RUGBY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 1 July 1926, Page 3

RUGBY.

WELLINGTON v. ALL BLACKS

DOMINION TEAM DEFEATED

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, June 30.

The New Zealand representative Rugby team to tour Australia was today defeated by Wellington representatives by 21 to 14. To say that the provincial team was superior to the Dominion representatives would be absurd, but the members played a sterling game. It was obvious that many New. Zealand players were not taking any unnecessary risks, in view of the important Australian tour. Tait, with the ball at toe, took play to New Zealand’s twenty-five, and from a scrum Tyree secured and scored. Malcolm shot wide. Wellington 3, New Zealand 0. Knight, with the ball at toe, took play to half-way, where Wellington were penalised and Svenson kicked a goal from inside half-way, the hall striking the bar and falling over. New Zealand 3, Wellington 3. Sheen retired injured. From a scrum New Zealand secured, and the ball travelled through the hacks to Elvey, who streaked for the line and scored a good- ivy, Svenson converting. New Zealand 8, Wellington 3. Robilliard seemed, and alter a good run inside passed to Porter, who was thrown out. From the line-out Mill secured, beat his man, and then passed to Blake, who scored a nice try, Svenson failing with the kick. _ New Zealand 11, Wellington 3. A series of scrums in the Wellington 25 saw New Zealand push home tlfe advantage, and at half-time New Zealand led 11 —3. There were changes in the formation of the New Zealand team after the spell, Svenson not taking the field, and Porter going to live-eighth and Brownlie to wing forward.. From a melee Wellington took the hall to the New Zealand twenty-five, and secured from an ensuing serum. New Zealand wore penalised, Malcolm kicking a

good goal. New Zealand 11, Wellington fi. From a. strong forward rush by 'Wellington, Dailey secured and found the line. From the line-out Wellington again secured, and the hall travelled through the hacks to Grenfell, who, with a. splendid run, scored, amidst applause, Malcolm failed with an easy kick. New Zealand 11, Wellington 9. From the kick-off Wellington forwards secured, and with the ball at toe took play to the New Zealand 25, giving them an anxious time. Stewart was penalised, O’Regan adding the necessary. 'Wellington 12, New Zealand 11* New Zealand were again penalised, O’Regan kieking a. difficult goal from near touch. Wellington 15, New Zealand 11. O’Regan repeated the performance* a little later. Wellington 18, New Zealand 11. Smothering tactics by Wellington were keeping the black hacks quiet and not giving them much chance of showing combination. From a melee, Bramwell secured and set his backs in action Tait finishing the movement by scoring a nice try. O’Regan just failed with the kick Wellington 21, New Zealand 11. From the ensuing play Wellington were penalised, hub the kick at goal was unsuccessful. On the ball coming into play Elvey secured, and after a spectacular run took play to the Wellington twenty-five, the best piece of play of the day following. The hall travelled to Mill, Porter, and Elvev, Finlayson picking up and racing ibr the line like a greyhound and scoring. Porter failed with the kick. The final store was: Wellington 21 New Zealand 14 Mr. W. Carson refereed.

Ml D-WEEK COMPETITION. FRASER ROAD STILL UNBEATEN. GOOD MATCH WITH CITY. The only match, played yesterday un,dor the aegis of the, Mid-week Rugby Union was that between Fraser Road and City, interest in which was specially keen, because the former was the unbeaten team, and it was expected that City would run it very close. As it whs, tho> town team held 1 its opponeats well during most of the game, and only in the tatter stages did the country men show marked superiority.

The other two matches were not. played. Toknorn forfeiting; tot Ohnugai, and Normanby to \V ha reran.

FRASER- ROAD (15) v. CITY (3). ' From ‘The outset the Fraser Road men. went -away with a, good dash, but City replied with a fine rush, and Goodwill, kicking well, gave Phillips, who followed 'up fast, an opportunity to get ■ -through, hut the defence' whs sound. Fraser Road cleared their line, and play came to centre, where an opening came to Notnian from a missed mark by Morris, and the speedy Roadman secured and dashed across' to score' a good try. Hie kick failed. Fraser lload 3, City 0. Keeping up the pressure, lload went downlield in a great loose rush, and the ball coming out to Newell, he got clean away, and scored under the posts. No goal resulted. Fraser Road G, City 0.

Then. City -attacked, aiid Goodwin put in a. great run, which took play to the- opposing twenty-fives, and there Hart had a. shot from a mark which failed. Play went up and down ft eld with alternate advantage, and so the first spell ended. The second sped opened with a great attack by City, which almost resulted •in a .score, hut Read forced. City continued to attack, and a rush in which Goodwin was prominent, gave another opening, and in a good position Loader had a shot at- goal and scored tlie-three, points with a fine kick. Fraser Road 3. City 3.

Still forcing the pace, City called on Road to defend strenuously, and they stood the test..'" Loader missed a fairly easy shot from a penalty, and then City ,'.’t up a series of hot attacks and kept their opponents penned on their line for -some time, hut. they could not finish their attacking movements, and no score resulted. Then Road clciviod with a great rush, and after .a good run and kick by Notimm, the City hacks mulled the return, and Newell, who was handy, took and scored a simple try. The kick again failed. Fraser Road 9, City 3. <• From this point till the end of the game Road had the advantage, except for two ‘or three loose rushes by City, which looked promising, but did not finish. Road attacked, ancl in an. easy position Wharea-itu kicked a penalty goal. Fraser Road 12. C'itv 3. Just before time was called. Road gat on a parsing rush, and the hall -oming out to Not man, he -sent it to Hepburn, and he. to Newell, who ran rohnd the opposing hacks and -scored. TJw» kick was not successful. The match ended: Fraser Road 15, City 3. Mi- G. Hurley was referee. MAORI TEAM. COMPLAINTS FROM UNIONS. MULLING TON. July The New Zealand Rugby Union has received a telegram from the Bay of Plenty Union expressing dissatisfaction with the se’eaticn of the Maori

:eam, and demanding consideration for ts district. The letter was referred 'Cy Maori Board.

The Wanganui Union sent a strong protest against the methods of the Maori Board 1 in bartering with olio union against, another for matches. It was decided to inform nil. unions that the negotiations for matches must no through the New Zealand Union. Canterbury asked for a. match against

the Maoris on Jnlv 21, but was told thet the fixtures had already been .settled.

The manager and captain of the New Zealand team will he asked, while in Sydney, to unveil a. memorial to R. McGregor, the well-known Thames player.