AUCKLAND (3) v. TARANAKI (5)

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 351, 23 August 1907, Page 4

AUCKLAND (3) v. TARANAKI (5)

New Plymouth, August 22. The representative Rugby match Auckland' v,;. Taranaki, was played here to-day in th© presence of seve'al thousand spectators. The weather wa.< dull, rain falling during tne second spell and making the ball difficult to handle. The game was hard fough: and exciting, but except for oc."i sional rushes did not reach a ve r f high standard. The game resolved itself into a con. test between the fiuo pack of Auckland forwards and Taranaki back., and the latter lasted the longer, th ■•■ visiting forwards being run practically off their legs in the finisli by hea* .- tre.king line kicking by the loc.»a backs, particularly by Hardgreave-. whose all round exhibition as f ill back has never been excelled locally. In the first spell Cameron scored for Taranaki after, running ri ci b_ through his opponents, Hai*dgreaves concerting. McCormack scored for Auckland :i»idway through the second spell after a good run by Murray, the game ending Taranaki 5 Auckland 3 Both teams leave on their southern ; tours to-morrow. i