SCORES 17 TO 6

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1199, 8 September 1927, Page 3

SCORES 17 TO 6

Thanks to their dazzling hacks, Canterbury reps defeated Mana~ whenua in the Ranfurly Shield match at Palmerston North yesterday. Unocal supporters knew that everything depended on their own forward pack, if they could hold back the Canterbury forwards and starve the Southern backs, all wouXl bo well. Otherwise —! It happened otherwise. Canterbury got their share of the ball, and Dailey, McGregor and liobill’ard did the rest. Dallev gave a brilliant exposition, but McGregor was probably better still, and these two, so ably supported by Robilliard and Harris (full back) took all the sting out of the Shied defenders. Of the Canterbury players, the forwards were fairly even, arid perhaps not quite as good as Manuwhenim. Steel loafed through the game, mid punted more often than he ran. On the Mannwhenua s : de, Jacobs had decidedly an off day. He was scarcely ever in the picture. The forwards did not show the dash which marked their play last Saturday against Wanganui, but they worked very bard. Parata ,played a great game, up against an adversity-, iuid lie certainly deserved the try be scored. Mullins was not successful m his portion. Brophy on the wing played a fine game, both in olfenco and defence, though once in a race for the ball ‘Steel proved ho Tiacl the faster feet. Williamson, the full back, was niagn;ifice«it, never once making a mistake.. His handling and punting were a treat to watch. He was quite as good as Harris, whom Canterbury claim will be the full back in the . ,team for South Africa. The better, team won on the day’s play. Within five minutes of the start Canterbury landed a penalty goal. Dailey, scouring the ball from a serum,* near the Maimwlicnua fine, tnimmied through to score a great try, which, was converted, by Lilburu, and be lore the spell ended Ro■lEllianl, taking ;a pass •,(rom Me)* Gregor, who bad made a dazzling run, scored in the corner, and the spell ended 11 to nil. in tne second spell the defenders held up their opponents much bettor. Dailey was particularly well marked, and got a severe shaking by the Mannwhenua forwards. Canterbury landed a goal from a penalty taking the score to 11. 4 ben Jacobi lopeiied bis aeebunt with a penalty goal, a spjeodid kick from veil out. Dallev, McGregor and Robilliard were associated in the next try for Can ter bury. Towards the end of the game'," Pa rata got the ball from a scrum, ducked round to the blind side; and shot across to score a 'lovely try, which Jacobs could not convert. The game ended shortly afterwards —17 to 6. Mr F. C. Atkinson (Wanganui) ably controlled the match. MARLBOROUGH BEAT’S GOLDEN BAY. (Per Press Association), Blenheim, September 7. Marlborough to-day met the Golden Bay-Motucka Rugby ■Touring team and won by 9 points to 8. WAIKATO BEATS WA IRAK A PA. Hamilton, September 7. fit a. representative Rugby football in a tcli to-day, Waikato defeated WaiHirapa by 14 points fo 8 in an exciting game.

OTAGO DEFEAT BUSH DISTRICT’S. Pahiatmi, September 7. By scoring two .sensational tries in the last live minutes .of the game, Otago defeated Bush Districts by 11 points to 8. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. MANAWATU v. WELLINGTON.

As a curtain-raiser to. the Canter. bury-JLorowliemia shield game, Wellington and Manawatu juniors tried conclusions.

After a, closely contested game, Wellington emerged winners by 6 points to 3. Neither team showed much combination, "but both fought hard, Alanawatu having a territorial advantage in the first half and Wellington enjoying supremacy in the second. In the first half Benge kicked a good penalty goal for Manawatu; in the second half Wellington secured a. somewhat lucky try, when Dickson blocked Bennett’s

clearance kick to regain possession and to score well out. Leckie later kicked a goal, from a mark. Mr B. Hands controlled the game.