FOOTBALL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 99, 31 August 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION.

A special meeting of tho. management of the Taranaki' Rugby] Union wa s held last night. Tukapa protested! against the play-off match last Saturday being awarded to Uronui on tho grounds that Urenui played R. Frost, who wa s a member of the Clifton Club, and Skolton, who had played for tho Taranaki Maori reps, and was therefore a senior player. The Urenui Club notified that R. Frost had worked arid resided in their district sinco the end of June. He had played for Urenui in the second round, except when he played for Clifton juniors against Tukapa •at New Plymouth on July 21. On J that occasion TuTvapa. protested [against Clifton playing It. Frost, JG. Skelton and Wright on the grounds that they were members I of tho Urenui Club, and the protest was upheld.

it was resolved to dismiss the protest on the grounds that Tukapa 'had already been awarded a match on account of Frost being a Urenui player. It was also decided that Skelton's statu s was not affected by his having played for the Maori reps. The playoff between Tariki and Urenui for the provincial junior championship will take place at Inglewood on Thursday) next. Oil, the motion of Messrs Papps and Rakewell, it was resolved : "That the Taranaki Rugby Union is of opinion that tho New Zealand Rugby Union should call a conference of delegates to discuss the conditions of the proposed visit to En gland, as: recommended at the annual meeting of (delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union, and suggests SeptemIber 14 or September 15 as a suitable date."

i THE ALL BLACK TEAM. Timaru, August 30. The All Black team for the second test match against New South "Wales at Christchurch on Saturday) is as follows: Full-back—Sinclair. Three-quarters Peina, Lucas, Ford. : Five-eighths—Perry, Bell. v Half—McCarthy. Wing-forward—Bellis. Forwards—Back row, Pringle «ind Richardson; sides, Peterson and West; lock. Williams; hookers, Donald and McMeeking. Emergencies,—H. E. Nicholls, MoLean and Potaka. Forwards: Brownlie and Irvine. The players are all reported fit, and they will leave for Christchurch to-morrow. ■

NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. Full-back—Nothling. Three-qusJrters—Erasmus, Stanley, Sheehan. Loudon. Five-eighths—Georg*, Half—Mingay. Forwards—To be picked from Ellott, Armstrong, Thorn, Ma-rrott, Taylor, Davis, Blackwood, Thompson, Erby, Fowlds. The team arrived from the south to-night. Mr Boswarf declares Southland is the best team so far met in New Zealand. ,• TARANAK! B REPS. j - VICTORY OVER RANCITIKEI. At Marton yesterday the Taranaki B toam defeated Rangitikei by 8 points to 6. For Taranaki Walsh scored a try, which Jenkin s converted, the latter also kicking a penalty goal. Bangitikei's score consisted of two penalty goals:. Yesterday's match was the end of tho tour, the record of which is:— v. Taranaki Maoris, won by 12 to 6. v. Wairganui, lost 8 to 3. v. Manawatu, won 13 to 8. v. fforowhonua, lost 24 to nil. v. Bush, won 7 to 6. v. King Country, lost 12 to 3. v. Rangitikei, won 8 to 6.

THE MOA&tJAR CUP. Tim victory of the New Plymouth High School team over tho invaders from Palmerston North yesterday was well received in Stratford, though not altogether unexpected, but the difference in tho final points created some surprise. According to reports, however, thore *\\ias not a great deal of difference between the merits of the teams. The locals scored three tries, one of which was converted. There was an'attendance at Pukekura Park of about 6000, who were treated to a fast and exciting contest. Tho News, in reporting tho match, states: Then (halfway through the last spell) came the outstanding incident of the match. New 1 Plymouth were penned in their own twenty-five when Shaw picked up the bail and flashed through tho loose, running parallel with tho touch-line. Seeing his way blocked he swerved across field, brilliantly beating several men, and over halfway shot the leather out to Mackay, who was coming up fast on the other •njing. The latter put in a great run, fended off a couple of opponents, and, after a. fifty yards' sprint, dashed over near the comer amid great enthusiasm. It was a magnificent effort and well deserved success. Brown's kick from a wide angle was , a good attempt, but failed—New' , Plymouth 3, Palmerston North 0. I The second score came from a series of tight scrums. Jeffries sent the ball through Alexander to Shnw, who beat three men, and whipped the leather $o B;ow». The Hwf |

Plymouth captain, with determination written on his face, raced for the line, with Moyesi close at hand. Swerving in sharply, Brojjjn was partly held by Barling, but'he had only to fall across to score. His kick at goal again missed by a narrow margin, and immediately after half-time sounded with the score— * New Plymouth 6, Palmorsbon North 0The second spell was full of excitement, and there was no" further score until the closing stage. Playing with splendid dash (sta.tes the import) the visitors made valiant efforts to score, and it looked as if they would succeed. Good work by Golding gave relief, and Shaw made an oponhig for Brown, who shot the ball out to Mackay. With a magnificent bur?t of he raced; for the corn" and ran round 'to score between . o posts. BroWn succeeded with an easy kick—New Plymouth 11, Palmers-ton 0. That, sounded the death-knell, on Palmerston'n hopeß of lifting the cup, but, undaunted, the visitors set a. terrific pace during the remaining five minutes. Anderson tried a penalty kick from a. Vttle inside halfway, the tell being charged down, and a minute later a thrilling gamo ended'.—-New Plymouth 11, Palmerston North 0. Mr A. H. Guy refereed. The final challenge match for the Moascar Cup this year will be played at New; Plymouth betwetn the holders and the challenging team from the Maori Agricultural College (Hastings). The match will be played on September 8 or 15.