RUGBY CONTESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18180, 28 August 1922, Page 5

RUGBY CONTESTS.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. GAMES ON SATURDAY. AUCKLAND FARES BADLY. Representative Rugby "Union matches vrere played in various centres on Saturday. Tha Auckland touring team was beaten by Canterbury in a game* in which the winners were the superior scoring side. Auckland played up well in the third quarter, but the place-kicking was poor, and the team had to submit to a defeat of 31 points to 15. Otago put up a cricket score of &3\points to 3 against South Otago. A closely-contested game was the match between Southland and Taranaki, which the former won by 6 points to 3. The following were the results: — Canterbury 31 defeated Auckland 15 Wellington 11 „ Buller 6 Southland 6 Taranaki 3 Otago 63 „ South Otago 3 Wairarapa 25 ~ Bush Union. 3 Hawke's Bay 23 ~ Golden Bay 3 Wanganui <18 ~ Ruapehu 8 AUCKLANDERS OUTCLASSED. / , CANTERBURY'S HEAVY SCORE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The match between Auckland and Canterbury resulted in it win for the home team by 31 points to 15. There waa a fair attendance and the conditions were good. The game was played in four aDolls. Auckland began with the wind and sun beh.nd them. They Vero immediately in difficulties, and from n. penalty Stills landed a goa; lor Canterbury.. Ifwerson was prominent in stemming Canterbury rushes. Play travelled irorn quarter to quarter very rapidly, and from a lme-out Nicholas, the Auckland wing-forward, dashed over tha line, Ifwerson raided with the kick: Auckland. 3: Canterbury. 8. Auckland continued aggressive, and Thomas was pulled down in the nick of t.me. Ifwerson narrovrly missed with a pot at goal—a beautaul sfiort.' Canterbury should have scored but for a bad t>a.!;s. However, Carnegie, Longbien and Page became associated, and tho last-named scored ior Stills to convert: Canterbury, 8; Auckland, 3. A tricky run by Page, and weak defence, saw Carnegie over, and Stills added the extra points: Canterbury. 13; Auckland, 8Canterbury were very agcrcßgive, but bad passing nullified several promising concerted movements. Petersen and Cummmga led an as.-a.ult on the v.sito;rs' goal, and the former scored an easy try. Stills converted: Canterbury, 18: Auckland, X . A few m : nutea later Pago secured from a line-out and touched down. Stills added the extra points, and half-time sounded with Canterbury leading by 23 points to 3. On resuming Canterbury pressed. Somerville broke away, and the home side forced. Ford lyst a try by fumbling, and a penalty sot Auckland out of trouble. An infringement by Canterbury gave Ifwerson a chance, I which he accepted: Canterbury. 2®; Auckland, 6. A ckl-nd brightened UP. Ni'holis gathered up a pasci from Krwin to Page, ana scored j a good t;ry. which was not improved on: Canterbury?. 23; Auckland. 9. 1 After pushing Fleming, out when he looked i d" Ifwerson accepted a pass from , Nicholas and scored a spectacular try, which* ; however. he> did not converts Canterbury, 1 23: Auc v bnd. 13. 1 Auckland hammered away, and from a i scr"m near the line. Grant sot possession, e lrled fo"r men, trnd scored. Brddeley missed v-ith the kick: Canterbury, 23; Auckland, 15. A solo ran by Ford, made possible by . heady wrrk by Petersen, increased Canter- ' bl'ry'a score to 26. Canterbury h*d things much their own ' wa 7 nnt*l the end. About a minute, before : the bell Rutherford scored and Ptills converted, the gamo ending: Canterbury, 31; Auckland, 15. SOUTHLAND'S LUCKY WIN. DEFEAT OF TARANAKL Ley telegraph.—press association.] | INYKRCARG-rLL, Saturday. ] Southland defeated Taranaki by 6 points to 3 this afternoon, before a crowd of about 6000. The weather was fine, with a light. breeze, and the ground was in good order. Southland was lucky to -win, and a. draw would have been a«fair indication of the respective merits of th« teams. Tho Taranaki pack had the advantage in both scrum and loose, often over-running the Southland forwards in swift dribbling rushes, but * their backs were weak. In the first spell Taranaki had the advantage until Lyndskey, when tackled, threw the ball forward. Hazlett gathered up and passed to Vial, who sent to Brown, to Low. who cross-kicked to Dia<ch. The latter raced for the line, scoring wide.- The kick failed. Tha spell ended with the scores: Southland, 3; Taaranaki, 0. | The second spell was a hard forward straggle, the Taranaki pack predominating. Marks sccured the ball from a short kick, beat his man. and pftes*d to Lyndskey, to Eiinis, to Wilkinson. The latter scored. The kick failed : Southland, 3; Taranaki, 3. Soon afterwards Southland attacked and wore awarded a penalty for a scrum infnngment. Di&ch kicked a goal, making the» Southland men three in tho lead. The gajne ended with the score unchanged, a.though Taranaki were several times dangerous. OTAGO'S "CRICKET SCORE." OF SIXTY POINTS. [BY TELEGRAPH- —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN. Saturday. In a representative Rugby match to-day, Otago defeated North Otago by 63 points to 3 HAWKE'S BAY V. GOLDEN BAY. SOUTHERNERS EASILY BEATEN. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER. Saturday. In a Rugby representative match to-day Hike's Bay beat Golden Bay and Moiueka by 28 points to 3. Tha visitors were quite outclassed. RUAPEHU TEAK ROUTED. WANG AN UI SCORES 48 POINTS, [bx telegravh.—press ASSOCIATION, j WANGANUI. Saturday. Tho Wanganui representatives 48 points, defeated Ruapehu 8 to-day. The home team waa far too strong for the visitors. WELLINGTON V. BULLER. WIN FOR NORTHERNERS. [BT telegraph--—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WESTPOST, Saturday. Buller and Wellington met to-day under ideal conditions, with a large gathering of spectators. The match y?as very evenly contested, Wellington winning by 11 pomts to 6. VICTORY FOR WAIRARAPA. BOSH UNION BEATEN. [by TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MASTERTON, Saturday. In fine weather, before an attendance of 1500. Wairarapa defeated the Bush representatives by 25 points to 3, Thg visitora were outclassed in all departments, especi- I ally in the second spell, when 22 of Wai- | rarapa's points were put on. . jJ ====== '