FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17532, 26 July 1920, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. THAMES DEFEATS AUCKLAND. > _ [ AN EASY VICTORY. 1 [ST telegraph.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.} THAMES. Saturday. • The return match between tho Auckland And Thames representative teams was played 1 hero to-day in excellent -weather, and in the ; presence of 2000 spectators. ( Auckland kicked off and had Thames on the defensive, but good work by At. Hayward and Buchan cleared, and tho ball was worked to the other end of the field, but a free kick relieved. After an exchange of kicks. Boss took a mark near Thames twenty-five, and Badeley kicked a goal: Auckland, 3; Thames. 0. Shortly after tho change-over. Smith led the Thames forwards in an attack, but Malloy removed danger with a useful kick. Thames returned and Trussing, gaining possession, potted a goal: Thames, 4; Auckland, 3. A passing rush between Griffon, l'russing and Royal looked promising, but Burrett tailed to take the ball, and Auckland cleared. The Thames team returned with Alexander in tho lead. He had only Winder between him and tho goal, but gavo a poor pass to Hayward. and Auckland cleared, Play was then taken to the horns team's twenty-five where, from a line-out, McCullough gained possession and dived over. Badeley tailed to convert, and th© half-tuno scores were: Auckland .. .. .. .. (S Thames .< .. .. .. ..4 On resuming Thames attacked. Lomas broke away and. with Burrett, Buchan and Alexander, carried the ball right up to the I line, but Malloy cleared. A little later j .Trussing had two unsuccessful shots at , goaL Thames then started a passing rush, I in which Alexander, .Trussing. Royal, Burrett and Buchan participated, the lastnamed scoring. Trussing converted : Thames, 9 Auckland. 6. There was no further score j beioro the teams changed over. Thames ; continued to press, and from a line-out i tiriffen obtained the ball. He started a. ' passing rush between Alexander. Burrett and j j Uorbett, which ended in the last-named | scoring. Winder was unsuccessful with the | kick; Thames, 12; Auckland, 6. Shortly i afterwards Lomas broke away. and. with all the backs except Malloy out of position, had ,no difficulty in letting Hayward over, trussing converted: Thames, 17; Auckland. 6. Thames were having much the better of the game at this stage, and just before time Kcyai scored alongside the posts. Winder had th« kick, but the ball struck the crossbar and rebounded into the field: Thames .. .. ~ ..20 Auckland . * , " | Mr. Dilamore was referee. THE JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. juniors played the Auckland third-grade representatives at Thames on Saturday, and defeated them by 11 points to £; * ? Thames T.. James scored a try which liTJ 11 " 1 ' a ? d Royal and Corbett ItSttS? a . pC f alty r oal - Maguiro and HW 1 • , sc ? red trl ?a for Auckland, and rmT a goal def?a S teJ S T? ich S S hocl °'d Boys' team points to 0° amCS Junior B tc ® by 12 THE JUNIOR MATCHES. Fellow-mi e the results of juwor R UK bv matches played on Saturday:— "«Ehy - Se S, Ol ?! 3 Grade.—Ponsonby 121. heat Train mg College. 0; Marist, 12. 'beat Grafton k~ Grammar. 11. beat College Rifles, 5. ' bit"P?nsonbyfb7 10St Md Tc^« P h, 8, Telegraph, ra 0 de -~ Graft ° n - 16 ' W Post «d "PUBLIC SCHOOLS MATCHES. A Grade.—Richmond. 15. beat Beresford Stree., 0: Vermont, 62, beat Maungawhau, SwvS™' o v Epsom, 6. ' rp ii Grade.— T.: Normal, 12 beat | Takapuna, 6- Bayfield A, 30, beat Elierslie. Te 2f 5- o^ Na ler Street To Papapa, 27, beat Surrey Hills, 3. Section il : Ponsonby. 34. beat Richmond, 5^ C V Grade—Newton West, 16. beat Meadow n^ D u„™ I £1 '< i beat Richmond Road. 0; Vermont Street B, 25. beat St x?_____ Junior Bayfield B 6/drew 4fth Parnell. 6 Junior Grade.—Vermont Street, 3 b© a t Elierslie* 0; Ponsonby, 12. beat NaniAr j West, o.°' NeISOn Street - 6 » fen TAUSANGA MATCHES. [bt telegraph.OWN correspondent.] TAURANGA, Saturday. A football match was played at Te Puke to-day between the Grafton (Auckland) Club and the Te Puke Rugby Union. The match was open, hard, and vigorous, and resulted P ° m eaCh " E - Nixon scored In the Jordan Cup football competition at Tauranga to-day Matakana defeated Tepuna by 3 points (a penalty goal) to 0. ! Tan ran ea beat Welcome Bay by 12 points to w junior grade Tauranga Cadets defeated Welcome Bay by 33 points to 8. MORRINSVILLE UNION. [.BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MORRINSVILLE." Saturday. The Morrinsville Rugby Union's Shield i fixtures re .. continued to-day in fine I weather. Waitoa, beat. City by 23 points to .b. Hereon® beat Terriers by 4 points to 0 i a successful speculator by Trenberth being i the only score The final will be played I next Saturday between Kereone and MangaI toparu. The position of the teams is as fol ; lows:— Mangateparu, 12 points; Kereone 12 I pomts; Terriers 8 points; Waitoa. 7 points - and City, 5 points. W OU! , MATCH AT HAMILTON. [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Saturday, i Keen interest was taken in the football i match Frankton y. City. The game resulted j m a draw, 3 points each. WAIHI V. PIAK.O. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE AROHA, Saturday. A representative football match was played between Waihi and Piako to-day. - There was a large attendance. Piako, 6 points (a try and a penalty), were the winners, Waihi scoring 3 points (a penalty). In tho juniors Piano defeated Waihi by 6 points to 3. | WIN FOR TE AUTE COLLEGE. j [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORIsE, Saturday, i In the presence of over 2000 spectators j the Te Auto College fifteen met Crisborne High I I School in the preliminary round of the | M&a.scar Cup. The visitors won by 13 points ■ 'to 3. The game was fast throughout, and ' provided the most attractive exhibition of , ; Rugby seen in Gisborne this season. For i 1 the winners tries were scored by White '■ . Tenia, and Tibbie, two being converted by 1 Peina and Pine. For Gisborne Te Arawau I scored a try.