FOOTBALL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2026, 12 August 1920, Page 19 (Supplement)

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. A "CRICKET" SCORE. . NEW ZEALANDERS' EASY WIN. i By Cable. — Press 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 proi»!ncnt players, and as helpless as schoolboys before the Black Invasion. Shortly after the commencement Hingst gathered near touch, and, skirting past Badclcy 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 followrfjg:—Baird and Badelcy, three each; Tilyard, Jacobs, Mac Lean, and Moffatt, two each; Storey, Wilson, Roberts, Duncan, and West, one each. Goals. Roberts five, Moffatt two, Baird, Brown, Tilyard, West, and Storey one each. New Zealand played seven matches altogether, scoring 200 points against 77. TEAM FROM SOUTH AFRICA. (A. & N.Z.) CaFe 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 next year. SOUTHLAND BEATS CANTERBURY.* Press 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 backs .were outclassed. HAWKE’S BAY BEATS TARANAKI. frets Association. HASTU'GS, August 11. Taranaki were defeated by Hawke’s Bay to-day by 9 points to nil, SOUTH 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. Mpnawatu were superior in the forward division and also used their barks to greater advantage. For the South Island, O’Brien kicked a penalty goal and Falconer scored, Nelison converting. THE LEAGUE GAME. i ■ i ENGLISHMEN BEAT THE WEST COASTERS. Press Association. C.REYMOUTH, August 11. In the presence of 1500 people the English League team defeated the West Const representatives by 55 points to 18, after a very one-sided game, In which the merits ol the sides were fairly indicated by the scores. A bitterly cold wind blew across the field, which, 'despite showers earlier in the day, wai dry. Pretty passing bouts among the English' backs, who scored almost whenever they got the ball, were opened up by Paijkin and Thomas. Thomas also helped to open up the game, while Davies, Stone. Dojle, and Stockwell made a succession of find runs clean through the West Coasters, whbsc 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 of kicking! TJhc first half ended with the scores England 32, Coast 5. Eight tries were scored by (the English backs, namely, Davies (3), Slope.. CIV, Parkin, Doyle, and Stockwell. Four of the tries were converted by Gronow. F'or the Coast, Hunter kicked a penalty goal and also got a try from a loose rush. Ip the second half the Englishmen scored seven tries, Stockwell getting three. Parkin two, and Davies and Doyle one each. Wood conjverfed one try. For the Coast, Ryan and Clarke scored’ tries* Henderson converting one. i • ■