RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1926, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

[ SOUTHLAND BEAT WELLINGTON. INVERCARGILL, September 22. Southland scored its lirsi Rugbv rep win of the season this afternoon by defeating the Wellington touring- team l»y 22 points to 16, in a fast, open game. MeAulille, Shaw, Mahoney, and Howden scored for Southland, and Kilby converted tW> tries and kicked a penally. For Wei•lington. Young, Cheney anj McPherson scored, ami Tyree kicked a, pi malty, while Foley converted two tries. HAWKE’S BAY BEAT SOUTH CANTEBBUB Y. TIMARU, September 22. The last representative game of the local season was played on Eraser Park to-day between the Hawke's Bay [touring side and South Canterbury. | The weather was bright and warm, the J ground firm ami fast, and the- altendi ance very large for a mid-week day. The visitors, who were without several of their Ranfurly Shield players, won by 19 to 13 after an open attractive game. Playing against the sun in the first half, Hawke’s Bay led at hllf time bv 8 to 5. Midway through the second spell, the visitors’ load was increased to 14 points, but the home men responded with two scores and went close ‘ more than once to further reducing the deficiency. The outstanding performer on the Bay side was G rens ide, with Mill, Corkiil. McDonald, Swainson and ' Campbell also prominent. Strang, Stewart and Gerard were conspicuous > for the losing team. For Hawke’s Bax tries were scored by Rush. Mill. Grcn- ‘ side, and Corkiil (2). Mill and Grenside converted one try each. Trotter 1 and 1). Stewart got tries for South Canterbury, and A. Lawson converted ’ both, while Strang goaled from a mark. KING COUNTRY BEAT HAWKE’S bay. TAUMARUNUI. Sept. 22. i King Country defeated the Hawke’s • Bay touring team here to-day by 17 to 9. The weather was brilliant and the attendance large. For King Coun- •• try Hislop, Lee and Peebles scored, • and Haddon converted one try and kicked two penalty goals. F< a‘ Hawke s Bay, Hassett and Lawton scored, and Ollii'Ver K'icked a ]>enaliy. ' COLONIAL TOURS OF BRITAINUNFAIR TINANCFAL ARRANGEi MENT. ’ n.s.w. to Fare like n.z. (Sun Cable.) LONDON. September 2’I International Rugby Boards Committee I that is arranging for the New South Wales tour of Britain is budgetting fm £16,000 to cover the expenses, whicli must bo realised before anything n available for the home clubs and 1 lu' Unions, but a large surplus is antici-

pated. It is pointed out that, in view L of the team’s increased travelling expenses, it is unlikely that the British Clubs and Unions will divide such a . large profit as from the New Zealand 1924-25 tour, which realised £21,000.1 There is certain to be Australiau an I I 1 .New Zealand criticism over the Hoim i .Clubs ami Unions taking the whole o; ' the profits. It is true that th 1 o-.ei | 1 seas unions agreed that the visilois ’ should not participate in the profits, but when they agreed to thaf, neither ’ Australia nor New Zealand eontemplal- | ed that Britain would not reciprocate Jjy sending a team overseas. It is estimated that, as the result of the present. arrangement, the English and Irish Clubs will benefit to Tie extent of £30,000 from the two tours, whereas New South Wales and New Zeahind. whose teams brought this money, will | ? not benefit by one penny, it is a fair j criticism to say that this is altogether! r ’one-sided. ’ ’ I SEDDON SHIELD TEAM. BEATEN AT GISBORNE. 1 GISBORNE, Si'ptemlw 22. The best exhibition witnessed in (Gisborne this season was given by Poverty 1 Bay when they defeated the Seddon Shield combined team bv 31 to 11. Ihe I Bay forwards and backs were totaii I superior to the visitors, who lacked | combination and finish in their move-| meats. ’Tries for Bay were seore-i Ip ! Sutcliff. Bennett (2), Landlands .'2'.| Carrington, Woodward, Berry and | 1 Caulton. who ednverted two. For th- • •visitors Snodgrass potted a goal and ’.scored a try, and Stuart also scored, j * Reid ami Clark converting one tn i each.