FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1927, Page 9

FOOTBALL

WAIRARAPA GAIN VICTORY. BIG SCORE AGAINST BUSH UNION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Pahiatua, Last Night. In the annual home-and-home game, Wairarapa had an easy win over Bush, the score being 38 points to eight. The Wairarapa team was practically identical with that which beat Hawke’s Bay for the shield, while in the home team there were a number of defections from the original selection. The speed and combination of the visitors was altogether too much for Bush, though the latter’s forwards made a creditable showing. Cooke was brilliant, paving the way for many tries. Stringfellow was also in fine form and bagged three tries. In the first twenty minutes Bush held their own, the forwards especially being prominent in loose rushes. Bush opened its account first, Udy kicking a penalty. Cooke went one better, potting a neat goal. Wairarapa followed up by paving the way for Yates to score. Stringfellow made a splendid individual run and scored for Cundy- to convert, making the half-time score 12 to three.

Wairarapa had it much their own way in the second spell. Tries were added by Stringfellow (2), Cooke, Churchhouse, Irvine and Yates. Cundy converted four. A strong forward assault by Bush resulted in Ware scoring in the dying stages, Udy converting. Irvine and Quentin Donald gave their backs plenty of the ball. Jimmy Donald played as extra five-eighths for the most part, and the backs profited by the move. Reside, Harvey and Irvine shone among the vanguard, but did not have things all their own way against the Bush forwards, who lost tries owing to lack of finish. The Bush challenges for the Ranfurly Shield at Masterton on July 2.