INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12439, 4 September 1933, Page 5

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.

WALLABIES WIN FIFTH TEST.

SOUTH AFRICANS OUTPLAYED

United Press Assn..—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept. 2. The Australian Rugby team won the fifth test match, defeating South Africa by 15 points to 4, after leading 12—-4 at half-time. The drought-stricken Free State capital was thronged with visitors, 10,000 attending the match. The weather was sunny and ideal and both teams were fit. Mr Neser was referee.

A scene of great enthusiasm was witnessed at the final whistle, the players exchanging jerseys surrounded by a dense throng. The contest was even better than the Durban match, and the Australians never looked like losing it. WELLINGTON COLTS TRIUMPH. Electric Telegraph— Press Association GISBORNE, September 3. Even although faced with the strongest opposition yet encountered on their tour, the • Wellington colt Rugby team, in their match against Poverty Bay at Gisborne on Saturday afternoon, won decisively by 30 points to 8. WELLINGTON BEAT TARANAKI WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Wellington Rugby representatives maintained their unbeaten record for the season, winning their filth successive match when they defeated the touring Taranaki team at Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon by 23 points to IT after the visitors had led at half-time by eight points to five. CANTERBURY HOLD THE SHIELD. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 3. West Coast made a strong bid for the Ranfurly Shield in the match at Lancaster Park to-day, but were beaten by 23 to 14 after making a plucky display. OTAGO BEATEN BY BAY. NAPIER, September 2. A crowd estimated at 3000 was present at McLean Park, Napier, on Saturday afternoon to witness the representative Rugby match Hawke’s Bay versus Otago, which resulted in a win for the Bay by 19 points to 8. The Bay’s form has much improved. Their tackling is better and the backs at times showed brilliance. They were given plenty of opportunities by the excellent hooking of their front-tankers, who secured the hall more often than Otago. OTAGO B WINS. DUNEDIN, September 2. In a ragged game at Carisbrook to-day, played in the presence of about 3000 people, Otago B team defeated South Canterbury by 17 to 12. The score fairly represents the merits of the teams, neither of which played football up to interprovincial ‘ standard. WIN FOR DANNEVTRKE V AIPUKURAU, September 3. In a championship Rugby match to-day Dannevirke beat the' Central Hawke’s Bay rejiresentatives at Takapau by 11 to 3. INTER-ISLAND MATCH. The North Island Rugby team to play the South Island at Wellington on September 23 will be selected by Messrs E. McKenzie and F. Sutherland at Auckland on September 16, following the inter-provincial contest between Wellington and Auckland.

I lie South Island team will be announced _ on Saturday night this week. The southern selectors are Messrs P. Harvey (Christchurch) and A. Adams (West Coast). (A. Mahoney Has been nominated from Bush).