RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20621, 21 July 1930, Page 13

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

representative match.

VICTORY FOR AUCKLAND B

KING country badly beaten

l'loving spectacular football, (lit; Auckland B representatives triumphed over King Country in the curtain-raiser to the between Auckland and Britain at Kiicn Park on Sal unlay afternoon. Auckland lie' 4' a " all-round advent ago and the liiieks were too fast and too clever for the country rearguard. Auckland attacked front the start and (i strong clash by Jones gave lkuridgn and fammick a chance, tin- latter being thrown out at tlie corner. The King Country forwards gained control following a long line kick by Woo. but Lei,n was also thrown out at the corner. The Auckland forwards returned, led by Kahu and Potter, and Satherlev followed „p a shot kick lo scoic. Tnrei failed villi the kick. Scrambling play followed until J*orriilijo seized an opening and sent his forwards away, Connolly coming up fast to Kore. Porridge's 1: it-!: was charged. Auckland iiieteasrd its lead idtno.si imnediately. 'i lie backs swung into action jind Cammick accepted a reverse pa.->s iroin Connolly to score near the po.-ts. Berjidge converted.

The King Country forwards wore seen in sevcrnl sweeping rushes, Inn. lacked finish. However. from otio movement llirkev bustled Turei, ivlio took tilings too easily, iiud Woulfe dashed up'to score. AVeo kicked a fine {,-oal fruui the touch fline. Ai'i'.'kland immediately retaliated jiad in a fine side-linn run Connolly beat five men to score between the posts. Jiorridgo converted and Imlf-time came with the score: Auckland C. 16; King

Country, 5. Some fast play marked the opening of the second spell. In the lace of n strong attack by the Auckland forwards, Hickey cut through in :t gicat run but was downed hy Turpi. Auckland returned and Beriidg." cut through to score between the post- r.nd convert his own try.

However, Kiii« Country was inipioviui; and in a loose with the Auckland ■defence out <>f position. J'rown picked up ta score iiclwcoii tlie posts. lie kicked

his own goal. There followed another fine movement hy the An; klaiul b;tcks. Jones running strongly and then swinging the attack infield for Douglas to sieve. Beiridge converted. Then tlio Auckland forwards swept downfield in a passing rush, (>ro\il!e side-stepping two men to score. Herridge failed wit 11 tlio kirk. Auckland vas now definitely on top and a dash by 'Anderson, fallowed I>v real work by \Vcir, sent I'onnolly over for an unconverted try.' Then Weir, who had been playing consistently good football, polled a beautiful field goal. Berridge next scored ftdtn a back movement and converted his try.

Auckland slackened and Kinp Country hammered away and from a loose ru.-!i IVoolfe scored. Isnr.\n failed with the tick. The Auckland tracks made a final effort and a jjn'id (ijU'iiini; l»y (_ animick tent Connolly atwss. lirrriilge converted jmd the game ended:—Auckland B, 46; King Country, 13. Mr. C. F. Paull was referee.

OTHER MATCHES. Two other curlain-ruisiTs were also played •to the bis match. Sacred ITcnrt easily defeated Morrinsville Hish School by 29 points to 5, and tin- Auckland Primary School representatives beat the Soulh Auckland Schools' tenm by 2-?, points to 10.

SECONDARY SCHOOL GAMES.

AUCKLAND GRAMMAR V/LNS. In a match marred somewhat by patches of rawd piny, Auckland Grni: mar preferred its unbeaten record by ccfcatiil'-' Mount Albert Grammar l>y l.'l points to 0 tii the Mount Albert tTrourvi. I'luy had liot been in progress for lor*: when Mount Albert was penalised and Robinson put. Ins side ahead with a kit:: :ri-m almost in front of the poa's. l-'ob'o-.viptr r-~. ic!-:i f: ?c( play. Mount Albert worked its wny ii.fo (iraniniiir territory. Gramma r. however, v.-a 3 able to transfer play to the <it I'er ej><i »nd for the reman der of i!c «.!':•! ier did Jiioat of the attacking. ore j >:•«.:i11'boot among the backs IL-sullii:" in Cmn-.v lift - this away, but he was l'o.c-d on! a few yarda from his objective. '' ramm'n- r.on the j attack for practically the whole m the second quarter and soon broke up occasional attacks by Mount, Albert. J list bcfrre half-time, n scrum was set a few ynrds from the Mount Albert line._ The Gramma/' forwards heeled back to Xe-rtoll. who punted, and, following ur> fast, dived nn the ball for a try. which Robinson conT»rted with a fir" hick, e.a'r'te.- sl:o ecore:— Ornnimr.r, 8; Moui.l AlLeii, _ Grammar ?.oon went to the si( tnc-n on "t'ne resumption of play, only nound defence preventing it from scoriiiL'. Grrmmar held the advantage, but had been umible in improve on i(=i score by the '"•ill 'f the spell. It rejristerrr] ils second try sliorliv a fit r no stint of 'ho fi; i? i I qua iter. Newton *e'-nred fmm i:i■ -i; and whipped the ball out {., K!y':e!7i. r. ho transferred to Drake, for j,,-* i-aiee-l to bullock his way acrot- - I'.o'iinson converted, fipence cssayi'd •: il-op "ki<■ 1. when Grammar penalised lit d--r it.e iroal and missed the easi-st uf ;• 11fii;■ . Mount Albert was Kcttins the bull lr..e. the m ajority of scrums hut the b ic'.;- cuttl not. penetrate tho defence, tie- ~i time finding I!te final Irore:—' Ir ni.in.i Mount Albert, 0. -Mr. K. C. St ret len v*t>» referee.

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