RUGBY FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23859, 13 July 1939, Page 15

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TARANAKI DEFEATS KING COUNTRY A BRIGHT EXHIBITION (Per United Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, July 12. Giving a much improved display. Taranaki defeated King Country by 25 points to 15 in a bright game at Stratford to-day. A large attendance saw some spectacular football, particularly when Killeen and Sullivan spreadeagled the defence as they did twice. King Country was no less enterprising and Crossman was a peroetual thorn in the side of Taranaki. Taranaki won largely because eight points were scored before the visitors settled down. After that honours were more even O’Dowda (2), Coull. Smith and Fowler scored tries for Taranaki. Johns converting four and kicking a penalty goal. Tries were scored for King Country by Mossman and Hardie. Fleming converting one and kicking a penalty goal. Crossman kicked a field goal. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES MASSEY DEFEATS LINCOLN (Per United Press Association j PALMERSTON N„ July 12. Massey College beat Lincoln College to-day by 19 points to 9 Lincoln was a much lighter team. The visitors, however, put up a creditable showing against their heavier opponents. The game was ragged at times.

HIGH SCHOOLS’ MATCH A WIN FOR KING’S The King’s High School second fifteen had no difficulty in defeating the team from the South Otago High School in a match played on the King's grounds yesterday afternoon. The visitors put up a remarkably good showing, however, when the fact was taken into account that it was the first match which the team has played this season. Spears, who went off injured, and was replaced by Park near the end of the game, was responsible for the majority of the Dunedin team’s points. The teams were as follows; King’s.—Backs—Salmon, Anderson, Claridge, Reid, Child, Spears, Adams; forwards—Knox, Fowler, Fleming, Gale, Clark, Mclndoe, Houston, Ainge. South Otago. Backs—Littlejohn, Alexander, Robertson, Blair, Wood, Willyams, Duncan; forwards—McDairmid, Johnstqn, Cochrane, Benny, Buchan, Callanan, Park, Wright. The first spell was without incident until Spears kicked a good field goal, and followed it with another a few minutes later. King’s 8, South Otago nil. South Otago were putting up a good fight, but the superior combinaion of the local boys was telling, and play was largely confined to the visitors’ territory. The first try of the match was scored when Adams dived over from a scrum near the line. Spears kicked a goal. King’s 13, South Otago nil. South Otago opened the second spel{ with a forward rush, which was nearly successful. The country team kept up the attack, and poor handling among the King’s backs enabled Blair to snap up a dropped pass and cross the line. Robertson’s kick was unsuccessful. King’s 13, South Otago 3. Poor handling by the local team again caused play to be carried dangerously near the King’s line, but a counterattack was started by the forwards, and from a scrum on the South Otago line Adams gained possession, and just got over beneath the posts. Spears converted. King’* 18, South Otago 3. A King’s rush was well followed up, and Gale dived over for a good try. which Giles converted. King’s 23, South Otago 3. The Balclutha lads rallied just before the end, and Benny crossed the line after a good solo dash, Robertson converting. The final scores were: King’s High School 23 points. South Otago .. .. 8 points. Mr D. A. Kilgour was the referee. MATCH AT PALMERSTON Playing at Palmerston on Tuesday, a King’s High School junior team defeated the Palmerston District High School team by 21 points to nil.