RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1923, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

N.S.W.’s LAST MATCH

(Per Press Association.)

MASTERTON, September 19.

The Wairarapa-Bush Combined iepicsentatives to-day beat New South Wales by 14 to B.’ The weather was line, but a heavy southerly was blowing across the field. The game in hie first spell was uninteresting, neither side showing any initiative or variation in attack. The tackling of the visitors was lamentably weak, while that of the home team was not much better. New South Wales were superior in the scrums and Mingay made many openings, which were not availed of by the backs, with the exception of Sheehan, who played a heady game. The spell ended three all, a try by G. Donald to a penalty goal by Stanley. The second spell was much more interesting. With the visitors mostly on the aggressive, Wairarapa added tries by G. Don,hid, Booth and Jury to one New South Wales try, converted by Nothling.

SOUTHLAND v. S. CANTERBURY.

INVERCARGILL, September 19

In brilliant weather and on a dry ground, Southland beat South Canterbury. The winners scored 27 (six tries (three converted and a penalty goal) and South Canterbury scored three (one unconverted fry). For Southland, Shand scored four tries, and R. Oughton and Richardson one each. O’Connor scored for South Canterbury.

WAIKATO v. WELLINGTON.

HAMILTON, September 19.

’The Rugby football match Wellington v. Waikato drew a large crowd. The visitors were without the services of Nicholl and Moffit, who had returned south. It was a fast game, play going up and down the field, the visitors : showing good passing. The half-time scores were: Waikato 10, Welington 6. In' the second spell play was again fairly even, with good passing rushes by each side. The game ended: Waikato 13, Wellington 11.

ADVICE TO MARIST CLUB. iSpecia., to “Star ”) CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 19. Commenting on the suspension o' Marist Club, the “Sun” says editor! ally:— . . Subsequently, the Greens gave cause for further offence by offering to meet the ’Varsity players lor charity in Dunedin. “That is a matter for the Canterbury Rugby Union to arrange,” was: the tacit rebuke conveyed by the reply of the Southerners. The Rugby Union is elected for the specific purpose of controlling and keeping clean the football game m the province. Its decisions may be questioned, but its final rulings must be accorded absolute obedience if reasonable discipline is to be maintained. The suspension of the Marist Club may appear to some to 1 be a. hash measure, involving as it does the Marist teams of every grade. It was, however, the only course left open to the Union, which has no desire to be alienated from any affiliated club, and con id not have come as a surprise to the Marist followers. The majority of Marist players, we believe, have the interests of the football game at heart. The next move is the Club’s unquestionably. A letter of withdrawal and apology should be forwarded to the Union. We would suggest too, the infusion of more temperate blood in the Marist executive. These ill advised contretemps have damaged noticeably the Club’s prestige.

UNDER LEAGUE RULES. BLACKBALL V. HORNBY. (Special to “Star.”) CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 19. The Blackball Rugby League junior football team, winners of the lied Coast junior competition, met Hornby juniors, winners of the Canterbury Rugby League’s junior competition at Hornby this afternoon. The weather conditions were perfect, but Hie ground was a little too hard for the visitors who were much lighter than the liomby team. Play was brilliant and fast all through and very even, but the < casters were the cleverer on attack. In the first spell the visitors started better and Perry, the full back, scored at tho end of a passing rush. Dodds converted. Bryce ran over at the end ol a passing rush, and G. Lennox made the scores level with a good kick. Hudson and McDonald added tries for Blackball, the latter’s being converted by Sexton. At half time the Coasters led ny 13 to 5.

Hornby opened better than their opponents in the second spell, and a fine fast passing bout let Bryce over near Hie corner. Keane just missed with the kick. Hudson, Dodds and Perry lifted their team from sone difficult holes and then the Coasters were off again. Stewart, Keane and G. Lennox made determined efforts io break through, but the Blackball defence was very solid. The next try was secured by Brimlow at the end of a scramble. AL Kerr missed the kick. Immediately after McDonald dived through a bunch of players ami dashed over on the side line for a try. Hudson missed the kick, and the game ended Blackball 19, Hornby 8. The Blackball team leave to-morrow morning on their return home. The Captain said that the trip had been a great success, and the happiest any of them have participated in.

CHINESE SOCCER TEAM. SYDNEY, September 19. At Tamworth, the Chinese Soccer team defeated New England District by 9 goals to nil.