REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22197, 26 August 1935, Page 16

REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

HANFUIiLY SHIELD MATCH CANTERBURY V. WAIRARAPA [BY TELEGRAPH—PRKS3 ASSOCIATION] CHRIgTCHURCH, Sunday With fine buck play and solid defence Canterbury retained the Runfurly Shield in the firat home challenge match of the season by beating Wairarapa by 27 points to 10 in a fast and interesting game at Lancaster Park. The strength of the south-west gale, which favoured Canterbury in the first half, was a great factor in the game. At hulftime Canterbury led by 13 points to nil, the points being the result of some brilliant rearguard efforts. Wairarapa scored soon aftei the interval, and showed form which indicated that it had a good chance lo save the game. Two more trios to Canterbury, however, both the result of fine attacks, made Wairarapa'a task look too 4?reat. Wairarapa attacked determinedly, and it was only splendid defence that kept its score down to IG. All the Canterbury backs played well, with MePhail, Poison and Mortlock showing brilliant form. Parsons and McAulifTe did great work on defence. The Canterbury forwards, considerably lighter, played a dogged game and never let their heavier opponents dominate the position. In the Wairarapa pack Ward, Trass and Laing played excellent football. Stringfellow, Martelli and. Ilabib were the pick of the visiting backs. Canterbury scored first. Deavoll broke through from it scramble, drew the Wairarapa fullback, and sent on to Sweeney, who scored behind the posts, Deavoll converting. MePhail wn9 the next scorer, Deavoll's kick foiling. From a loose rush Parsons snapped up and ran with MePhail to the Wairarapa twenty-five before sending on a well-judged pass. The winger was not unopposed, but he burst paßt Fuller with a powerful fend, treated the fullback the same way. and scored a fine try. Deavoll missed the kick. Canterbury, 11; Wairarapa, 0. Jones scored Canterbury's next, try, which was not converted. MePhail, receiving from Mortlock. beat three Wairarapa backs and passed to Rankin, who scored in the corner. Deavoll gonled. At half-time the score was:—Canterbury, 19; Wairarapa, 0. With the advantage of the wind in the second spell Wairarapa reduced Canterbury's lead, although the challengers' ascendancy in the second spell was not as marked as that of Canterbury in the first spell. Devine scored from a scramble. Fuller's kick missing. Canterbury retaliated from a midfield scrum. McAulifTe whipped the ball out and Poison, going between Stringfellow and Buick, went on nlone to swerve in past Henderson and score a splendid try between the posts. Deavoll converted. Later, with Wairarapa right out of position. Poison scored at the corner. Deavoll's kick failing. Fuller missed with a penalty kick, but from a scramble Ward hurled himself over. Fuller converting. Canterbury. 27; Wairarapa. 8. Stringfellow. who had gone to second five-eighths, was playing brilliantly on attack, and Laing, receiving from him. passed in to Martelli. who scored between the posts, Fuller goaling. Then Fuller kicked a penalty goal from an easy position. The final score was;— Canterbury, 27; Wairarapa, IG. THAMES TEAM WINS FINE GOAL-KICKING [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE. Sunday Splendid goal-kicking by Savage gave the Thames representatives a win against the South Auckland representatives at Bledisloe Park. Pukekohe, yesterday. The final score was 14 to 12 in favour of Thames. Savage opened Thames' score with a great kick from a penalty about a foot behind the halfway line. Later, he converted a try and registere 1 another penalty goal. He played at centre-thrcequarters, and also scored a try He is u young player who would be well worthy of consideration when provincial teams are»beins selected. The match took place on a dry ground before a fairly large attendance of spectators. South Auckland opened strongly, but dropped passes lost scoring chances. Near the .Thames line Parris secured on the [ wing: cut in, and sent out to Loughrin, who swerve I past another defender and scored near the corner. The kick failed. South Auckland. 3: Thames. 0. South Aucß* land came back on the other wing in a loose forward rush. Guise scoring. The kick again proved too difficult. South Auckland, 6; Thames, o ~,,,111 On chancing round, South Auckland heeletl in a scrum in neutral territory, and snnppj passing saw the ball travel right along the back line. Rata, second five-eighths, made a good opening and Hewitt, wing threequarter, crossed at the corner. South Auckland. 9; Thames. 0. Thames appeared to have met more than its match until Savage's prowess as a goal-kicker was revealed South Auckland infringed on the Thames' side of halfway, and Savage kicked a fine goal. South Auckland, 9; Thames. 3. Russek and Savage came awny on the wing. Russek passed in to Savage, who. hy a quick change of direction, reached the comer and scored as he was tackled. The kick failed. South Auckland. 9; Thames. 6. Thames hook'd in a scrum right against South Auckland's line, and although Gordon lost possession. Hikairo snapped up and scored in a handy position. Savage made no mistake with the kick, Thames, 11; South Auckland. 9. A little later. South Auckland infringed in its twenty-five, and although the angle was difficult, it was not too much for Savage. Thames, 14; South Auckland. 9. Massey caught the ball from the throw-in >n a line-out against the Thames' line and forced through. The kick failed. Thames. 14; South Auckland, 12. Mr. E. V. Hill was referee. The curtain-raiser was a match between Northcote juniors and South Auckland juniors. The visito r s won by 14 points to 12. HAWKE'S BAY BEATEN [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATIONI NAPIER. Sunday Hawke's Bay went down to Manawntu by a score of 17 points to 12 at McLean Park yesterday. Manawatu's combination was better, in spite of a strong gale that swept in gusts across the field. The home back" were repeatedly caught out of position, and the fast, heavy visiting fonvards made the utmost of every chance which came as a result of mistakes by Hawke's Bay ; The high wind gave Hawke's Bay trouble in the first spell, which saw the home side cross the Manawatu twenty-five only three times. Although it had the wind in its favour in the second half Hawke's Bay made frequent, mistakes. The game was confined largely to the forwards, and the visitors' pack had much the better of play, although Hawke's Bay gained most of the ball from the set scrums. In spite of the wind in the second spell, Manawatu held its advantage, and by making the game tight it succeeded in increasing its margin of 9—fi at half-time. OTAGO BEATS SOUTHLAND [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] DUX EDI X, Sunday The return Rugby match between Otago and Southland was played at Carisbrook yesterday in a fierce south-west wind, and frequent showers made the ball elusive, rendering a bricht exhibition out of the question. Otttgo showed a. slight superiority and ran out winners hy 11 points to six. For Otago Gillies, Proctor and Walt scored tries, Martin converting one. For Southland Sharp kicked a penally goal and Watson scored a try.