RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21605, 25 September 1933, Page 12

RUGBY FOOTBALL

■ / REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES / AUCKLAND DEFEATS WANGANUI TWENTY-ONE POINTS TO 19 The Auckland Rugby representatives played their last match of the season ai Eden Park on Saturday afternoon ■when they defeated Wanganui by 21 points to 19 after a most exciting finish. The weather was dull but fine, and the ground was in good order. There was a fairly large attendance of the public. After Wanganui had opened the scoring with a penalty goal, the Auckland team commenced to throw the ball about and put on 13 points before the visitors increased their total with another penalty goal. Auckland held a lead of 18—6 at the interval, and it then appeared as though the home team would have a substantial margin ;in it« favour at the finish. A surprise was in store, however, as in the second spell the Wanganui forwards produced some of the finest dribbling rushes seen at the park for „ quite a long time. Frequently they swept almost the length of the field, and r ' might easily have scored more tries. The spectators were not slow in appreciating the merit of this footwork and the visitors on heartily. /Excitement' was intense as Wanga- , nui's score gradually crept up, and V- when but two points separated the teams, everyone was on tenterhooks. Sound defence by the backs, however, r E av e Auckland its victory. Splendid Forward Play The outstanding feature of the match -•was the spendid play of the Wanganui :• forwards in the second spell. Mclntyre, a man of fine physique, frequently >-<, caught the eye as he was at the head > of almost every rush. He broke away from the line-out several times and was unlucky in not scoring in the first spell after he had forced his way past Bush. Aycklanders will readily understand the nomination of this forward for the North Island team after seeing him in action on Saturday, .*;■ Murphy, a Maori, Lockett, and Fowler also caught the eye for good allround, play in the Wanganui pack. Although not a good combination, the _ Wanganui backs assisted their forwards well with accurate line-kicking, their chief weakness being inability to tackle £on /occasions. This led up to some of £ Auckland's tries. >•; A' big improvement on defence was & noticeable in the back line of the Auck- " land team. Dare and Townsend giving Corner valuable assistance in this respect. The ability of the five-eighths, to tackle and stop rushes made all the difference between victory and defeat. Slyfield played a very fine game at centre, showing surprising speed. His clean handling and fast, straight running bad the opposition in difficulties many times. The wingers, Kedgley and Car- » ter, made the most of their opportunities. The last-named replaced Milliken, who was suffering from a bad wild. Apart from missing a man once, Bush played a solid all-round game. S, Hadley, Ross and Drake were £ Auckland's most, prominent forwards. . the last-named having replaced Pepper, iniured his shoulder in the first 'f* spoil. # Anderson did excellent work in 17: the tight and in the line-out. t. JSarly Penalty Ooal

Wanganui kicked off against a light breeze. The visitors were awarded two penalties in as many minutes, and from second Morgan kicked a goal from the twenty-five. Wanganui, S; j*Auokland, 0, I.*. Wanganui went close to scoring --two or three times in the first five U minute* and than passing by the Auck*,land backs sent play to the other end, being forced into touch a few yards short. Morgan failed with another penalty kick from a handy position. Bush fielded a high kick at halfway and found touch brilliantly a yard or two from the corner flag. An Auckland passing rush developed and, when Slyfield got the ball, he ran straight past his opponent, evaded the fullback, and scored near the posts. He converted his try. Auckland, 5; Wanganui, 3. Slyfield was nearly over again a few minutes later, being brought down a few yards short. Dare then made a nice opening by throwing out a long pass to Slyfield from whom the ball went to Kedgley who scored in a handy position. Slyfield converted. Auckland, 10; "Wanganui, 3. Wanganui's line was in danger when Rogers fielded the ball well, dummied the opposing backs cleverly, and sent Briscoe away, the wing gaining forty yards of ground. Pepper went off injured and was replaced by Drake. Morgan missed with another penalty shot from a good position inside the twentyfive. Carter secured the ball at the end, of a passing rush and raced up to the/ Wanganui fullback before nassing in to Boss who ran round unopposed behind the posts. Slyfield missed the easy kick. Auckland, 13; Wanganui, 3. The Wanganui forwards rushed play into the home team's twenty-five, where from a scrum penalty Chase was successful with the kick. Auckland, 13; Wanganui, 6. Auckland attacked again immediately ;*nd a snappy bout of passing ended in Slyfield running over between the posts. ~He converted his try, and half-time sounded with the score: —Auckland, 18; vWasganui, 6. The Wanganui forwards did a great iitfeal of spoiling work early in the spell. % Good Bun by Bush hf Bush made a splendid run from his "♦own twenty-five to the other, beating ■half a dozen men on the way. Townsend -'missed the fullback's pass infield. BrogCden, the Wanganui half, sustained a Bhoulder injury and retired. Morgan moved up to half and Lowe went on "•'at five-eighths. Another good dash by ■'Bush led to Auckland's next try. He [-passed infield and the forwards carried Son, Stone finally sending the ball out ' to Townsend, who scored near the corner. Slyfield failed at goal. Auckland, 21; Wanganui, 0. A fine loose rush by the Wanganui forwards swept from one twenty-five to the other. Bush cheeking them well. Smith, a Wanganui fivo-eighths, retired injured, McPhee replacing him. McIntyre made a great run from a loose scrum and reached Bush before passing infield. The rush broke down when a forward cut into the opposition, but it developed again and Thompson crossod between the posts. Morgan converted. Auckland, 21; Wanganui, 11. A real old-time dribbling rush followed, the Wanganui pack taking the 'l)all / from halfway to the line, where McLanaghan fell on it. Tt was an effort which well merited the applause of the -crowd. Morgan failed at goal from near the J corner angle. Auckland, 21; ,Wattganui, 14. Slyfield held on too long in a passing rush, but Carter managed to field the hall and get over the line. In attempting ; to run round behind the posts he was held up by the Wanganui fullback and a five yards scrum was ordered, from which Wanganui cleared. Corner stemmed a Wanganui attack in 'front of 'his own goal posts and, as he was about to be tackled, he threw a swift pass which went over Kedgley's shoulder. McPhee was following fast and he fielded the ball and scored. XJhase converted, and the game ended a -minute or two later with the score:— Auckland, 21; Wanganui, 19. Mr. G. Peace was referee.

B REPRESENTATIVES WIN

DEFEAT OF SOUTH AUCKLAND [from oUtt OWN correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Saturday A try in the last minute gave Auckland's eecond representative team a win against South Auckland at Pukekohe to-day. The score had stood at 11 all for quite a time, when the visitors gained South Auckland territory. Bond threw the ball from the ruck to Fraser, who handed it to Brown, at wing-thrcequarter. The last-named put in a determined dash, which ended in a try as he was grassed at the corner. It was the final incident of a bright match, ill which both sides bandied well. Auckland's line-kicking was an object lesson, play being sent from one end of the field to the other time after time by splen-didly-placed kicks. Play was kept open and fast throughout. The South Auckland backs, with Weir arid Wood, made a more nimble combination than the Auckland back-line. Muller opened the score for Auckland by fast following u». in which he beat a Southerner in diving on the ball as it, croßsed the line well out. The angle was difficult, but Heailewood sent the ball over the bar. Auckland, 5: South Auckland, 0. Fraser gained possession from the ruck near South Auckland's line, and, with a yuick dash between two defenders, was over. Auckland, 8: South Auckland. 0. In the second half. Savory gathered in after South Auckland s fullback had missed the bull, nnd went straight down the wing for 25 yards to the line. Auckland, 11; South Auckland. 0. t , . . Auckland infringed in the scrum, giving Moyle a fairly shot tit. poal. The ball hit the post hich up and was deflected across the har. Auckland, 11; South Auckland, 3. The South Auckland forwards broke through in a bright in-ahd-out passing dash straight down field. Moffitt scoring. Moyle succeeded with the kick. Auckland, 11; South Auckland. 8. Gaining possession from a scrum near Auckland's lire. Nathan forced across. A""kland. 11; South Auckland, 11. Weir took a dropkick at goal from 35 yards out. The ball came down on the bar and bounced in-field. Auckland had a lively time defending its line in the Inst 10 minutes, but the last try showed that its dash snd resource had not been exhausted. Mr. H. Pleydell refereed. . . The curtain-raiser resulted in a win for the South Auckland junior representatives by JO points to 5 against the North Shore third intermediate team.

HAWKE'S BAY SUCCESSFUL DEFEAT OF POVERTY BAY [by telegraph —rnESS association] HASTINGS. Sunday Hawke's Bay defeated Poverty Bay by 21 points to 11 in their annual Rugby fixture at Napier yesterday before a moderate attendance. Play was not up to standard, although the conditions were ideal. The home side was definitely superior in the first spell, the visitors improving after ihe interval.

Hawke's Bay scored five tries, one converted, and one field goal. Poverty Bay obtained three tries, one being converted.

BULLER TEAM DEFEATED VICTORY FOR WEST COAST [by TELEGRAPH —PRESS association] HOKITIKA. Sunday West Coast defeated Buller by the overwhelming score of 35 points to 8 in their annual return home and home game yesterday. Tries for West Coast were scored by M. Kelly, Schroder (2), Thiele (2), Kirkland (2) and Pfahlert. Davidson converted four tries, and Hughes kicked a penalty goal. Ray and Robertson scored for Buller, Greer converting one. Thiele was the outstanding forward on the field. \ ■ LOWER GRADE RESULTS Second Grade.—Manukau, 11. Trinity College, 10; Technical Colts, 19, Waitematn. 9; Grammar B, 8, Training College, 5; Grafton Colt*. 8, University B. 0: Grammar A. 8. Northoote, 7; Ponsonby, 13, Tamaki, 3; Ponsonby wins the B section. Third Grade Intermediate. —Otahuhu, 11, College Rifles, 3. Fourth Grade.—Grafton, 6, Norcote, 3; Grammar A. 19, Grammar B, 11; Technical Old Roys. 3, Oratia. 3. Fifth Grade.—Ponsonby, 9, Grammqr, 3; Eden, 22, Marist, 3. Sixth Grade.—Grafton, 16, Marist, 13; Manukau won from Suburbs by default. Junior Boys.—Junior grade—Second semifinal: Suburbs, 18, Eastern Suburbs, 0. House Match.—Auckland Meat Company, 11, City Abattoirs, 9.