FOOTBALL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2026, 12 August 1920, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. A "CRICKET" SCORE. ; NEW ZEALANDERS' EASY WIN. By Cable. — Frest Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, August 11. New Zealand's final contest against the Metropolitan team was a runaway affair, the visitors winning by 81 points to 5. The local team were without prominent players, and as helpless as schoolboys belore the Black invasion. Shortly after the commencement Hingst gathered near touch, and, skirting past Badcley crossed the line, Mingay converting. From this out New Zealand initiated a succession of passing movements, which invariably ended in a score. The local defence was the feeblest imaginable. Tries were scored by the following:— Balrd and Badeley, three each; Tllyard, Jacobs, MacLcan, and Moffatt, two each; Storey, Wilson, Roberts, Duncan, and West, one each. Goals. Roberts Ave, Moffatt two, Baird, Brow", Tilyard, West, and Storey one each. New Zealand played seven matches altogether, scoring 266 points against 77. TEAM FROM SOUTH AFRICA. (A. & N.Z.) CAPE TOWN, Aug. 11. It is announced that there is every probability of the Rugby Union accepting the invitation sent by the New Zealand Rugby Union to send a team to New Zealand ne.\t year. SOUTHLAND BEATS CANTERBURY. Prtss Association. INVERCARGILL, August 11. The representative match, Canterbury v. Southland, played to-day, resulted in a.win for the home team by 15 points to 9. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance. The ground was heavy. The match was an interesting exhibition. The Southland forwards were too heavy for the visitors, whose good back play saved them on more than one occasion. The local hacks were outclassed. HAWKE'S BAY BEATS TARANAKT. Frets Association. HASTINGS, August 11. Toranaki were defeated by Hnwke's Bay-to-day by 0 points to nil. SOUtfc ISLAND TOURING TEAM.

Press Association* PALMERSTON NORTH, August 11. In a representative Rugby match, Manawatu defeated the South Island country team by 22 points to 8. The play was ragged and mostly confined to the forwards. Manawatu were superior in the forward division and also used their backs to greater advantage. For the South Island. O'Brien kicked a penalty goal and Falconer scored, Nelson converting. THE LEAGUE GAME. ENGLISHMEN BEAT THE WEST COASTERS. Press Association. GREYMOUTH, August 11. In the presence of 15(10 people Ihe English League team defeated the West Coast representative* l>y 55 points to 13, after a very one-sided game. In which the merits of the sides were fairly indicated by the scores. A bitterly cold wind blew across the field, which, despite showers earlier in the day, was dry. Pretty passing bouts among the English backs, who scored almost whenever they got the ball, were opened up byParkin and. Thomas. Thomas also helped to open up the game, while Davies, Stone, ; Doyle, and Stockwell made a succession of fine runs clean through the West Coasters, whose tackling was poor. The Coast forwards shaped better against the opposition, making occasional loose attacks, but the visitors never were really pressed. The visitors' pretty style should have an educative effect locally, they keeping the ball always in play, and passing instead oif kicking. The first half ended with the scores England 32, Coast 5. Eight tries trero scored by-the English backs, namely, Davies (3), Stone (2), Parkin, Doyle, and Stockwell. Four of the tries were converted by Grono<p/. For the Coast, Hunter kicked a penalty goal and also got a try from a loose rush, i In the second half the Englishmen scored seven tries, Stockwell getting three, Parkin two, and Davies and Doyle one each. Wood converted one try. For the Coast, Hyan and Clarke scored tries, Henderson converting one. '