RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1939, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

FIJIANS HELD TO DRAW,

(Per Press Association. —Copyright;

NELSON, Sent. 6.

Playing their fourth match in theii Dominion tour, the Fijian Rugby, footballers met a combined team from Nelson and Golden Bay-Motueka Unions at Trafalgar Park this afternoon, and the result,turned out to be a draw with the honours of the game in favour of tin visitors.

The combined team slipped across in quick succession for two unconverted tries, McKay and the Nelson captain Ivarsten, being the scorers. Drier conditions prevailed for the rest of the match, and the Fijians showed renewee zest for the game and soon got on top of the combined team. It was only good tackling that kept them out. Naiase and Vorcge scored tries, which were not converted. With the score at 6-all the Fijians were all out for a win, but they were unable to finalise many of their dashing movements.

SOUTHLAND DEFEAT WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON, Sent. 6,

Southland, the,holders of the Ranfurly Shield, maintained their unbeaten Rugby football record , this season by decisively' outplaying Wellington this afternoon, by 16 points to 3. Among the 8006 spectators who attended was the Governor-General,,Lord Galway, who shook hands with the members of both teams on the field ot play before the game commenced.

Southland owed their victory to the tigerish tackling by both their forwards and hacks. Lambourne, the Wellington hooker, secured the (ball fiom the majority of the scrums, and Tmdill sent-the Wellington backs away time and again, onl.v to see a Southland back come out of the blue to bowl the man with the ball off his feet, with a flying tackle. OTAGO DEFEAT CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 6. The Otago Runty team, donated nf*or its strenuous tour of the North Island. surprised by heating Canterbury by 10 pointsTo 3. at Lancaster Park to- 1 dav. The visiting team was without, eight of its leading nlavcrs. and was reduced to Maying a forward in the halfback position, but it still Had more dash, and spirit than Canterbury. Canterbury had many chances ol making up for their lost opportunities with penalty kicks, but the goal-kickers of the side failed. N. A. Mitchell, the 411 Black captain of 1938, was the outstanding back on the field, but it was D. T rev at ban’s kicking that really' won the game for Otago. He potted a gon! in the second, half, and put, the result heverd reasonable doubt with a good penalty goal; The other Otago scorer was R. A. Tavlor. who scored a try in the first half. For Canterbury, McAuliffo kicked a penalty goal. The final score was: Otago 10; Canterbury 3. I