Auckland Outclassed

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 August 1926, Page 7

Auckland Outclassed

(IST TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) 1 NAPIER, Aug. 21. ; The fourth Ran fur I y Shield match oi a the year eventuated to-day in fine weather. The ground was in beautiful condition. The game was played before a crowd of 8000. The teams were: AUCKLAND. Full-back: Butler. Three-quarters: Hook, Lucas (captain), and Ifwerson. Five-eighths: Caramick and Freeman. Half: Wright. Wing forward : Batty. Hookers: Hadley and Palmer. A Fiddle row: Cat-heart, Webber, and Knight. Back row: McWilliams and Finlayson. HAWKE'S BAY. Full-back: Nepia. Three-quarters: Grenside, Blake and Jensen. Five-eighths: Cooke and .Johnston. Half: Mill. Wing forward: Walker. Hookers: Irvine and Kirkpatrick. Middle row: Brownlie, Mahoney and Brownlie. Back row: Single and Swain. THE PLAY. Auckland won the toss and Bay set play in motion. Play started at a great pace, and McWilliams, Knight and Batty dribbled to the Bay line, where, from a mark on the side line. ‘ Freeman dropped a beautiful goal. ! I Auckland 3 Hawke'-s Bay 0 Within 10 seconds, offside play by Battv at half-way saw Nepia land a splendid goal. Hawke’k Bay 3 Auckland 3 Almost immediately Lucas handled the ball on the ground 40 yards out. NepiH dropped another wonderful goal. Hawke’s Bay 6 Auckland .3 Mill made a dazzling run to the Auckland twenty-five, where from a scrum Johnston badly Treat Freeman and passed to Cooke, who raced under the posts. Nepia improved the score. Hawke’s Bay 11 Auckland 3 'Lucas then intercepted between Johnston and Cooke, and took play to the Hawke’s Bay end, but a splendid line kick by Jensen took play .to halfway. where, from a line-out, Hawke’s Bay forwards opened 1 j up, _ and C. Brownlie scored. Nepia missed the kick. Hawke’s Bay 14 Auckland 3 Butler, shortly afterwards, missed a free kick on the home twenty-five. Auckland’s first try came from a fine run by McWilliams, who_ ran to .he Hawke’s Bay line, dropping the ball, which Ifwerson snapped up and dived over near the flag. Butler missed the kick. Hawke’s Bay 14 Auckland 6 Auckland now played better. Ca-m----mick ran along the line and passed to Knight, who got over in the corner,

By Forty-one to Eleven RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH HAWKE’S BAY WINS AGAIN j \ BETTER DISPLAY OF RUGBY

but was brought back for an, infringement. Auckland kept up the pressure, McWilliams, Cat-heart and Knight dribbling to the Bay line, where Wright was nearly over. McWilliams just missed with a free kick near the Bay twenty-five. Cooke gave the ball, to Blake at half-way He raced: right between Cammick and Lucas, swerved past Butler, and sc-ored' a fine try under the posts. Nepia improved. Hawke’s uay 19 Auckland 6 Ifwerson, Lucas, Ifwerson again, Lucas again. Cammick and- again Lucas handled a lovely hit of in and x out passing, and’ Lucas got over on half-time. McWilliams converting with a fine kick from the-side line. At halftime the score was: Hawke’s Bay 19 -Auckland ' 11 Immediately on resumption, Auckland rushed play to the Bay end, but Cooke relieved. Auckland kept it up, and Finlayson made a nice ride line rush'. Bay came hack in a nice passing rush. M. Brownlie securing six . yards from the line and buHocking over in the corner. Nepia’s kick just: missed. Hawke's Bay 22 ~- Au:-k!and 11 Almost immediately Nepia. hit the upright with another fine drop-kick for a free kick. C. Brownlie then •opened up. Johnston, Blake and l Cooke ; handling, the latter dashing over at I the corner. Hawke’s Bay 25 Auckland 11 Hook made a- fine run along the line, on ‘ resumption, beating Nepia, but Cooke .saved and C. Brownlie came right away, passing to Swain. Blake beat three men and scored a fine tiy under the posts. Grenside improving. Hawke’s Bay 30 ; Auckland 11- ■JW Knight, the Ail Black, .made himself distinctly unpopular by deliberately obstructing Johnson. Hawke's- Bay now W made several attacks and several times As were .almost over, but the defence.held, y y till) Irvine secured a. line-out |iass,.-W. and sent to JohiLSon and to Blake, who... . scored bis third try in the corner. Grenside converted. Hawke’s Bay 35 Auckland H M. Brownlie then burst right through and passed to C. Brownlie, who made a great run before being tackled, it was a splendid tackle. Lucas sent the ball to- Mahoney, who scored. Hawke’s Bay 38 Auckland 11 Wa-ljker then came right through from the quarter-way and passed to C. Brownlie to Swain, who scored. Hawke’s Bay 41 Auckland 11 « The game ended soon after. Auckland offered splendid resistance- - to the great Hawke’s Bay team and displayed fine Rugby, fore and aft, particularly towards the end of the first spell. Tackling weakness was evident in their backsv. but the forwards played -a fine game, particularly McWilliams, Knight and Findlayson.