RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11932, 12 September 1924, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

HAWKE’S BAY DEFEATED WAIROA SUB-UNION VICTOBipUS. Per WAIROA, September 11. One of the fastest and most spectacular games ever witnessed was played here today, when the Hawke's Bay team, containing ten members of the Ranfurly Shield fifteen was defeated by the Wairoa sub-Union representatives by 81* points to 25. At half-time the score was Wairoa 31 and Hawke's Bay 9. The home team's big fast forwards completely .dominated the play and gave the backs plenty of opportunities Taylor's fine goal-kicking being a great feature of the game. The visitors were outclassed in the first spell, and their backs were unable to get moving. The! second spell saw better combination, and with a certain amount of luck, 16 points were added by Hawke's Bay, while. Wairoa's score remained stationary; but. several times the home team narrowly missed scoring. The better team undoubtedly won., Both fifteens were very tired at the end of the game. IN SOUTH AFRICA BRITISH TEAM BEATEN. Beater's Telegram. CAPETOWN, September 10. The Eastern Provinces beat the British •Rugby team by 14 points to 6. BBRHAMPORE JUNIORS. The following will represent Berhampor juniors against Eastbourne (boat leaveß £3O):—J. Mason, Watkins, Gray, Miller, Hume, Nicholls, Kelly, Mollier, Plackett, Allen, Scott, Glennie, Mason, Gieig, Spearman, I\ McDonald. T. Innesß, W. Harris. PUBLIC SERVICE CONTESTS. The following team will represent Head Office, Railwaysßorlace, Gill, Bourke, Higgs, Grogan, Nottle, Dennison, O'Callaghan, Parnell, Roussell, McCalman, Blakeway,. Clark. Sheehan, Butcher, Wilson, Corkm. .Players from the Wellington City Coun- I cil s Milk Department and the "New Zea- 1 , Company tried conclusions t ft Wakefield Parle yesterday afternoon, the former winning by 25 points to 5.