presence made a big difference to the Southland backs but he was strongly marked by Cartwright, who played off-side most of the game in order to shadow Wesney. Southland scored a few minutes after the start, Ballantyne kicking a penalty from well out. He repeated the performance after twenty minutes. Thereafter in the first half the Southland forwards practically did what they liked. Graham scored under the posts after Pickering and Mahoney had taken the ball half the length of the field in a passing rush, Mahoney kicking over the head of the South Canterbury full-back. Ballartfcyne converted. Ballantyne kicked two more penalty goals before the spell ended. In the second half Metcalfe scored for Southland, but the try was unconverted. It was the only score of the half.

The South. Canterbury backs made good use of the wind but lacked finish to their work. Southland was superior but there was the same indecision among the backs that characterised the play of other representative games. Several chances to score went begging. The game was played m sunshine, but the ground was on the heavy side.