REPRESENTATIVE GAMES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20367, 23 September 1929, Page 15

REPRESENTATIVE GAMES.

TARANAKI TOURING TEAM. VICTORY OVER POVERTY BAY. [BY TELEGRAPH-—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORXE. Saturday. Very scrambling play was witnessed in the Poverty Bay-Taranaki Kugby match here to-day. the visitors by 13 points to &. T*ran»ki was superior in every department, particularly in the forwards, who secured the ball . with the utmost regularity from the scrums. There was little back play of consequence, faulty handling usually endms any movement. Poverty Bay save the poorest exhibition of tackling seen for years and generally showed the effects of an absence from Rasrby for the past few weeks, infusing no Hie into their play. Prominent for Tarana&i among the backs were Owen. Wat3on, Craw ford and Robinson, while the best forwards were Walters, Ike. McLean and Gormen. The - best Poverty Bay backs were Bramwell. Langlands and McKay, and the forwards. Thomas, IfcPhail and Higjrs. Playing against a strong: wind Taranaki established a lead of 9 points to 3 in the first half. Crawford. Walters, and Robin son !forward) scoring unconverted tries for the visitors, and Bennett for Poverty Bay. After the interval Crawford potted a fine SoaL while Hunt and Eohoia scored tries for'Taranaki. and Caulton for Poverty Bay.

WELLINGTON B SUCCESSFUL. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATIOX. ] WELLINGTON. Sunday. Under ideal tonditicns tie Wellington B team easily defeated Taranaki by 44 points to S oti Saturday. The arot spell ended in Wellington's {stout by 13 points _to 3. After that it became a walk-over, Wellington puUrns' on 35 points to Taracsii's _5. The scorers for Taranaki were Galbraith and Fooler, Cheeves converting one with a fine kick. For Wellington tie scorers were Msck&v. Rash brook <-2». Elvy. Diedncb (2), Neal, Cave. Claridge and Larnason. Lamason converted seven tries. WD? FOR MARLBOROUGH. [BY TELEGBJLPH. —FBESS ASSOCIATION*. ] " BLESHEIM. Saturday. Playing more to form and in sustained fashion tie Marlborough forwards wijre definitely superior to those of the Canterbury Country touring team which met defeat by il points to 15 in the final match of the tour. The Canterbury backs were nippier and handled more surely than the Marlborough rearguard, but the attacks were repeatedly broken up by tbe borne spoilers Favoured by the breese Canterbury took the lead in the first spell, scoring two anconverted tries to Marlborough s nnconverted try. but the game up to that stare was very tame. Marlborough'# advantage in the forwards was clearly demonstrated in the next session, when Canterbury was well beaten. Marlborough scored freely and had the visitors confined to their own territory for most of the spelL _ Marlborough repeatedly missed sure tries through minor infringements close on Canteroury s line. In the first spell BUnhan and Jordan scored for Canterbury and Phillips for Marlborough. J. McDonald. Both am and Washington (21 scored for Marlborough in the second spell. Payne converting three. Watson. Maxwell and EEis scored for the visitors, none of the tries being converted. PEACE CUP CONTEST. HAMILTON DEFEATS PIAKO. [ET TKLEGILAPH- —PWS COBP-ESPONDEXT. j HAMILTON, Sunday. Hamilton successfully defended the Peace Cup on Rugby Park. Hamilton, yesterday, defeat:us a challenging Piako team by 8 points to 3. The game was hard and strenuous, and the victory of the local team was dne to its superior fitness and dash in the last quarter. It was the best Peace Cup challenge game seen at Hamilton this season and drew a large number of visitors from Te Aroha. Piako fielded a heavier pack and dcmin ated forward play until half-time. In tne later stages of the game tne local forwards adopted the visitors" quick-breaking tactics with considerable success. Courtney was the most outstanding of the Hamilton forwards and oia determined try was the result of fast following-up. In F. Goldsbury and McLaren, Piako had two forwards of an excellent type. The two rovers. Kiddie and Bayly, fought un even duel. Loose play by the Hamilton bajks gave tba visitors a good opening. but L«erson fumbled a pass. Piako continued to attack desperately and was unfortunate not to ecor» With the wind behind teem tne Hamilton backs attacked strongly, but were unable to pass Piako's fullback. Goidsbury. Aride (Piako) ran doVnSeld and passed to N. Ifwerson on the wing who swaged m and scored. The wind carried K. Lw son's kick outside the upright. Saortiy afterward* Haistead failed with a penalty kick at tfoal. Charleston broke away near the half-way line and transferred to Bayly. who scored Hamilton's first try. Ha.stead converted w:tn an excellent tfick. A» na*rtime the scores werei—Hami!ton, 5; PiaJco. 3 N. Ifwerson broke throngh. but Del&ney held* the ball and saved. After a series of hard forward tussles Piako forced play into Hamilton's territory, but an exchange of kicks found the visiting backs out of position, and an excellent opportunity wa3 lost to Hamilton when Halstead knocked on. A feature of the game at this stage was the kicking nf the visiting fullback. Oalds bury Hamilton's next opportunity came shec Hslstesd broke through. From a subwrjuent forward tussle Courtney bniiocited his way over the s irie and scored. The k*ck at goal failed Tee final scores were: Hamilton. 8: Piako. 3. Mr. D. A. Pirrit of Morrinsville. was referee.

HARDING SHIELD MATCH. WHANG AREI'S EASY VICTORY. [BT ISLECILirH. —COEEESPOKOEXT. 3 WHANGAREI, Saturday. A record crowd gathered at Rugby Para this afternoon to witness the nnal match for the H<irdir.tr Sfcieid between Wbanjarei and Northern Wairoa Whangarei (chuliensem was the heavier side and oatsreneralJed its opponents in a.? departments. N-nr the end of the first quarter Kerr fouaa tonc'n near the vis-tors' Line and from tee ensaintf line-<?ut Sherrifi forced his way over. Eoica'a kick missed.. Offa.de by o'ieen Rave Watson a chance and he opened Northern Wairoa's account. Just on halftime FinJayson kicked a penalty making the scores:—Whaiiffaxei. 6; Northern Wairoa 3. The match became a faasco in the laat two quarters. Whansarei simply 8 warn pint' the visitors. From the loose the bajl travelled to Wilson who scored near the posts. He converted his try. In the jast quarter W. R-ka dashed over from a lineout. The two Rika brothers and r mlayson took play to their opponents twentynre. There the ball travelled a*ons the hacks to Betni who scored. The kick fniied. Finlayson gathered the ball at half-way and ran clean the opposit'tin to score und»r the posts. Wilson converted. Shortly afterwards McLennan snapped up th» bail in and sent an to who crossed wide out. T!ie kick failed The MI soan""ti almost immed-aieiy with the scores- 25: Northern Wairoa, 3. Mr. D. McLeod was referee. ELECTRIC LIGHT MATCH. POXSONEY AND TECHNICAL. The Rugby match played at Blandford Park laat Tuesday evening between the Wholesale and Retail business houses was such an unqualified success that the Ponjvonby and Technical Old Boys Clubs have been induced to play a ffame under similar conditions to-morrow evening. Ponsonby won the Auckland Rasfby Union's senior •ibampiondhip on Saturday by defeating University. A week previously Technical had defeated University in the final for the Pollard Cap University was not tnen at full strsnsts>- TcJsnica], however. searHl a decisive win, and this young tssua's cia

olaj . was rery tmpresnive indeed Technical is confident of being able to fully extend Ponsonby to-morrow evening. Those players ■»ho have not had experience of playing tinder electric li?ht will find it a J? faster same than one played in daylight. Should the weather remain fine the public trill see a keen and -nter-sting exhibition The teams wiT! be as foPcw:— Ponsonby.—Fraser. Method, Lncaa, L. Hook. Canunick, Jamieaon. McManns, Soloman, Palmer. Herurood. fcdsars. MoWilliams. Banting. High ton, isbley. Technical Old Boys.—D. Keere, Common, Haslam, Cooper. Port-eoua. Turtaitt. Harris, C. Keene, Malcolm. Rosevear, Coll, Corlett, A. Keene, Lambert. Staeey. A curtain-raiser will commene at 7J 5 p.m. between the Ponsonby and Technical Old Bays junior grade teams.