THE CITY RUGBY TEAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13227, 12 July 1906, Page 5

THE CITY RUGBY TEAM.

■"■'•. : : ' ''.-.■" ■ .•■■•■■■ ■■.::.-=:.•.:■■:: ;/:-:.:-.-;V;;;?;^S^ . BEATEX.-BY CSXVBSBITX. | ' . .; I worn;: Etairr FOINIS TO SIX. JBy Telegraph. .~v t „„ A*«ocJ*tioo.-C*pyTijfct. | ; fß*«elvtd JaSy it. US ji,is,S j Srjistr, July 11. ' I*,; match b*lrce*H th*. City fAnckU*il ; r'follwll team ami %'lrwt University w** i flayed on the ITitiwrtsiir Oval to-d*y' Tsj# | weather w»a tin* ftjjrl th* *tie»<lajic*» 3630. - The only ci»agc< from {btttrdur's te«n» { - J were that tiladdiig »*d Yotmg stood pat. I The visitor* showed impmml cotditio*, m compared with-tie.ttpain.l {um, but tailed to hultl their own «g», B it the *trwig - ; eombJmkiion Umveraßy placed in the jfi e i<}.. ■ \ ---SI Their defeat w«» | WfiC jy ~,,„ ,„ j ack 0 roW _ ,-:;, j UMiioß in the back division, whew pUr -: ! «'«•• somewhat ragged. '■■■■■" * : : ' : "v'i-tll J _"fle Aia.kl.nuh.,* altered their 'foraMtl«* 4 41 «'•:.■: ■ -Jag two five-eighths and oao wing iuiwraid, ios-tead of two wiugem, woa SiAttir- ■'■'/SSI In the opentiK' eUgea the local mea played tho better game, and 'Hughes secured tho -1 tirst trr. Wilkinson faded to convert. Shortly aftv.rwurdft Hitter sheared a try,.. and Wilkinson added ttwn extra poisi*. There ws* mow a bag spell 0 { even play, during which McJho** had his right elbow twisted, and Harris took his pl«ee. " Later. Tyler punted into tbo open, «ni! Smith followed rapidly. Todd Motrins the hall from » scrum «ewed fo;- Auckland, but hw shot for goal miM.vri. ■ r Jnst as half-time a wived a fine dsush vu being made by the Auci!«d«w. * ' ! | Score*: University. « ; . Auckland, 3. ' ' li* the w-cond baif tlw visitors appeared f.-i more advantage. They-.charged she Univarsity Hue vigorously, am! kept the- mil dent* hemmed in. Ultimately 4 long kick by Rorfcft drove tho ball back, but Sealing returned, and Harris {allowing up rapidly blocked Points* kick, and M»gue pattierun* up th* ball fell across the lijic. The kick ' for goal was u«s*jcet*sful. Thence till the, close each *id* »ttack*xi actively, bat towards the claws the stadcai* drove ihe visitor's back.. k • , The whistle went with the score ' University lM „, ... 3 Auckland ~, , & ■ of : ' ■■ ';'o>^i^;s