PROVINCIAL MATCHES

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 August 1949, Page 9

PROVINCIAL MATCHES

Otago Beats Northland The- Otago Rugby football team beat Northland by 17 points to 8 at Whangarei yesterday aitefnoon Eight minutes after the kick-off Northland was penalised and Orr kicked a good goal? Nine minutes later McKenzie snapped up a short punt by Graham and raced over. Orr converted. Thu was followed by Orr’s kicking a penalty goal, bringing the score to 11-0. After vigorous forward play Orr kicked his third penalty goal. Early in the second spell Beasley scored a try, which was converted by Pearson. Northland was bustling- Otago, and only lack, of finish and great cover defence prevented scoring. ■'An Otago man was penalised for offside play, and Dunn kicked an easy goal. Towards the finish McGill scored a try for Otago.— (P.A.) Win For Southland Scoring a. try in the last two minutes of the game, Southland snatched a narrow win by 9 points (two tries and a penalty goal) to 8 (two tries, one converted) from Taranaki in a representative Rugby match played at Hawera yesterday. There was little between the teams in the first spell, but in the second half Taranaki, apart from Southland’s desperate last-minute effort, dominated play and was unlucky to lose. A strong wind and driving ram made conditions difficult.—(P.A.). Nelson Beats North Otago Nelson beat North Otago by 11 points to 6 at Nelson yesterday. The home team’s backs were the deciding factor. For Nelson. King scored two tries and J. Garguilo one. Eden converted one. For Otago, Halverson kicked a penalty goal and Kilgour scored a try.—(P.A.) Win For South 'Canterbury South Canterbury, with more lively backs and greater purpose among the forwards, beat Taranaki B in a Rugby match at Hawera yesterday by 11 points (three tries, one converted) to 6 (two tries). Taranaki- had the better of line-outs and scrums, but South Canterbury made full use of the high wind in the first spell and in the second spell the touring forwards were on top, and, in spite of the'wind, had an advantage territorially.—(P.A.)