RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 July 1925, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

EXTRA EDITION.

WELLINGTON Y. TARANAKI

The annual meeting of tne two oldtime rivals is always looked for with the keenest interest. They have provided in the past many great clashes and some remarkable fine displays or the game have been seen in their many contests. The teams took the field as follows: WELLINGTON.

(Colours: Black. Gold Monogram). Walters, Svenson. Tilyard, Malfioy, Nicholas, Love. Warwick, Portei, Shearer, Wilson, J. Shearer, AlartmSmith, Sly, Deere. Cottier.

TARANAKI. (Colours: Amber and Black). C. Paterson, C. Coulton, H. Brown, Ennis, Bruce, Oliver, Jeffries, Fryday. Kive'-l, Robinson. West, Paterson. Ward, Malone, Baldwin . West captained the laranaki team and Porter the Wellington men. Taranaki kicked off, and the ball went to the line at half-way. Wellington got on a rush, which Coulton saved, and. kicking by the hacks resulted in no great advantage. West gamea considerably by a fine kicjc. Taranala went away din a forward rush, but W alters sent them hack with a fine line kick. The ba]l coming out, 'Wellington hacks got away, and after a nice rrisli M. Nicholls put in a fine kick which went almost out, and Svenson muzzled the kick by Paterson and, rushing on scored a simple try. M. Nicholls kicked a beautiful goal. Taranaki 0 Wellington ° Taranaki got on a good rush, and play was fast and keen till Wellington, securing in the scrum, Warwick sent out a pretty pass, hut Nicholls failed to hold, and Taranaki got a free kick. West failed to convert, and Warwick cleared with a fine kick. Then from some loose play the Taranaki forwards got on a magnificent rush, and Fryday and Robinson headed the dash, which elided in Robinson getting over near tbe posts. Paterson failed with the kick. Wellington <3 Taranaki 3

Wellintgon from the kick-out went away, with Sly and Porter in the lead, hut Taranaki’s defence was good and sound. Away went Wellington again, and the ball came to Warwick. The backs went away, but Coulton saved well, and securing the hall went on in fine style. Again the "Wellington backs went away, passing prettily, but Ennis stopped the rush, and ball went out of touch.

Play Was even for a while, till Wellington, with a. very smart rush by the backs, took the play to Taranaki’s line and Svenson just failed to score. Taranaki forwards, playing well, had Wellington penned clown for a time, and Robinson and Coulton just missed getting across. Wellington relieved, and play went down field, in great style, Tilyard making a brilliant run; but he held on too long and a score was lost. But just after Love took the ball and with a neat run scored a pretty try. M. Nichols made no mistake with the kick, and the spell ended: Wellington 10 Taranaki

(Game continuing.) INTER-COLLEGE MATCH. NEW PLYMOUTH DEFEATS HAWERA. AFTER A FAST GAME. The curtain raiser to the representative match was full of interest. In the first spell Hawera showed supremacy, but the second half saw a. great improvement on the _p;*»'t of the visitors, who scored three further tries to their previous one, which leit the game at the final: New Plvmouth 12, Hawera 9.

The play, without being brilliant, was very fast, and both teams showed the result of good training. The ground was heavy and the ball greasy, which impeded passing rushes, but nevertheless some good handling of the bali vva's witnessed. Hawera attacked solidly in the first spell, and their three tries were due to good and hard work, but in the second spell, v/he n the visitors became used to the ground, they made use of the small amount in their favour due to.extra weight. For the visitors Wilkins distinguished himself and Walshe worked like a trojan for the home teafti. Goal kicking was poor, not one of the seven tries being converted, but the state of the ball no doubt had something to do with this. Mr.' McNae was the referee.