LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1944, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Brunner Success CANTERBURY TEAM BEATEN. Brunner, playing a much better type of football, beat Woolston -Hollywood in a friendly Rugby League match at Christchurch, on Saturday, by 29 points to 5. The Coasters were helped by C. Mountford, the brilliant Blackball and South Island fiveeighth, who initiated most of the scoring movements and himself scored three tries. Woolston-Hollywood were outclassed as the score indicates, but the game was fast and interesting. J. Walker scored Woolston-Hollywood’s only try, and others who played well were N. Flewellyn and J. Davies. J. Brown, at centre, played a fine game for Brunner, scoring two tries, and A. Barnard, in an unaccustomed place on the wing, also went well. R. Hobbs and A. McGuiness went well in the forwards. Brunner was to play a watersiders team at Hornby yesterday. The teams were:— Brunner: T. Dando, J. Dando, J’. Brown, A. Barnard, C. Mountford', J. Williams, D. Dickson, H. Hassan, A. McGuinness, J'. . Dudley, W. Dunn, L. Dolheguy and R. Hobbs. Woolston-Hollywood: W. Guy, W. McGrath, L. Truman fG. Smith, J. Walker, M. Buckley, J. O’Halloran, N. Flewellyn, J'. Davies, F. Wilson, D. Yandle, A.' Gillman and M. Carter. Mountford found an opening and with Brown co-operating, raced through to score. Williams converted. Brunner were forced to stop a hard forward attack. Mountford scored a fine try' when he got away from the 25 and" went right through the ‘field. He scored again a moment latler, Williams converting both. Brunner 15; Woolston-Hollywood 0. Mountford made a break, and after three Brunner men had handled Brown scored. The kick failed. Mountford got away once more and sent on for Hobbs to score. Williams converted. Brunner 23, WoolstonHollywood 0. Brown then let Barnard across. The kick failed. Walker made a break which failed for lack of support. Gibson replaced O'Halloran, who went off injured. Half-Lime came wi.’h the score: Brunner 26; Woolston 0. After a long spell of ragged play Barnard crossed. The. kick failed. Woolston broke their duck when Walker, selling the dummy, went over on his own. Guy goaled. Brun- ; ner 26, Woolston 5. Brown then slipped over in the corner. No kick was taken. The game ended: Brunner 29; Woolston-Hollywood 5. The referee was Mr. A. Hamburger. BRUNNER V LINWOOD The only League fixture to be played on the West Coast, yesterday, was that between Linwood (Christchurch) and Brunner juniors, all other games being postponed. The junior game resulted in a win for tne visitors by 19 points to 14. after a hard even game played under extremely muddy conditions. WELLINGTON BEATS CANTERBURY. P.A. WELLINGTON, September 9. Wellington beat Canterbury) 19-10 in a spectacular Rugby League match at Wellington ’to-day. Canterbury dominated the early play, almost monopolising the ball from the scrums and threatening to overrun the home team. However the defence was stubborn. Solomon was a brilliantly safe fullback. Miller, a Wellington nominee for the North- Island team, played a great game and made eleven openings. Andrews was the most active forward, smashing his way? through for two tries.

Davison, the Canterbury winger, was always very dangerous, but the Wellington backs gave a great display in the second spell and were too sound.