RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1939, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SEDDON SHIELD Buller Defeats Nelson LOur Own Correspondent.] WESTPORT, August 27. Buller withstood Nelson’s challenge yesterday in the third match for the Seddon Shield, by defeating them by 11 points to 3. The weather remained line throughout the day, but the field was heavy and greasy, as a result of the heavyrains experienced earlier in the week. There was a record attendance, many supporters coming through from Nelson to cheer on their team. The Nelson team and supporters gave the impression that they were quietly confident, but the play of the Buller team, particularly the forwards, soon dispelled any chances of Nelson taking the Shield. On the whole, the Nelson team was disappointing, particularly in view of the reports of their play whilst on their northern tour. Buller forwards were definitely superior to their opponents in all phases of the game, and the local backs were more than a match for the Nelson rearguard. Kotua and Karsten came with great reputations, but neither played up to it. Territorially, Buller held a decided advantage right through the game, and seldom did Nelson look dangerous. The score, 11—3, in favour of Buller, was no indication of the merits of the match, as Buller might easily have added a further 10 points to their score. The Municipal Band, under Conductor Smith, helped to enliven proceedings. Mr. D. F. Johnson, of Christchurch, was an efficient referee.

The following teams lined out:— BULLER. [Cardinal and Blue.] Full-back:—A. Dunn. Three-quarters:—W. Neighbours, D. Strachan, W. Weenink. Five-eighths:—F. Neighbours, J. Alexander. Half:—G. Wyeth. Forwards: —R. Dawson. T. Phipps, K. Corrie, C. Robertson, D. Neighbours, G. Wilson, G. Mason (Caplain). J. Fox. Emergencies—Forwards: Jackson, M. Corrie, Beveridge. Backs: Porter, F. Mallet, R. Butterfield, P. Davis. NELSON. [Light Blue and Dark Blued Full-back: —-H. Morris. Three-quarters:—R. Todd, C. Stallard, G. Langrope. Five-eighths: —R. Karsten (Captd, N. Kotua. Half:—A. Westley. , Forwards: —G. Lusty, H. McKegney, N. Biggs, S. Field, Glenn, H. McKay (Vice Captain), C. Lovell, W. Andrews. Emergencies—Backs: C. Costello, H. Grindle. Forwards: G. Lyons, P. Hanson. The Game.

Mason lead on the Buller team, followed immediately by Nelson, cap-| tained by Karsten. Buller won the, toss and defended the eastern goal, Nelson kicking off against a light l wind blowing from the north-east. Wilson fielded the kick off and his kick carried play to Nelson territory, where Mason was penalised for offside and Karsten found touch at half way. Buller forwards forced Nelson back, but Nelson won the ball from a set scrum for Westley to whip it out to Kotua, to Karsten, to Stallard, who ran Langrope into a good position befeore handing it on to him. The Buller backs were cut to ribbons and a try seemed certain, but Weenink sensed danger and came across from his wing to force Langrope out on the corner flag. Nelson’s shock tactics stung Buller to better efforts and the forwards gradually worked play back to near half-way. Westney again set the Nelson backs in motion but Todd was forced out at Buller’s 25 line. Buller was awarded a free kick for illegal tactics by a Nelson player, and Dunn found touch with a good line kick at Nelson’s line. _ Buller forwards' penned Nelson inside their 25 for a time until Morris relieved with a good kick to half-way. From a solid ruck, the ball was raked back to Wyeth, who mishandled and Nelson forwards broke away to Buller’s 25, but Dunn drove them back to halfway. Alexander gained further ground with a good kick to Nelson’s 25 line. Nelson was penalised for a scrum breach and Dunn took the kick from thirty-five yards out, but it went just outside the posts. Kotua’s kick failed to find touch, and Weenink, fielding the ball, cut diagonally infield, beat several tacklers and sent Strachan, and W. Neighbours away, Neighbours being grassed right at the corner flag. Buller neld Nelson on their line for some minutes until Karsten kicked through. Dunn gathered the ball and essayed a dropkick at goal. A good kick, but it did not find the opening. Nelson forced. Buller returned to Nelson's 25 after the drop out, and Westney was penalised for offside play. Dunn's kick from well out was a beauty and Buller lead 3 points to nil. Nelson won the ball from a set scrum Westney, Kotua, and Karsten handling, the latter kicking to the open field, but Dunn was equal to the occasion and his long kick found the line at half way. Lovell was offside and Dunn’s kick drove Nelson back to their 25. A heavy scrummage broke up and Mason came through, passed to Dawson, on to Wilson, but a forward pass recalled play. Buller won the ball and Weenink’s centre kick found Morris handling safely and he marked in the face of the charging Buller forwards, finding touch at his 25. Buller forwards carried the ball right up to Nelson’s line, Dawson being prominent, and in a race for the ball, Westley just beat Weenink by kicking over the dead ball line. Nelson forwards broke upfield to half? way, but Weenink held them up. Buller forwards, by good loose play and backing up, carried play back to Nelson’s 25 and W. Neighbours carried on by dribbling the ball up to Nelson’s line, but lost control in a muddy patch and Stallard saved a dangerous position. From a line out, the ball was knocked back to Wyeth, who sent Alexander away. He beat Kotua and sent the ball on to Neighbours, to Strachan who cut through cleanly but was’recalled for a forward pass. Nelson was again penalised for illegal

1 tactics and Dunn took the penalty kick, but it fell short of the crossbar. F. Neighbours fielded the kick from Westney and found touch inside Nelson’s 25. Buller forwards were proving much too good for Nelson at this stage, but the defence of the Nelson backs kept them out. Wyeth secured from a loose ruck and set his backs in motion. Dunn came up from full-back between Strachan and Weenink, and a try seemed imminent but Dunn’s pass to Weenink went astray and a great movement broke down well inside Nelson’s 25. Mason was offside and Karsten found line in neutral territory. Buller won a set scrum and F. Neighbours barged through, but was brought down close to the line. Morris saved a dangerous position by passing back to Kotua, who was fortunate in getting in his clearing kick. Buller forwards continued to keep up the pressure, Nelson being penned on their line, but Robertson got offside in front of Nelson’s goal posts, allowing Karsten to clear with a good kick to the 25 line. Nelson won the ball from a set scrum and Westney handed to Kotua, to Karsten, who hung on and was well dumped by F. Neighbours. The Buller forwards were dominating the forward play, but: Nelson defence held out. Dunn tried another pot at goal but missed, and Stallard forced. Buller won the ball from a line out and Wyeth passed to Alexander, to Neighbours, to Strachan, Dunn coming up to accept Strachan’s pass, but a knock-on spoilt a good movement. Half-time sounded with Buller attacking. Buller 3—Nelson 0. Strachan kicked off and Dawson took the ball and kicked upfield, but Kotua returned to the half-way line. Buller secured from a line-out. and the backs carried play into Nelsons territory. Strachan got possession from loose play and passed to Weenink who outpaced three opponents and set sail for the corner with only Morris to beat, but. he was equal to the occasion and brought the winger down in a good tackle. Buller backs obtained possession from the line out, but the movement broke down at f F Neighbours, who hung on and later! passed hack to Weenink, who lined at I Nelson’s 25. Buller forwards were | rucking well and the ball was raked back to Wyeth on to Alexander, to j Strachan, to W, Neighbours, who cut ; ■ inside Langrope, veered infield past I Karsten, and flung himself through the tackle of two Nelson players to score a good try just outside the posts,. Dunn made no mistake with the kick.. Duller B—-Nelson 0. _ Buller forwards immediately took i play back to Nelson’s 25, and Nelson, saved by forcing. Buller returned toj the attack, but “feet-up” in the scrum relieved the position for Nelson temporarily, when Karsten took the freekick but failed to find toucn Alexander fielded the ball and found the line at Nelson’s 25. Morris saved a further Buller forward attack by finding touch at the 25. Following heavy rucking play between the forwards. Kotua drove Buller back into their own tezrit.iry with a good line kick. Nelson forwards broke through to Buller’: 25, when Alexander held them up by marking, but failed totind touch. Nelson won possession t from a loose ruck and Westney sent his backs away. A promising movement broke down when Karsten passed behind Stallard. Kotua broke through on his own, but Robertson caught him as he passed to Langrope, who was forced out at Buller s 25 by Dunn. Buller forwards toox play back to Nelson’s 25, where Field was penalised for coming around a set scrum much too soon J It was handy to the posts and Dunn , raised three more points for Buller. Buller 11 —Nelson 0. Solid forward rucking took placejnto neutral terri-; lory, and play was stopped when Kotua was hurt, but he shortly resumed, j Phipps was caught offside and Karsten’s high kick was marked by Dawson, who found touch at half-way. Dawson was also prominent in a loose forward thrust into Nelson territory but Morris saved. Karsten's kick‘for offside play by Buller found i the line inside Buller territory. Kar-I sten gained a further forty yards' shortly after with a beautiful line kick to close on the corner flag. Bui-| ler forwards drove Nelson back to, neutral ground, where the Nelson backs gained possession, Stallard kicking to the open field. Dunn mishandled and Todd looked dangerous,; but overran the ball in the . muddy | ground. Nelson were penalised for! offside and Dunn lined at half way. | Play had been particularly fast up, to this stage, but the teams were both beginning to feel the strain and play slackened up somewhat. Nelson won the ball from a scrum and Westney whipped it. out to Kotua, to Karsten, to Stallard, who gave Todd a bad pass, the ball going out at Buller’s 25. Buller gained possession from a set scrum and Wyeth opened a passing rush, but Strachan was tackled in possession. Buller was penalised and Karsten’s “up and under” kick was marked down by Alexander, who found touch at half way. W. Neighbours did good work in dribbling the ball down the side line to Nelson’s 25. Kotua retired and he was'replaced by Grindle. Nelson backs got the ball from the line out and Grindle passed to Karsten, who lined at half way with a good kick. Nelson backs gained further ground, when possession from a scrum opened up a nice passing movement, but Alexander saved. Buller was penalised for a scrum infringement and Grindle kicked a good penalty goal from ten yards outside the 25 line. Nelson 3—Buller 11. Weenink fielded the ball from the side of a ruck, outpaced two tacklers, beat! Morris, the full back, but was taken from behind by Grindle just short of the line. Forward rucking and a series of line-outs kept play about midfield for a considerable period until Nelson broke through to Buller’s 25 line, but Alexander drove them back to half way with a great fine kick. The full-tijne whistle sounded shortly after and Buller won their third Shield game by 11 to 3.

NOTES ON PLAY,

Morris, the Nelson custodian, played an excellent game and extricated his side from dangerous positions on many occasions. His handling, tackling and kicking were really good. The three-quarter-line had tons of pace, but their passing and handling was faulty. Stallard, at centre, defended well and, in this respect, was well supported by both Todd and Langrope. Langrope was the better of the two wings but their chances on attack was well muzzled by their vis-a-vis. As mentioned previously, Karsten and.. Kotua were very disappointing. For players of their reputations, much was expected of them,

but their games were very mediocre.’ Kotua certainly showed glimpses of good football, and it must be said that he received numerous poor passes from the scrum. Nevertheless, his handling and passing was also defective. Karsten, at second fiveeighth, was sound on defence, but his attacking game was all at sea. Poor handling, bad passes, and poor line kicking marred his display. Westley, behind the pack, had a tough day, going down to the fast breaking Buller forwards. He was as game as a pebble, stopping many heavy rushes, but many of his passes to Kotua went astray or along the ground. The Nelson forwards all played hard games, but were over-shadowed by an all-round pack. Field, Lovell and Andrews shone in the loose open play and line-out work. McKegney was always in the heavy going and won a fair share of the ball from the set scrums. Lusty, Briggs, Glenn and McKay were good honest toilers throughout the game. Dunn, Buller’s full-back, was, as usual, safety personified. His handling and line kicking was a treat to watch.

The three-quarter line did not function as it might have done, as the ball seldom got past F. Neighbours in a concerted movement, Strachan and Weenink suffered as a consequence. W. Neighbours played a very solid game, his defence being first class, but he is too slow for a winger. His try was a good individual effort, particularly in the last few strides when he burst through the grasp of two Nelson backs to ground the ball. Strachan did not show up as usual, due no doubt to seeing little of the ball from F. Neighbours. However, he played a very useful game and his defence was sound. Weenink played an excellent game and some of his spectacular runs brought the crowd to their feet. He had to make most of his opportunities himself, as the ball did not travel along the chain of backs as it should have. Alexander, the first five-eighth, was very sound, both in attack and defence. At times he appeared a bit casual and sometimes thrust a bit too far before handing on the ball, with the result that F. Neighbours’ was often caught in possession. F. Neighbours was very good defensively, but on attack, hopeless. Perhaps the selectors might consider giving Porter this position in future games. Neighbours would do better on the wing, as he has not. the natural ability for the snappy, quick-thinking five-eighth’s game. Wyeth, at half, was shaky for a while, but gradually got into his stride and acquitted himself admirably. His handling and passing of the greasy ball to his supports was excellent, and he shirked nothing on defence.

The forwards were a great rucking pack and Dawson, Mason, Robertson and Phipps were on the ball all the while in the loose. Wilson and Fox were conspicuous in line-out work as well as doing their share in heavy scrummaging. D. Neighbours and Corrie were in everything; good hard working forwards. It would be unfair to single out any outstanding performance, as all played grandly. Cobden Overwhelm United CELTIC AND KIWI WIN AGAIN. Showery weather conditions prevailed on Saturday for the West Coast Rugby Union’s competition matches, but the ground conditions were an improvement on those encountered in more recent weeks at Rugby Park. Cobden had a hollow victory over United at Victoria Park, and Celtic defeated Blaketown narrowly in a hard, even game. At Hokitika, Kiwi had n 0 difficulty in defeating Stars by 21 points to three. Te Kinga and Kumara juniors p'Jayed a draw at Kumara. after a gruelling game.

COBDEN 37—UNITED 0. Cobden seniors had an overwhelming win by 37 points to nil over a weakened United side at Victoria Park on Saturday. Showery weather prevailed, but the ground conditions wexe fairly good. There was a fair attendance. United offered a. stern resistance in the first spell despite the fact that the side was a man short, hut the defence wilted against the back and forward movements in the second spell, Cobden adding 26 points in the final quarter. Of Cobden’s total A. Lindbom, the full-back, contributed 14 of the points by brilliant goal kicking. He landed tw o penalties and converted four of the six tries scorea, Two of the goals were fine kicks from near the sideline. Cobden forwards were too heavy and too fit for the opposing forwards, whilst the backs were more speedy and reliable on defence than the opposing rearguard. A. Spivey, the Cobden wing, scored a spectacular runaway try for Cobden when he intercepted near the Cobden 25. T. Kiely, the Cobden half, played a sterling game, and netted two fine tries. J, Laredo, R. Thomson and H. Spencer were Cobden’s best forwards on the day. D. Dewar played a sound game at full-back for United, Brocklehurst and Garde also showing up on occasions. Harvey and Cox were in the thick of the play throughout and defended soundly. W. Blair was outstanding in the United forwards, in which M. Moon, D. Scott and Parsonage were also prominent. The teams were:—

Cobden:— A. Lindbom; A. Vaughan, M. Pike, A. Spivey: A. Vaughan, Henderson: T. Kiely; R. Kirkwood, H. Spencer, W. Moss, J. Laredo, R. Thomson, W. Manning, R. Birchfield, A. King. United:—D. Dewar; Cluelly, Brocklehurst, T. Joseph; P. Garde, Harvey, C. Cox; Grooby, Moon, Scott, Blair, Whibley, Parsonage, Simpson. Cobden’s first points came from a penalty, Lindbom raising the flags with a great effort from near the sideline. He again goaled from a penalty a few minutes later. Just before halftime Henderson went off with a severe injury to his knee and was replaced by A. King. Intercepting beyond halfway, Spivey broke clean away, and having too much foot for lhe opposition, scored under the posts. Lindbom converted. Late in the second spell, Laredo scored a fine try m a handy position,' going over with three United players hanging on to him. Lindbom converted. Diving round the side of a scrum, Kiely scored Cobden’s next try under the posts. Lindbom converted. Kiely broke clean away from a line-out and passed in to Arthur King, who scored in a handy position. Lindbom converted. King then narrowly failed with a field goal, the ball rebounding off the upright. Kiely sent a pass in to the forwards and Thomson snapped up to go over under the posts. Lindbom failed to goal. Spencer added the next try, .after King had narrowly failed Ho

sebre. Lindbom failed to goal again. The final try was scored by Kiely after a fine run down the, sideline. Lindbom goaled with a brilliant kick, making the final score Cobden 37, United 0, as time 7 was called. United several times got to within striking distance, but failed to open tnclr account. Mr R.. Bunt was referee.

CELTIC 12, BLAKETOWN 8. Celtic seniors had a narrow victory over Blaketown at Victoria Park by 12 points to eight. It was a keen forward game throughout, with occasional back movements provided mainly by the Celtic rearguard. The score was 3 all at the interval. Blaketown drew first blood, Preston going over for a good try after a forward scramble. C. Furness failed to convert. J. Lynch, the Celtic centre, who played an outstanding game, then scored for Celtic, failing to add the extras. Lynch kicked a penalty also early in the second spell. S. McDonnell, who played an outstanding game on the Celtic wing, added two unconverted tries for his side, and C. Samuels scored a runaway try for Blaketown, which C. Furness converted. Mr. Owen T. Grattan was referee.

■ LOWER GRADE MATCHES. Magpie juniors defeated Celtic by six points to five at Victoria Park. Hendry scored and kicked a penalty for the winners, and J. Green scored, J. Gill converting, for Celtic. Mr. L Adams was referee. Star juniors defaulted to Cobden. Kumara and le Kinga juniors played a drawn game, 3 all, in a competition match at Kumara. HOKITIKA MATCHES In the senior match at Cass Square between Stars and Kiwis, the latter won fairly easily by 21 to 3. Kokatahi beat Pirates by 9 to 3 in the Junior Knock-out competition. The West Coast Side 25 PLAYERS CHOSEN. The following 25 players have been chosen to train in view of West Coast’s games with Canterbury on September 9 and Buller on Septembei 16: — . T 1 A Backs: A. Lindbom, J. Lynch, A. Vaughan (2), A. King, J. Nolan, M Davidson, J. Weir, L. ' Williams, T. Kiely, R. Vincent, A. Cooper. Forwards: R. R. King, Alex King, J. Hammond, B. Thorpe, R. Innes, C. Theile, J. Gardiner, W. Blair, W. Croudis, R. Kirkwood, R. .Birchfield, Thompson (Kiwi), A. Gilman. M. Connolly was the only player unavailable.

50 TO NIL

Southland beat Ashburton [Per Press Association]. INVERCARGILL, August 26. Southland beat Ashburton to-day in the last Ranfurly Shield match of the season, by fifty points to ml. Southland put up sixteen points against a strong wind in the first half, and in the second half the challengers were absolutely routed.

Fiji Team’s Win OVER NORTH AUCKLAND. A GOOD DISPLAY. WHANGAREI, August 26. Urged on by cries of “Vula Vula,” from their own countrymen, and encouraged by “Kaipais” from the crowd the Fijians, by their single point defeat of North Auckland this afternoon, proved themselves up to New Zealand provincial Rugby standard. They won by twelve points to eleven. They play the open fast type of football which will make them popular wherever they go. Their unfailing good nature and debonair touch, coupled with their obvious enthusiasm for the game, add to their attractiveness. Handicapped by being outhooked in the scrum, they nevertheless held a territorial advantage in the second spell. The backs handled well and showed remarkable aptitude for gathering in the ball at all angles. However, there was an absence of the short sharp pass, which livens up attacking movements, this being overcome to some extent by the speed of the individuals when in possession. When the backs functioned it was due to smart passes from Jonewesele at half. The ball was inclined to dwell at Cakobau, who at times attempted too much on his own. The Fijian skipper made up for this fault by generalship and superior knowledge of the game. Generally, both wing three-quarters, Frank and Seru, were very fast off the mark, and were seen in many dashing runs. The crowd’s favourite was Isireli, a cool, capable and stylish full-back. Fumbling' cost one try, but his splendid positional play and tremendous line-kicking were worth many points to Fiji. A feature of the tourists’ play was that they were not afraid of running towards their own goal when on defence. It was only their superior speed that enabled them to get away with such tactics. In the fast following Northland forwards, a splendid physical specimen was Apakuki, the best forward on the paddock. Always working in the tight, he olso linked well with his backs when the occasion warranted. Of the rest, Suniatipa, the wing forward and the 30-years-old Vilitati, were the best. The tackling of the Fijians was under suspicion on more than one occasion, but at times sensational diving enabled them to catch their man when all seemed lost. North Auckland played infinitely better than their showing against Otago earlier in the week. The forwards kept on the ball .and the backs maintained their formation well. For Fiji, Cakobau kicked three penalties and Sulaisi scored a try from a brilliant opening made by Seru. Northland’s try getters were Grant, Gibson and Codling. Masters converted one. Cunningham, who had recovered from a back injury, gave a much improved display while Gibson, although closely marked, was brilliant at times. Codling, the North Island Minor Union’s half, was at the top of his form, serving the backs very cleanly and hurdling to score a magnificent solo try. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. , WELLINGTON, August 26. In a fast and- spectacular- game, which was productive of some of the best football seen at. Athletic Park this

season, Wellington beat the touring Canterbury team by 14 points to 9. The ground was heavy following rain, but the afternoon was brilliantly fine, and there was practically no wind. There was an attendance of 15,000. As in the game between Wellington and Otago the previous Saturday, the deciding factor was possession. Wellington’s superiority in the set scrums was very marked, and the backs had a feast of the ball. They went better than against Otago, but it appeared that they could have made more of their opportunities. Sherratt, Veitch and Tindell' scored for Wellington. Taylor converted one try and kicked a penalty goal. Cartwright and Hunter scored for Canterbury and Cartwright kicked a penalty goal.

AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. AUCKLAND, August 26. With an improved forward line, the Auckland representatives team held the touring Otago fifteen to a 3-all draw in a Rugby match played at Eden Park this afternoon. Overhead conditions were fine, but the ground was like a quagmire after heavy rain at mid-day. Auckland was first to open its account, five minutes before half-time, a try being scored by Smith after a forward melee on the Otago line. Sixteen minutes after the interval Otago equalised with a penalty goal by Periam. Trevathan took numerous shots at goal, hut all failied. There was little between the for- ' wards and hooking honours went to Otago by 19 to 18. The visitors had a line-out superiority, however, gaining possession 25 times to 19. The Otago threequarters, D. Murray, N. A. Mitchell, and W. A. Black, were very brilliant, and showed that they were all in line for All Black selection. The best forward on thn field was the Auckland player W. N. Carson, the New Zealand representative at cricket and Rugby. Pearman played a good game for Auckland at first fiveeighths.

TARANAKI v. WANGANUI. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 26. Taranaki defeated Wanganui by 19 to 6 in a Rugby match that provided many spectacular movements. There was little between the teams in the first spell, but the combinarron ana speed of Killeen, J. Sullivan and C. Sullivan, which improved immensely in the second half, was too much for. the visiting backs. Arnold behind the Taranaki forwards, played an outstanding game, ana gave the backs brilliant service. Callaghan hooked the ball twice as often as his opponent, but otherwise the Taranaki forwards overshadowed Wanganui, Coull, who has scored as many tries this season as Sullivan, playing up to All Black standard. The scorers for Taranaki were C. Sullivan, Wllleen, Arnold, J. Sullivan and Coull (tries) and Johns (two conversions). For Wanganui, McPike scored a try and Welsh made a conversion.

GAMES POSTPONED. CHRISTCHURCH, August 26. Rain caused the postponement of all matches in all grades to-day. This Rugby, League and Soccer football included the senior and junior seven-a-side Rugby tournaments to have been played at Lancaster Park. All men’s and schoolboys’ hockey games were postponed. Women’s games, including country matches gainst Ellesmere 'Association teams, were also abandoned. ASHBURTON, August 26. On account of rain, all outdoor sports arranged at Ashburton for this afternoon were postponed.

MAORI MATCH. GISBORNE, August 26. The annua! challenge match for the Prince of Wales Cup was won by Tairawhiti, who defeated Waipounamu by twelve points to nine, after a thrilling display of spectacular Rugby. The teams represented the best of the Eastern and Southern Maoris, and though lacking combination at the start, developed a good understanding later.. Tairawhiti opened up with a penalty goal by S. Jackson, and tries by Reid and Everard Jackson, while Steel scored a dashing try for South, after a run from mid-field. Tairawhiti led by nine points to three at the interval, but two penalty goals by Broughton and A. West levelled the scores for South early in the

second half. Tuhoro finally won the match for the Eastern Maoris with a great forward try, concluding an irresistible short rush. Solid tackling, clean handling and effective kicking were features of both teams’ displays. RESULTS ELSEWHERE. MASTERTON, Auugst 26. Carterton 15 defeated Gladstone 9; Red Star 5, defeated Masterton 5; Old Boys 14, defeated Greytown 9. TEMUKA, August 26. Temuka won the Beri Cup when they defeated Star (Timaru by 22 to 3. \ INVERCARGILL, August 26. The following are the Southland Union’s nominations for the All Black trials and the inter-island match:— Backs: A. G. Sutherland, R. G. Mahoney, A. W. Wesney, C. K. Saxton, M. P. Grace, J. W. Purdue. Forwards: V. L. George, W. Sheriff, S. E. Purdue, R. H.' Ward, G. W. Graham, D. B. Herron. TIMARU, August 26. In a Harris Cup Rugby match at Timaru, Zingari beat Celtic 16-9.