AUCKLAND LEAGUERS AT WELLINGTON

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 156, 22 September 1927, Page 8

AUCKLAND LEAGUERS AT WELLINGTON

FAST-SCORING MATCH NORTHERNERS’ GOOD WIN WfgJJXGTQy. Wg&eshay. At Nawto wn Pturfe: :q- day, in the preacnee of a fair amor dance of speeciinars, an licilmi Rugby League team showed its superiority over Wellrrrgfcgri in a decided manner, wimnig by AX points to 13- -AneMand played with the wind for the first half. but Wellington, in the beginning of the second sped forced. the pate until Auckland began to throw the ball aJfcctn.. An-inland siovei more pace at the beginning. but many fast passing rushes we re spelled by bad transfers.

Frcs midfield Webb, the Atcilnd half-back, seetired the ball, and fro m a passing bo ex Bass sec red. this kick was sac-cessfoL Smartly -afterwar-is Wilson scored smartly well sop Bmf—ccnverting. “sLLingccn then took the ball in a loose msh to Auckland*? twenty-five. and Brace scored between the posts. Bowen converted. The ten try far the visiters was scored by It was noticeable how often the ! Auckland hooker Somers, was getting the ball far his waiting backs. Weak high tackling by X;r~ and ELadday faded t& stop Dixotu who broke from the loose and scored far AtdsSard Daffy converted. ir'lay was then of a very fash open, even nature, bn: Auckland stayed many WeTingtcn rashes by good law tackling, hove, a Wehingtar Maori forward finished on •a prolonged dribbling rash with a good score: Auckland IS. Wellington i Half-time was called with the scores unchanged. cpen resimt? a sparkiing passing rash by the visitors resulted in a try by Sail. Ltefty converting. Then Weilhtgton. playing- with the wind, nearly seared from an interception. Wehington was shortly afterwards awarded a dee klcb with which Bowen added two points. SaUiday secured the bad from the loeset and scored wed. an Bowen converting: AncMard 13. Wellington la. The race of scoring was maintained to the era of the same

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AUCKLAND TOO CLEVER • -??eirsal ra XTy ITT. WEIXIXGTGX. Wednesds; - tives -were sec no hard, task wh? t a -; met T* emngton. at Aw: tt Park today. iiej were vomers ah the m; r . The T ellington player*?, alth : ugh matt. tp a better- fight than was gen erally ever. knew too much ftr them. The visiters were ntre nippy md emtker. and smart tactics by the tacks.' particnlarly at. the early stages :-f the first sped had v»« emngtcn mmktng hard the Anckfanders started in a my attractive manner, bnt generally their 'iispla;;' was not considered as g red is

these given daring the Sc nth Islam tanr. As is offer the ::ise. when a team :.s np against weaker :pp»rsitter the vfistcors at times appeared inclined to be taking' things ejisfiy. >rT ftr ah shap. they pm np a good sh:wtng. and. pro —ided the spectators with seme treaty pssng rashes, which now and

again went the lengtii :f me field. They shc wed mensedes t.:: be adepts in trapping the call in the scram, ltd ..t consronsnee, the tacks saw plenty :: the bad In the early stages. however they jvere prone tc knock-on. and their batch-g vis net perfection, with mo DUFTY IH FORM Bisfty was in gted form, and nave a sotmd.. ad-round display, and nr: bark - the most prominent of the other backs were Prentice. Gregory and wm - .•vcdle ; among the for wards max. If si:

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