RUGBY LEAGUE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 July 1928, Page 4

RUGBY LEAGUE

' INTER-ISLAND MATCH. , ■ (SOME BRILLIANT PASSING MOVEMENTS. |p| ; Y/ G VbY-' • ; ; .. NORTH OVERWHELM OPPONENTS ■" / ; . (By lu pii*— Aosociul-wiKj AUCKLAND, July 28. \ Interest in ./me upj t nv*...iii.ug w>ur oi the Engns.l ivuguy -imdg.Le team "us retie cteu by an atlenu-ciuce oi a-00-ui, .-•I3,UUJ speecatoils at oariaw J.*««rk tais I atternco.i,* Wucn tuv tnier-isiami mace.. North v. &o utn . «as • ptayo.u. rue ground was a uttJe on cue molding ante, but otiiv: i-. ise conditions were ideal ior the big nsturo. ixi-tti reams (received an ovation wneu they toon the lieid. Mason (.nest- Coast) replaced Ulydsdaio u» wing three-quarter in the South team. North Island wore black and South Island white. There was neither sun nor wind, and the winning of the toss gave the Southerners no advantage. North immediately opened up with a passing run, Dotty. Wetherill, Brisbane and Bay nor handling in torn, but the latter was caught in possession. The North forwards worked their way to the South end. The Southerners were tackling; well and were very quick on to their men. The first real thrill came when Echkoff- intercepted a pass and ran through to draw Dufty and pass in to Spillane. The latter'got the pass away to Tennsend, but when a score looked imminent the ball was dropped. On t ; ic right wing (Raynor made a nice brust, and as the South backs converged, in upon him he passed into Prentice. Wetherill flashed up into position, 'drew the South full-back, then whipped an out pass to Raynor. The Huntlv mar! went across bv the flag, and then circled to score behind the posts. Deigrosso converted. North o South 0 Stung by the reverse, South Island drove through to the opposite end of the field and penned the opposition on the defensive. Woods shot the ball away from a set scrum to Robins, who gave the dummy beautifully and passed in to Goodall, who was held ud on the line. North failed to clear, and a moment later, in scrambling play, Goodail dived across. A kick at easy range failed. North 5 South 3 The South forwards were playing a lively game, and began to worry the North with bustling tactics. Wood began to get the ball away cleanly to his backs, and the South play carried a> sparkle that, made the crowd enthuse. The South Island backs were getting the ball at this stage, but swift, covering defence caused several promising passing runs-to break down. South lost O’Connor at this stage, he retiring hurt. He was replaced by Quinn, a hefty Otago forward. The visitors were having decidedly the better of the play at this stage,, beating the North both in the scrums and in the loose. On the fringe of the North Island 25 Woods got liis backs going, but the passing was slow and uncertain. Wetnerill cleverly intercepted, and there was a roar from the crowd when he raced ahead with Hardgrave in support. Coming to Blazey., he gave the pass at the righ moment to the fleet Newton winger, who outpaced the opposition and scored behind the posts. (Deigrosso .added flic extra points. North JO South 3 In their own 25 the North Island hacks got moving. Deigrosso started it-, the ball going to Prentice, to Wetherill, to Brisbane, and back to Wetherill. The South defence was completely shattered, but unfortunately for the blacks the final pass was forward. It was up to this stage the brightest bit of interplay in the game. The North backs again swung into the attack, the ball going from Deigrosso right through the chain to Raynor on the right dank. The Waikato man tnpassed when jammed on the line to Brisbane, who -forced his way across wide out. Duftv’s shot sailed wide.

] g IVhen the play restarted there was a- temporary hold up. ono of the South leland forwards mistaking Delgrosso’s Mad for the ball. We the rill and HardOTaye shone in a. North attack, Wet her iII baffling sunnort and opposition alike with a cross kick. There was scrambling play in the right corner until Timms dived across and scored. Dufty kicked a beautiful angle goal. North to South ....... 3 Half-time sounded immediately afterwards. The visitors opened up with a passing TU3 b > etberi 11 intercepted. Play was hard, and except in patches was not rising to spertacu'ar heights. Prom a free on the South rtdc of half-way. kicked a magnificent goal with'a shot tpat was marked by beautiful timing. North *2O StJait.li 3 Exploiting up hud under tactics, Soirtn worked u.ieir nay into North “_’d. tiocdal] enu,pped the •ball, passing to O’Brien, to Spillaue. Iho Canterbury five-eighths shlc-stepr.ijd brilliantly, left Hardy rave and I'iimns standing, and swerved iin to r ore near the uprights. Spi.lano converted. North 20 South 8 North retaliated with a pretty passing run. All the inside' backs handled cleanly, and when Harclgrave received he in passed to Brisbane. The centre •stumbled, recovered, and returned the ball to iTardgrawo, who ran alone to score behind the jiusts. Delgrouse pdotocl the ball over the bar. P'rom ruck pay near the South line Doigrosso shot through, lie left the opposing backs standing and scored as ‘he liked. Delgrosvo was beginning to give his backs a free rein. Ho darted away from the scrum whim play was in neutral territory to send on to Prentice. to Brisbane, to Raynor. It looked a, certain try with an open field, but Blazcy came across and with a brilliant tackle got Iris man. Dclgroseo made another break, rending to Raynor, back to Dcgrosso, and Iho Ponsomby man scored wide out.. North HI South 8

With play on the Xorth'line, Raynor fielded a bouncing ball and got away. He passed to Wethcrill, to O’Brien, to Somers, but Klazey effeetivelv smothered the play. I: was only a, temporary hold up, however, as the play swept, on. Brisbane scooped in the ball and steered .in on a diagonal line to score between the ‘ports, with the feout-h backs hopelessly out of position. Dclgibsso added the trimmings. Although palpably a beaten side. South were still playing buoyantly. f’Jny went to the

South end, where North heeled from a scrum. Doigrosso came on the blind side to send to Prentice, to Raynor, who forced liis way across at the corner. South were making determined bids to score, but lack of finish at the business end, upset their chances. Delgrosso started a passing run, the ball working out, to Harclgrave and then back to Brisbane, for the centre to go across unopposed. Doigrosso kicked a great goal from out. near the line and the IjclJ sounded with the scores reading:— North Island 4-1 South Island 8 IN OTHER CENTRES. CHRISTCHURCH. Marist,. 24 v. Woolston 7._ SvdcMihiiiii 21 v. Hornby 7. Waimairi 20 v. Addington (>. DUNEDIN. Christian Bros. 20 v. .Pacific 10. Kaikorai 1(5 v. City 16. .