SECOND OTAGO TEAM v.NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 57

SECOND OTAGO TEAM v.NORTH OTAGO.

The following players have been selected to represent a second Otago team against North Ofcago in a match to be played at Oamaru on Thursday: — Full back, Borrie : three-quarters— Dobson, M 'Hardy, Slattery j halves — Coulter, Collie, Heale; forwards — M'Ewan, Mackenzie (Union), W. Harris, Foote, M'Kenzie (Alhambra), Denniston, Leyden, Adainson. Any player unable to play is requested to notify the secretary not later than Tuesday. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. "WELLINGTON, August 24. The selectors Eave picked) the following team to represent New Zealand against the Australian team at Dunedin on Saturday week : — ■ Pull back, Turrill. ' % 1 Three-quarters — Gilray, Bennett, and Macpherson. Five-eighths, Wrigley and Smith (Nelson). Half back, Burgess. Forwards — Dodd, Watkins. Cross, E. TurMrn, J. Spencer, Francis, C. Purdue, and Arch. M'Minn. r . W. H. Mackenzie being unable to play in tho New Zealand team against Australia at' Dunedin on Saturday, 2nd prox., hi 3 place at centre three-quarters will be taken by Beimet,- originally selected as an alternative to Mackenzie. ■ , 1 CANTERBURY v. SOUTHLAND. INYERCARGILL, August 23. ' The ' Canterbury' ■ Y. Southland' football match was played to-day in fine weather. Snow fell in the early morning, but had disappeared from the* Cgld of play, which was m ' good, order, th'e-re having been no rain for weeksl - Within a few minutes of the start Canterbury got a goal from a mark, whim was the only score made. The teams were very "evenly matched, and the game vea-y interesting and' exciting. Bums marked" thric© in the- first- five minutes within ranges of the -Southland goal, Fraser being successful with the kick on the third occasion. The game thus ended: Canterbury ... 4 points.. Southland ... Nil. WELLINGTON v. HAWKE'S BAY. WELLINGTON, August 23. The Rugby match between representatives o? Wellington ,and Hawke's Bay was played on the Athletio Park' this afternoon. The weather, was bright and calm, but the ground was very wet, and. soon became a quagmire. The players were smothered in mud. Tlie game was really a scramble, it being difficult to keep -a foothold on the greasy soil or to handle the slippery ball. A well-contested game ended in favour of Wellington , by 11 points" to 6. The "Hawke's -Bay forwards 'played a hard, eager game but their' efforts were at times rather crude anil' feckless.' £bme of their backs -played- a sterling game -on the • de-\ fence, ' but , the ,-< others were weak. The' team's method* of attack' lacked system ,- *a>h~d consequently opportunities to. score were not "made as much of -as they should .haye" been. ' The Wellington team's performance was not lat all striking, but the i forwards were . favoured by the state of tha - ground. Behind the scrum they were not much better, than the visitors, except tihat they passed/to one another more effectively. , The game, however, was not by a.ny means up to representative standard. For Wei- - lington, tries were secured by J. Spencer, - ( Bla-cklock, and Andcison, - the first one 1 being 'converted by - G-. Spsu-oer. The ] visitors' points -were gained by M. ] McCarthy, who crossed the lino after some i good play." Among tho Hawke's Bay for- i wards Ward played a fins game, his s defensive work being admirable. MANAWATU 1 y. HAWKE'S BAY. j PALMERSTON NORTH, August 26. ] •"■Man'awatu and Hawke's I3ay played off 1 %heir annual fixture here to-day, the former J winning- by 9 points to nil. The weather J was fin© though wintry, with a slight wind ; blowing. The ground was exceedingly * sloppy, but notwithstanding this the game, c particularly in tlie second spell, when a Manawatu were on the attack, was • fast and exciting. In the firet half thers was ijo score, but alter crossing over the home * team, which had bean held penned down., c managed to rattle on. three triae, non&. of which, " however, was converted. The , scores were "the result of. good back play. Jt The Hawke's Bay forwards were better in , ~ combination, biit the Manawatu backs were „ * faster, trickier, ' and safer than the visitors' V rear division. Furrie, Hewitt, and M'Nae ; " Scored ' tries ' for Manawatu. * 1 * INTER-COLLEGE MATCH. « ' CHRISTCHTJRCH, August 26. f t Teams representing Wellington College and -^ Cnrist's Collage met on the college ground „. this afternoon, when Wellington won by 32 points to 8. For the winners Wilson 1T potted a goal. Goodbehere, Hoby, Shannon. „ Grace, and Thomson scored a try each, and M'Lean and Hay two tries each. Hay kicked a goal. Hungerford and Parkinson, - t j •of Christ's College, each scored a try, one j a of which Saunders converted. The winners, •were superior in combination and- -Jacking, p Gdodbehere's fast running assisting materi- Q , Blly in the scoring; of tries by others. ■ 1!