RUGBY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17152, 30 September 1926, Page 10

RUGBY.

HAWKE'S BAY .BEATEN. VICTORY EUR SOUTHLAND. (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, last night. Southland played its last .Rugby rep 1 rescntatiV'O game to-day, when it .me I and defeated Hawke’s Bay bv 10 to i ■alter a good exhibition. The game \vn: j interesting and fast thronghoul. Hugh' J Bark was in good order, but light rail * fell as the match was commenced 1 making the ball greasy and diffieull ti ; handle. There was a large alteiidanei when Southland kicked off. They had the better of the opeuim. .exchanges and the back., went, away ii a bright passing movement. MoAuMs cut in nicely, but went too far and wai collared. Mahoney 'broke away from t 1 loose serum, but. the visitors forced ' Hawke’s Bay were getting the ball iron the scrums and throwing it about ii , good style, but the Southland tacklim j was very soljd. The home forward: • broke through in a great rush that hat the visitors in trouble, hut a force j down relieved. A good kick by Chislej I saw Southland on the defence, but : Kilby relieved with a- mark. Tlic j visitor’s backs came away in a passing rush, B. (Ironside making a bid for tin : line, but: lie slipped and fell. ! llawke's Bay continued to (brow the ball about, but the greasy state of the | leal her hampered their movements. The i visitor’s forwards were very keen and were penalised for off-side with moviotoi nous regularity. Mill was getting the ; ball away smartly, but the movements ! generally stopped at L'lnsley, who found 1 the conditions not at ail to his liking. The forwards started a passing rush and the ball eventually came out to the backs, but Ohisley was grassed by Brown. The visitors continued to hammer away, but off-side tactics were spoiling their efforts. The home forwards were attacking strongly when half time was called with no score. The Southland forwards attacked on the resumption and a fumble by l Ohisley had Hawke’s Bay in difficulties, but a force down relieved. The home torwards came again, Kilby and Shanks carrying on to the 25, where the visi tors were penalised, but Kilby. missed with the kick. Off-side was costing the visitors a lot of ground and, from an infringement, McAuliffe kicked a goal.— .Southland 5 to nil. Kilby stood out in a sparkling run. from the kick-off he- dashed up-field and ran half the length of the paddock, being grassed by Vales, who uas injured in the encounter, but continued. (Ironside got his boot to the chopping ball and shifted play to the home 25. Brighton broke away in a solo dribble, but the ball went out. MeAuiiffe chopped in on the throwdn and caught tlm visitors napping, to score in the corner, lie missed with the kick. Southland 6, Hawke’s Bay 0. Southland were having the belter ot the game ot this stage. Their forwards were going great guns in the loose, but the visitors were having the better ot the tight, and giving the backs plenty of chances, of which they could not take advantage, having difficulty m holding the wet ball. Yates retired and was replaced by l’aewai. the visitors kept up the pressure and were rewarded when, after a spirited passing rush. I!.' Grenside scored -in the corner. Ohisley missed with the kick.--- Southland 6, Hawke’s Bay 5. The home forwards set up .a 1101

attack cm resumption of play and a sci'uin was formed close lo the goal. Tlu! ball was passed back to Kilby, who putted a neat goal.—Southland 10, IJawke's Bay 5. Southland uoniinued lu attack. Shanks and McAuliiTc broke away, but the latter was grassed by a solid tackle by McDonald. Ueddes made a bold bid lev the line, He dived, but fell short. Play shifted quickly to the other end. Borsl breaking through, but was tackled by Shanks. A beautiful passing run by the visiting backs suit B. Oreiiside over the line. He raced round to ground under the posts, bid in the act of forcing the ball slipped from bis band and McAuliffe forced. II was a lucky escape for Southland. This was tin last incident of a sparkling game thai ended: Southland 10, Hawke's Hay 3. Alv. K. Burnet! was referee. !! TEAM ALSO GO DOWN HAMILTON, September 29. The Waikato Kugby football reps. defeated Ibe visiting Hawke's Bay B (earn by 22 points to 3, to-day, in a fast, spectacular game. The visitors did not possess as good a combination as Waikato, but the clean, crisp passing was pretty to watch. For Waikato, Montgomen'e,. Kemp, Courtney, Buckingham, Thompson and Bayley scored tries, Montgomerie converting two. Conway sei red an unconverted trv for Hawke's Bay.