MANAWHENUA WINS

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2304, 5 September 1929, Page 3

MANAWHENUA WINS

BEATS SHIELD HOLDERS BY ‘27 POINTS TO 17 .In a l'ant, open and interesting game Mhnawhcnua yesterday defeated the Southland touring team and holders of tlid Runfurly -Shield hy ‘27—17. The homo team made its best ro- - prosen tali vo showing to date aind ! fully reserved its 10 point margin. Playing wnditiou/> ■were ideal and a crowd in the vicinity of 0000 •watched the game. During the first spell Manawheuu piled up Id points without [reply hut Southland went a lot better after tho change over and put on 17 to 1-1 from the- combined team. The visitors were unfortunate in losing their full back, Norris,' at the commoncment of the game, nccerlsi- • 7 ; tating a reorganisation of the rearguard. Stubbs, who was at centre, went to full back, vvliilo- Townshend who was replaced at second fiveeighths by Pickering, went, into the centreis position and Mahoney, the Soutli-Awid rover also did not take the . field and was replaced by Fitzgerald. 1 Mania whcuiu'a was without its half W. I'arata, who was replaced by Bull while Hanna replaced Parsons in tlie serum. Tho teim iined. out: Southland (maroon): Norris, Anderson, Stubs, Metcaite, Bell, Townshcaul, Holden, Fitzgerald, Agnew, George, Southern, Bird, . McKenzie, Purdue, Kerse. Manawliouua (red, white and blue) Johnston, iStnauge, Page, 'Walker, Riddell, Akinin, T. Pa rata, Bull, Summers, Crawford, Conrad, -Miles, Tatuna Hanna Dalzell. , l • ; : Dir T. Parata wuu the referee.

M ANA WHEN U A v. WANGANUI % The following team has- been .chosen to represent Mainawbenua against Wanganui jut Levin on /Saturday: Full-back: Johnston; Threequarters, Strange, Fletcher, Walker; Fiveeighths, Riddell, Akuira; Half, W. Parata; Wingforward,' T. Parata \ Hookers, Crawford and Summeiu; Lock, Males; Supports, Tatana, Conrad. Back row, Satherley, Dalzell. Emergciucies, Backs: N.. BramwelJ, mwl Bull; forwards, Gal pin and Boldt. Page, Parsons and Hanna were not available. , NO MORE SHIELD MATCHES THIS YEAR SOUTHLAND TIIE HOLDER (Per Press Association). Wellington, September' 4. Hie Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night decided that there should be no moreelm llenges for the Rianfurly Shield this season and Southland will consequently bo left in undisputed possession ol the Shield until next year.