RANFURLY SHIELD

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1933, Page 3

RANFURLY SHIELD

OTAGO BEATEN

(Per Press Association—Copyright). CHRISTCHURCH, August; 26. Five' points down at half-time’ 'Canterbury contrived, by ,scoring.- two tries (one converted) in the (second half, to aepelj by; three points, Oiagoa challenge for th'e Rahfurly Shield a.t Lah- , caster Park to-day. The ground was in perfect' condition for play, tlie turf hja/Aig b’oen softened ti'y v ain on Thursday night, and to-day the weather was fine, but overcast, with a cooi easterly breeze. It was’ a v.-stly different game from that of last Saturday, when C flterbury easily- beat. Southland.- The Otago side wa, s much foster and. more resourceful‘and- fully; tested- the’ Canterbury- team. The Otago forwards played -a well combined' 1 g-'ine, and being all fast and keen, made the Canterbury .pack'/ play their best. Play was fast and optin' from the start. Both sides sought open ‘play, rnd Canterbury especially worked their backs when ever, possible. Cari- , terbury made the 'moat of the play in i the first; half; thfei v forwards showing great form, ' and giving' the bacV.s 1 «u excelleiit' service’ from the” scrums. Otago' showed; 7 ac capacity for quickly developinig.. counter .attacks;' and 1 profiting by mistakes. . Otago's fSn&Nf' try Was the most sensational One of the match. Mu Han passed to Mortlock, but Mortlock sent a very low pass to' Oliver 'and Smith, dashing in, picked up the ball perfectly from- the ground, and dashed up field'. A pa s ,s to M. MeSkimming let the fast winger away, well clear 01 the field. He ran round behind the posts and hv; brothe r goaled.

Neither side bad much advantage for the .rest of the first »pe.rf.

Canterbury -scored- within\ three minutes of the resumption of play from ia ruck. The ball wa.s heeled to Mullan, -who passed on the short side to 'Mortlock. Hart received the b"' : ‘ ‘ when he had little room, but he- made a splendid dash down the sideline past the wing and the full-back, , crossed the line at the corner, and then r»u into a better position. Nolan’s kick landed the ball on the crossbar, from which it rebounded —Otago 5 ; Cntenbury 3.

In’a few more minutes, 'Canterbury took the -lead . The play was in' tlie •Otago 25. when Mullan passed to •Hazel-hurgt, who :■ transferred • to Mortlock, 1 who made' a swift swerving run, ,and pierced the defence, scoring ten yards'- from the posts,, s Nolan- goaled.— C <nterbury 8-; - Otago 5*

The remainder of the play was' ravr ly even;-; most often the’ territorial adwaflhtage 'being with Otago, but there was no c ''further' score.' The attendance was about 14,000,

SOUTHLAND f/ WAIRARAfr'A

MABTFjRTON; August 26

Jn-.a’ game that for the most p’rt -was ragged and' uninspiring, the touring-' Southland" Rugby reps defeated Wairainapa to-day by 15 points to 11. Wairarapa gave a 1 ’very disappointing exhibit ion.

WANGANUI v. KING COUNTRY

WANGANUI; A.ngu-st 26.

Wanganui Rugby -reps defeated King Country by 15 to 3 here to-day. Greater speed in the winners’ threequarter line, /in which Bulloick-Douglas was the stafc, outclassed the visitors:.. Wangar.ui scored three tries, one being converted, and a. field goal by Bul-lock-Douglas ; arid ’ ’ King. Country ; an unconverted try.'; ' 1

AUCKLAND 'BEAT TARANAKI

NE#; PLYMOUTH, AtigWt .26. '

The rep. 'Rugby match to-day in which .Auckland defeated Taranaki by 22 to 17, was ail extraordinary one. In the . first half Taranaki completely outplayed Auckland, and led by 12 to nil at half time. Taranaki had gained a fair-share of the ball. In, the second half Auckland hooked the ball regularly, and their backs were always dangerous. They piled on pointy to gain a victory with a converted try" on time? Taranaki lost two tries in 1 ' the second half through mishaps in' touching down. For Auckland tries were scored by Corner, Pearson, J.imieson (2), and Solomon, Jamieson converting - three a,rid potting a goal. Fob Taranaki two tries were, scored' -by’ Rutherford, Rosa converting., the two, also potting a goal and kicking a penalty goal. -

AFRICANS WIN,

A CLOSE GAME. CAPETOWN, August 26. There was warm and breezy weather for the fourth rugby test match, which was played at Port Elizabeth, to-day, when South' Africa beat Australia by 11 points to nil. The half time-scoreAv'as 5 to nil,in favour of Springboks.' There were.twenty thousand spectators present. Turner and Venter were unable to plnv owing to their, injuries.

The first spell was not eventful. The South Africans were using the line and were winnings the most of the scrums. -

There was noor plisoe kicking by Cowper, which cost the Wallabies points. After 25 minutes play, White scored ■ a spectacular- try for the Springboks, which Osier converted. / In the .second spell de' Villiers,who th ad suffered from a head' kick, came on .again, • and Billman, owing to an

ankle: injury joined the'•pack, Sturtridge replacing him as- the-fly half: The Spriiigboks continued to domi'mate the play through their forwards. S. Louw scored a try, Osier failing iwith the kick, and then Brland landed lay penalty goal. j The Australians were mostly bottled up in their ow n territory. a .