VICTORY FOR TARANAKI B

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22209, 9 September 1935, Page 13

VICTORY FOR TARANAKI B

KING COUNTRY DEFEATED [nil' TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION] TAUMARTJNUT. Sunday In fine weather and on a fast ground Taraiiaki B defeated the King Country yesteiday by 13 points to 8. The teams were evenly matched, but the visitors finished their iicoring movements better and deserved their win. For Taranaki Ross scored twice and I'epperell once, and Richards potted a specticular goal. For King Country Crossninn «nd Bathfiate Rcored and Bartow conveite<i one try. WELLINGTON COLTS LOSE BULLER FIFTEEN SCORES WIN [BY TELEGRAPH^ —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WESTPORT, Sunday Plaring superior football, both in the forwards and backs, Buller defeated the Wellington colts team by 28 points to 9. Buller scored oight tries, only two, being converted, while Wellington scored two tri;s and a penalty goal Orman's marvelleu's booking wus again the dominant factor in Bnller'e success. Given possession of the ball by virile forwards the Buller backs were always cangerous. Wellington tried to opi!»n out the game and made some sparkling runs, but the tackling of the Buller baoks was sound. In the later stages the Wellington backs, instead of playing for the opun, seemed more intent on preventing Buller from making further scores and adopted a line-kicking policy. Trims for Buller were scored by Hill. Hcldur (2), Easton (4) and Strachan, with on«» conversion each by Easton and Strachan. For Wellington Hudson and Walling scored tries unci Spence kicked a penalty goal. Th«> game wad played in beautiful weather with the ground in splendid »rder.

FIFTH SUCCESSIVE WIN SOUTH CANTERBURY'S RECORD [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION J TIMARU, Sunday South Canterbury secured its fifth successive win in representative games this season when it overwhelmed Ashburton yesterday by 55 points to 13. The home team whs superior in all departments and the *cor«i would have been greater had the team, exerted itself. The play was practically a succession of scoring movements, the laome bates having a field day. Ihe visitors' pointu came through half-hearted effort* by the home team.