RUGBY FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23201, 27 May 1937, Page 14

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON BEATS TARANAKI ELEVEN POINTS TO NINE (Per United Press Association)' HAWERA, May 26. The Wellington Rugby .representatives defeated, Taranaki,; by.: M; t points to nine. The "matchwas placed at Hawera in the presence of a. record crowd this afternoon in'perfect football conditions/ Wellington was superior in the .back division but-was more' |han held- in the forwards. Taranaki's weakness was in -the inside backs, who could not -Vet the ball to Sullivan and Smith often enough, Taranaki gave good service from the scrumi'but Andrews was round on Brown : before 1 the latter could get his pass away. .Le Quesne, Veitch ,and Sadler proved a thorn in the side of Taranaki, cutting through effectively l and handling cleanly in comparison with their opponents, whose passes were slovenly. Wellington its account when Leahy burst through to send Burns over, The next try came almost immediately when Le Quesne beat Brown and Hunter badly and sent Andrews across. Pollock converting. Sullivan scored for Taranaki early in the second spell after Smith had made an opening and Warehani crossed at the corner snortly afterwards, but the try was disallowed. Taranaki attacked strongly and M'Lenaghan and O'Dowda were prominent till Lc Quesne cleared. Wellington followed up, Pollock kicking a penalty goal. Hunter made an opening for Sullivan to add another try at the corner. The final try was added just on time when Ford outstripped the Opposition to score at the corner, <; THE NEW ZEALAND UNION UNIVERSITY REQUEST FOR MATCH WITH SPRINGBOKS "RECEIVED WITHOUT COMMENT*' (Per United Press Association) • WELLINGTON, May 2s. The executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union met to-night. It was decided to extend the date .for provisional nominations for the Interisland and New Zealand trial matches to June 15. The Otago University Football Club's request for a New Zealand University match with the Springboks, which was referred to the executive from the Minister, of Internal Affairs (Mr W. E. Parry), was received without comment. ■'"'■,■•■■■ »■£ v • As a request from the Otahuhu Railway ,'■ Workshops ' for permission to invite an Australian- workshops .team to tour New Zealand involved a>roatter of-policy, it was referred to the New Zealand Council. ■ ■ [ Acknowledging a welcome from the" Rugby Union, Mr C. Wreford Brown, manager of the visiting English Association football teajn, replied: "Wc hope to emulate in: this country your doings in the 01d.' r -