LOCAL CUP CONTEST

NZ Truth, Issue 1233, 18 July 1929, Page 16

LOCAL CUP CONTEST

Bright Wet-weather f Display

'CFr&hi.'JN.Z. Truth's"- Wairarapa Rep.) Last Saturday was 'staged the annual match for. the Ejrough Cup betvyeen teams representing, North and ''-.'South Wairarapai ■ • . . . COTXTEf, who won ithe trophy by a; " Substantial margin last year, 'had no diffiqulty m ; retaining -possession', ■■; scoring: a runaway win by 38 points to nil. -y- ■■-. .-■ ;.■■?..; - South gave a great display- on a sodden - ground. They appeared to.: fairly revel m the mud. (Jorvtfary to the accepted. idea of cvret. weather play^ they: made ah opgn game of it wjjth marked success. • ■'■ ." . ■ South were at r practically fuHstrength, : 'i - but the absence for various reasons of -Cooke,' Mill, Cor-= kill, . Harvey and Le Queshe from the north -aide, largely accounted for such a runaway win. ;-. The ■ south forwards were too good all round, and their backs, hand* ling the greasy leather with remarkable certainty, made : » try-getting an. easy matter. The north backs simply could not adapt *'■■■ th emsejves to the sloppy conIditipns. They were harmless m attack ! an* the great defensive work ...of j Roifeu/and Clemett redeemed them from i utter 1 failure. , '„.,'. i Cfiii the other hand, th^e south backs ' held -high revel until the conditions be- ! came" absolutely impossible^ \" ithough playing at centre since his 1 temporary retirement, Lambert Roach niw^appears fit and able to take his . old* place at full-back In the rep. team/ He showed all his old.-tlme f<jrjrl on Saturday. ; ik&t Saturday's play did much to reiliev«t'the minds of those who viewed the apijkrent slump m forward play muftfi inisgiving as the result of the rep. games' played so far this season. . "Witli next Saturday's game*, m defence of l§e Shield against Hawkes Bay m vl&frY - both packs settled down to business m a manner; .ttiat did much to '■:■. restore any wafering co n fiderice.- \ Bfill Irvine showed Uhat he is still quite ' able to go alliout all the way through the hard-, est*' gatne. . Aih ". the other members of the south ■' pack, with the^ * Exception of _"\VHaanga, have representative experience and playup jf to, their best foririj >:■ ' ... ■tffhaanga, who hasiha4'.»ispfelj on.thft ■injured list, went weHienbugh.;/to;justif3'' selection as emergeiic^i team winch played Manawhenu&7iast weanesr day; ;: • . ■ y^j^--^^'---'-."'" : -' In the north pack, Seymour 'Wiltoughby played an outstanding game and had no superior on the ground. He was well supported by brother . Mick : , and McCalr mont m particular. . •--.- ■/ . . • Gamp as they make 'em, and always on the;, ball, McCalmont' "has ■ only, lack "'of inches! to' blame for the fact that ..he 'is usually^' on the emergency list for the rep. ; team. \ ' ', .v';_--' ■■ „^'.--' .■•■'■;•s;'; ■. ;. ■■,:; : ; Tiiere was little to opposing wing-forwards,' J)eyine (north), and Best (south). Bqth played; a^ppiling game, j'4n which j Ij^st was.' nfp^e^siiccessful;siihply because ;.tKe : north-;bafeks--^ei i e easier to catch' (thanv^ere 1 , the. Vsouthv,- ■.. ■■■■it. A l>;r : -..,'..- '■ '. .. -.' ... ' :.: „r. . . I'4'V-^.^.. ;