WAIRARAPA OUTPLAYED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22194, 22 August 1935, Page 9

WAIRARAPA OUTPLAYED

VICTORY FOR SOUTHLAND FULLER'S GOOD KICKING [BY TELEORAPT7 —PRESS ASSOCIATION] INVERCARGTLL, Wednesday Southland defeated the'tonnnff Wairiirnpn Rugby team by 34 points to 18 in a came played on a heavy cround nnd in boisterous weather to-day. Southland scored 10 tries, only two being converted while Wiiirarana scored only one try. the remainder of the noints beitm secured by Fuller, who kicked three penalty ttoals and a Hold goal and converted a try. The came was not of a particularly hurh standard, but the rapid scoririß kept the crowd interested Wnirarnna were outplayed, and in 'he end Southland had complete control of the came and finished stronuly Wairarapa showed climpse? of combined work, hut were at times best when spoilino and breaking throuah of Southland's mistakes. The inclusion <»i • Hamilton Rave greater thrust to the Southland hacks, whose performance was an improvement on the two previous displays. , . , Wairarapa plnved with the stronn wind in the first half Southland opened the Hcorino wlw-n SJHarfr mnde n croon opening for Thornbury and ran outside the wina to score in the corner. Fuller kicked the first penally Rr.nl. but '.ho Southland forward* stormed tha Wnirampu lins and Irwin scored Fuller atrnin turned a penalty to ndvnntaae. making the scores oven The SouthInnd harks war© hnvinc p'enty of oppor(unities find ataced several (rood pansinn houto, one of which was finished of! by a forward. C. George, scorina At half-time the score# were:—Southland, 9: Walrnrnoa. 0. In the first 15 minute* of the second half 14 points were scorod by Southland Then the■ Wnirnrapn forwards came to life, beatmit Southland for possession, and (ho visitors scored nine points in si* minutes. Huick scoring tile only try Southland returned to the attack, the forwards dominating the remainder of the tfiuno Wnira'apa were within striking distance only once, when Fuller kicked his third penalty Southland s tries in the second half were Hcoted by Watson (2). Thornbury, Hamilton, Ward. Irwin and Metcalfe. The final acoroa were:—Southland, 81; Wairarapa, 18.