A HOLLOW VICTORY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10985, 22 August 1921, Page 7

A HOLLOW VICTORY

WAIRARAPA OUTCLASSED BY NEW SOUTH WALES. VISITORS BRILLIANT. (Special to the “Times.”) MASTERTON, August 20. The Rugby football match between New South Wales and Wairarapa was played at Masterton to-day, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 34 points to 5. The teams were as follow: Wairarapa.—Full-back , H. Matson ; three-quarters, Carson, E. B. Booth, and R. Booth; five-eighths, F. Booth and A. Torrance; half, E. Rose; wing forward, S. Dixon; forwards, J. Feast, J. Macarley, G. Jaimes, O. Bacon, W. Knowles, w. S'trachey, A. Desmond. New South Wales.—Full-back, O. E. Nothling; three-quarters, Wallace, Stanley, Wogan, and Oarr; five-eighth, N. Mmgay; half, A. S. B. Walker; forwards, T. S. R. Davis, J. H. Bond, T. Smith, O. L. Fox, R. Elliott, A. M. Thom, V. A.. Dunn, D. B. Louden. VISITORS SCORE EASILY. I-t was soon evident from the style of play of the visitors that there wouild Ibe plenty of trouble ahead for the local team. It was not long in coming, for shortly after play commenced Fox scooped up the ball from the rudk, and made a strong run and scored. Louden failed with the kick. The visitors attacked most of the spell, there being occasional Wtura--rape swoops down to the Welshmen’s territory, but Nothling always saved. New South Wales indulged in numerous passing rushes, which kept Wairarapa busily defending. Mingay swung the ball to Wogan, who sent it on to Stanley. The latter cut in and passed to Wallace; who galloped over. Louden converted. ALWAYS THE UPPER. HAND. Wairarapa obtained relief on two or three oooaeionu from force-downs. The vhnfcom always had the upper hand, and shortly befpro half-time Mingay landed a neat goal from a free-kick in a good position. The second spell was noted for tho brilliant display of back jplny by the visitors, ana some very fine forward rushes. New South Wales attacked almost incessantly, Wairarapa being outclassed in all departments and being thoroughly demoralised. Wairarapa indulged in their only passing rush of the game during this spell For about ten minutes towards the dose of pfey Wairarapa bestirred themselves, and attacked vigorously. From a fine forward rush on one occasion, Bacon scored for Wairarapa and IWraaoo converted. QUICK SCORING. At this _ period New South Wales Were 34 points up. The visitors replied to, this temporary Wairarapa. spurt by , rattling on 10 more points for the visitors. Tries, were scored by Stanley, Wallace, Wogan, Mingay, and Louden* Mingay converted three and Louden one. Mingay* s kicking was Very fine indeed. Mlngay’s record for the New Zealand tour so far is ten goals kioked out of twelve attempts. Loudon’s goal was also a very fine effort. It was a great victory for -New South Wales. V r—i •’ i PLASHES OF BRILLIANCY HOW WAIRARAPA WAS OVERWHELMED. The Australians were altogether too much for the Wairarapa players, the tans side beamac overwhelmed by wave after wave. Tne New South Welshmen were brilliant in attack. Their abort, snappy passes quite paralysed Wairarapa. They tossed the ball about in a .wonderfully attractive manner. The forwards were adepts at passing, and on every occasion they swung the ball out. Ihe visitors are clever with dummy posses. Walker fooled Wairarapa on several occasions with dummy passes, while Bond, Smith and Dunn, all forwards, even brought these dummies off very often. Tim New South Wales books would start a movement in a certain direoti«r, and finding their progress blocked Wogan or Alangay would swing round and send the ball out to Nothling, the full-back, who would start another passing rush in the opposite direction. AN" INTERESTING COMPARISON. Mingay, a five-eighth, was like a streak or lightning, eide-ofcepping and reversing with wonderful precisian. The back display of the Welshmen was by far the best seen In Wairarapa for at least twenty years. It was reminiscent of the great display the Wellington bads gave against Wairarapa ni Wellington on June 4th, 1008, after the All Blacks had returned from their triumphant tour at Home, and when Woffington won by 62 points to 9. METEORIC BACKS. Carr, the champion sprinter of the team, was injured early in the first •pell, being replaced by Pym. It was probably just as well from the rapa point of view that Oarr had retired because there, were several dear openings from which his pace moist have enabled him to score and from which Pym was unable to do so because he lacked the nedfcasary speed. Walker, the N*v South Wales half, is Bn adept at dummy passing, and he deceived Wairarapa on every occasion he attempted .the dummy except once. Mingay is smart and dean and an expert at. dribbling. On one occasion he oame away irith, the ball at hie toe I

and beat several players with neat footwork. AVallace is a fast and powerful runner. Wogan is clean in his work ana so is Stanley, also, though the latter has the bad habit of slowing down as he is going to give a pass, thus putting his men off-side. On two occasions, he caused free kicks to bo given against NewSouth Wales through slowing down, the player receiving the ball thus being off-side as he took it. Nothling, the full-back, is a great player. He takes the ball well, and is a powerful kick. He is fast, and on several occasions he made splendid runs and got up among the backs and set them in motion. , GOOD FORWARD PLAY. The New South Vvelshmen tackled well, much better than they had done previously on their tour. Their linekicking was often, however, faulty. Of the forwards, Bond did some magnificent work. Time after time he smashed through the ruck with the ball and sought every opportunity to get the leather out to the backs. He has a tendency to get off-side. Smith and Dunn, are two more, fine forwards, who shine out in the loose, and who -tossed the ball about as good as any of the backs. Fox, Thorn, Louden, Elliott and Davis ore a quintette of forwards who are always on the ball, and who revel in hand work. The pack is a light one judged by the average New Zealand pack, but it is a fast one, which keeps going from start to finish. The New South Welshmen obtained the ball on every occasion from the scrum, and that may, to some extent, account for the lamentable lack of attacking power displayed by Wairarapa. WAIRARABA’S DISPLAY LAMENTABLE. Wairarapa gave a most lamentable display. It was the worst showing of football that Wairarapa has made for a very considerable time. The forwards locked their usual dash, and Desmond, Dixon and McAlley were -about the only forwards who attempted to follow np. The pack was beaten in all departments, and was run to a standstill through lack of support from the hacks. The Wairarapa hacks played a shocking game. It is probably some years since the Wairarapa rearguard gave such a pitiful display. Even taking onto account that in Wairarapa the standard of back play is never very htflfo, the Wairarapa collaring was wretchedly weak. A FINE EFFORT. The Wairarapa line-kicking was very faulty. On the other hand, the New South Welshmen’s line-kicking was the best seen in the Wairarapa top a very long tim». 'Hie best try of the day was, undoubtedly, that scored by Wallace in the second spell. It was the most sensational and brilliant piece of individual back ploy seen in Wairarapa for years. Wairarapa bad rushed -the ball into the vial tors’ territory. Nothling, the full-back, fielded the ball and come away with, a powerful run. He dodged past some of the Wairarapa team, and then sent the ball to Wallace. Wallace went away at a great pace. He .swerved round two Wairarapa backs, cut in, and then swung out again. He then handed a dummy pats, which completely fooled the remaining opposition, and came clean away, scoring under the posts. SMART LINE-OUT PLAY. The New South Welshmen were very smart on the line-out. This was flhie. trated 'by the try Louden scored. The ball was thrown quickly to. Louden, who -was standing well out, -and he scored before Wairarapa was" able to make a move to stop him. "EXHORBITANT CHARGES.” The attendance was about SOQO, be. ing less than half the number at the Springbok match. The principal aauee or this was the exhorhitant .charges made for admission by the Now Zealand Rugby .Union. There was very strong criticism at the match on the charges made for admission ta the ground and grandstand. Mr Simpson, of Wellington was the referee. AFTER THE MATOH COMPLIMENTS EXCHANGED AT DINNER. After the match the local Rugby Union entertained the combined teams at dinner at the Midland Hotel. Mr R. J. Southgate, patron of the 'Wairarapa Rugby Union,, presided, and there were also present:—The Mayor (Mr O. N. C. Pragnell), Mr Waiterson (president), end Mr E. McKenzie (secretary of the Wairarapa Rugby Union). Mr Pragnell extended a welcome to the visitors. During the evening references were made to the clean, and spectacular game that bad Been witnessed. Regret was expressed that the visitors were not meeting the Springboks again, as, on the form shown in the local game, New South Wales would give a good account of themselves. ' Mb H, Boswand, manager, said he, too, .would welcome another game with the South Africans. Hie -was disappointed that his team was not to meet the first New Zealand test team. They stood for clean, open football, and meant -to uphold these principles throughout the tour. MARLBOROUGH lUOOEBIFUL WAIRARAPA B WELL BEATEN. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, August 20, Wauararpa B met Marlborough to-day under excellent playing conditions. The honie team -was superior throughout, winning hy 23 to 5. In the first spell Marlborough gained 14 points to the visitors’ 5. It was not a striking exhibition of Rugby. The combination of the Marlborough backs -and the effectiveness of the forwards in the loose were features of the game. AN EASY VICTORY BULLETS TOO GOOD FOR INANGAHTTA. rsa mm association. WESTPORT, August 21. The return matoh between Buller and Inanga.hua was played at Westport todays ou a heavy ground, and was won bv Buller by 37 paints to A A feature of the game was the fine passing bouts by the Buller backs, and the strenuous forward jplay. Tries were scored for Duller by Grogan (2), Svenson (2), Mu mm, Whittaker, Griffiths, O’Neil, and Borlaee, Casey converting three, and Schadick two tries. Robert Powley scored for Inohgahua. A POOR GAME WANGANUI DEFEAT MANAWATU. Per Presa Association. , PALMERSTON N., August 20. Wanganui defeated Memawatu at Rugby to-day by 11 to 6. It- was a slhbciifin'gily poor exposition. Manawatu had the better Of the game, but played without spirit.