REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8183, 26 July 1912, Page 1

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

COUNTRY TEAMS BEATEN NORTHERNERS’ CLOSE GAME WITH CANTERBURY. PEESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 25. The first representative football match of the season in Christchurch, Canterbury v. the combined North inland country unions, was played at Lancaster Park this afternoon under very miserable weather conditions. Tho playing area was very sodden. As the result of tho extremely bud weather experienced, and with this state of affairs prevailing, high class football was out of tho question. Hollowing were the teams : Canterbury.—A. E. Doell (Sydenham), A. McDonald (Christchurch), L. A. Cade (Meirvale.i, N. Payne (Linwood), K. Piercy (Linwood), Q. D. Gray (captain, Albion), H. Taylor ''.Old Jboys), Lon. Parson (wing. Old Boys), E. W. Hasall (Merivale), C. Hegarty (Merivale), .1. 11. McGutfog (Merivale.), V\ . J. -Morgan (Christchurch), W. Cummings (Linwood), WSergison (Merivale). W. Maxwell (Mcrivale). Combined North Island country unions.—L. Smith (South Auckland), C. G. Stewart (Bush Union), C. Manning (Hawke’s Bay, captain), Lenuard (South Auckland!, A. P. hnipara (Poverty Bay), C. GrOubo (Wairarana), Montgomery (Bav of Plenty). J. A. i'ako (South Auckland, wing), J. Sciascia (Ho row henna). Coulter (iSu-Ji Unions), N. Harkness (Manawatu), A. Downing (Hawke’s Bay), A. Desmond (Wairarapa;, J. Nicolas (Poverty Bay), O’Neill. Referee, Mr J. G. Peal re. EARLY CANTERBURY SCORE.

Tho visitors von the tose, and Hasoll kicked off for Canterbury. some uninteresting forward. play Groube marked a short punt by Payne, but an exchange of kicks gave tho reds an advantage, and Haseli kicked a good penalty goal. Canterbury 3, North Island nil.

North now attacked strongly. A long kick by Maiming was badly fielded by Doell, and fast following up by Jvaipara and O'Neill enabled tho latter to score, Lennarcl converting. North 5, Canterbury 3. , Shortly afterwards jby the Canterbury back*> again let O'Neill over, but Lennard failed to improve. North Island 8, Canterbury 3. YET ANOTHER.

From the kick out Downing and Desmond rushed the ball to tho reds' line and the latter scored the third try, Leonard’s kick hitting tho crossbar. North Island 11, Canterbury 3. Tho Canterbury forwards, headed by Hasell, Morgan, and Sfergison took play to tho blacks’ twenty-five, but Kaipara and Montgomery again sent play back, and Lennard . narrowly missed a score as half-time sounded. .. A DIFFERENT TALE.

" !Sooh after, the start of - tho second lipell' fast' following -up by Parson ended- in a score. Canterbury 0, North 11. Flay continued in favolir of Canterbury. Cummings and Moigan headed a forwaru rush, and the ball shooting out was secured by McDonald, who raced over at the corner. Doeil failed to convert. Canterbury 9, North 11. Canterbury continued the attack and a penalty kick given on their lino was smartly ‘followed up by Payne, who scored. Canterbury 12, North 11. The game ended without further score.

THIRTY-OXB TO THREE

TARANAKI RUNS OVER SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. PEE3S ASSOCIATION. STRATFORD, July 25. The South Island country representatives played, their second luatcu of the tour at Stratford to-day, when Taranaki defeated ‘ them by 31 points to 3. Tliv. ground was fast, and tho weather fine, save for showers at the closing stage, in the first spell the visitors, by excellent line-kicking and good forward play, held their own, but collapsed in the second half. Taranaki wore without the services of Roberts, but the team was considerably ■ strengthened through the inclusion of Hon Cameron, who made his first appearance this season iu representative football. From the kict-od the South Island vanguard shone out, and Forbes scored in the first nve minutes, Church failing at tho kick. jttawidns took play to the country representatives’ lino where, from a scrum, he crossed tho line. Stohr. failed to convert. f rom a scrum .in midfield Brown secured, and a passingrush, in which Hon Cameron, S. Cameron, McLeod, and Stohr participated,' ended in the last-named scoring." He took the kick himself ond landed a splendid goal. South had three . ineffectual attempts at goal from good tionsTho second spell opened with a try by Don Cameron as the result of combined play by Brown and S. Cameron. Stohr added tho major points. McLeodmarked in South’s twenty-five, and Stohr landed a magnificent goal. S. Cameron made an opening, and after halt of the Taranaki team had handled tho ball Stohr touched down. His kick failed. McLeod made a dodgy run und whipped out to Don Cameron, who’ got over at the comer. Stohr failed to. convert. A passing rush by tho Taranaki backs ended in Don Cameron being collared,' but he secured again and potted a great goal- Before tho whistle sounded Young scored:, under tho posts from a scramble on the line-ont, Don Cameron adding the major points. Mr F. Spnrdle refereed.