TARANAKI WINS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1930, Page 4

TARANAKI WINS

NORTH AUCKLAND BEATEN

UNENTERPRISING FOOTBALL

..BACK, MOVEMENTS NIPPED •BETTER IN SECOND SPELL -i , ' ; | The rather apathetic crowd in Vic- ; toria • Park yesterday was 'treated io . Indifferent football when Taranaki de- ; ifcated the touring .North Auckland representatives to the tune of 24 (six tries and.three converted) to nine (two ■ tries and a penalty goal). In the whole /gave there was not one concerted passing rush in which most of the backsof either team figured. There were certainly a number of attempts to open • Up the game in which the visiting rear- . .guard met with a small amount of success, and Taranaki made decisive gains j ■ on the blind, but for the most part, I the forwards dominated play. Speculative kicking was rife, tack- ; ;]ing was not all it should have been in representative football and the backn simply could not get going. This applied to both teams, though there was a change for the better when Owen and T. Robinson changed places in the Taranaki backs after half-time. ... Owing to delay iii completing the curtain-raiser, the teams did not take the field until 3 p.m., with North Auck- . land playing into the sun and against .the breeze. Scrappy play marked the opening stages and things were dull - with the North Auckland breakaways swamping all attempts at back' movements. When the packs warmed to j their work, brighter football was wit- 1 ■ nessed, but the first spell was a dir-! ect cause for the boredom; of the crowd. ! The sceond> appearance of the teams wap .much mor<» inspiring and the last ! twenty minutes was good enough. CHERRINGTON BEST VISITOR. ■■» ’ . . Cherrington,. the enterprising rover, with two tries to his credit, was the gem of the North Auckland pack, but Fletcher, Morrissey and the Rika brothers were always prominent.' To Evans behind the scrum must be handed eon-. gratulations for his good work, but too many passes were fum- ■. bled and too many opportunities missed for others of the visiting back line to shine. Kerr, however, played a good game as full-back. < Among the Taranaki forwards Bond. 1 W. Robinson and Walter usually led the rushes. Watson displayed more in- I itiative than the remainder of the backs, bi’t Hunt justified his- place and Owen, -when he was moved to first five-eighth, considerably strengthened the line. Collins was at the top of his form and laaided -three fine-goals. ■ • : • .Gudgeon .countered anticipation :>y ' opportunity when he scored -Taranaki’s I ’ second try, but spectators were given a j ; real thrill .in- the next. when Watson I .flew over half the-, field, fending off would-be tacklers and dodging others. I

He went to within a couple of yards of his goal, then flipped the ball to Hunt; who had only to stroll over. . . About half-way through the. second spell W. Robinson, won the reward that should be the. portion of all good fol-lowers-np. In his charncterisiie style ,hc was right up with the game and was there to take Walter’s pass and carry on the . movement which T. Robinson started on the blind side of the serum. Somehow North Auckland overlooked that blind side, for, a few minutes later. Gudgeon again whipped out the ball and Crawford wan able to score. 4 Watson’s great speed led to the ing of Taranaki’s last try. Hunt effected a lightning-like pick-up in full play and sent out a long pass which the winger gathered. Thereafter, it was a quest’on, which way did he go? In view of the nature of the game, it was-rath-er surprising that four of the home team’s tries should have been gained by the backs. The teams were;— North Auckland: Kerr, Barrach; Mullins, Sellars, Wells, Ryan, JS-vans, Cherrington, Fletcher; Robinson, Rika; -Rika; Albert, Sherriff,.-Morrisey.; w • Taranaki.: 'Gollins/( >-Watsbn,' o Hunt, Crawford, Owen, T. Robinson, iGudgeon.

i A. Guy, Bo.nd, Walter, Kirell, Clarke, i Baldwin. .Robinson, Gargan. I . ' ° j TARANAKI ATTACKS EARLY. I j Taranaki attacked at once, and a good : kick- by Collins found touch at the oor- ■ ner. 'The visitors .cleared and ‘Mullins, j following fast, smothered Crawford near | half-way. W. Robinson broke through i with Baldwin in support to the twenfyI five, when the ball was sent to Watson, who streaked down the line but was j' taken by Sellars.- Taranaki was hook- ; iiig the ball, but the fast breakaway of j the Northerners prevented Gudgeon from swinging his backs into line, and play ( hung at half-way. Taranaki forwards .again burst through, but Kerr, the ! visiting fullback, snapped the ball from! j their toes. Wells kicked low and a.re-j ' bound looked bad for North Auckland, i j but Kerr again cleverly saved-. A mark j i by AV. Rika was useful for the visi- j j tors, but a well-judged kick by Watson I inisfielded by Barrach looked promising j for Taranaki. Barrach regained posses-' sion, however, and passesd back to Mullins, who lined. Taranaki forwards were working, well, but the visiting pack, led by the Rika brothers, took play to neutral territory, where Evans tried’ to set his backs going. A: dropped pass let the local pack again attack. The tackling was solid. Taranaki forwards set up ,a passing rush, Guy being held up close to the line. From a scrum Kivell took the ball from. the Auckland half and rushed through about 10 yards to send Bond over in the corner. Collins failed to goal. After 14 minutes the -score was:— Taranaki 3 j North Auckland .• 0 ■ A penalty , saw the visitors'gain a little ground till Watson lined near the corner. Taranaki backs handled well, but Kerr brought down Crawford. Morrisey. streaked up-field to be accounted for by Hunt. Collins kicked for the corner, but found 'touch in goal. The Taranaki' full-back fielded the kick-off, and punting downfield followed up to I Smother Wells. Now the visitors liven-' cd. Cherrington was taken by Hunt 1 near the twenty-five, and Evans swung ■ his .kicks prettily into line, gaining allot of ground till Mullins’ pass to Sellars went astray. Using the other wing | Evans, Ryan and Wells combined well i to reach the twenty-five,, where Cherrington wormed his way through the ' team to score a great try. in a handy I position. Sellars’ kick went wide.

Taranaki 3 North Auckland 3 Tui Robinson smartly marked, but. lost ground with the kick, and in a passing movement Owen was smothered, r Barrach finding touch past half-way Though smartly dumped, Cherrington retained possession of the ball to regain his feet quickly. He punted over, the 1 full-back’s head, and with Sherrill in support charged for the line. Cherrington scored. Sellars failed to goal. North ' Auckland G Taranaki .3 The visiting forwards were playing a bustling -game and sent Barrack away. His in pass was taken by Gargan, who wont -To The twenty-five. There useful ■ line'kicks by Collins penned North Aucki land- for a while. Bond with a great dash reached within feet of the liiiej where Ryan held him up. The try was only delayed. Gudgeon fooled the opposition and scored. Collins goaled. With j.four minutes of the first spell to go ■ the score was " I . Taranaki 8 North Auckland G

I A sensational incident came before ‘half-time. The ball was sent by Gudgeon | to Watson on the blind, and from his I own half the speedy Clifton winger 1 raced through the would-be tacklers to a ' few yards of the line, where ho was blocked by Kerr. Taking a well-timed pass, Hunt capped the movement with a fine try. • Collins added the major points and half-time sounded with the .-core Taranaki );J North Auckland G Replying to a fine burst by Owen, Cherrington led'a North Auckland rush which Collins and Hunt gamely checked near the line. Evans sent the North Auckland team to within striking distance. From a scrum Gudgeon sent T. Robinson away on the blind. Robinson passed to Walter, who sent W. Robinson to the line, which he reached as Kerr tackled him. Collins failed to convert the,'try. ‘ : ..'taranaki 10 North Auckland (j

Play brightened. When Taranaki /was penalised in a scrum Sellars kicked I a beautiful goal. Taranaki ........16 North Auckland 9 Crawford ran to within 10 yards of the visitors’ line, where Kerr stopped him. Using the blind side Gudgeon sent Crawford awav to score. Collins goaled with a great trick. Taranaki 21 North Auckland >....9 L North Auckland was by” no means vanquished. A solid rush and line kicks by Kerr kept play in Taranaki territory, whore Sellars had a shot at goal which fell short. Taranaki gradually I gained the upper hand in forward play. | Watson outpaced the opposition to run J about. 40 yards to score Taranaki’s last i try near the goal. Collins’ attempt was I not successful. I Taranal<4 24 North Auckland , 9 North Auckland had the advantage in the later stages of the game. Air. J. S. King refereed. THE TEAMS ENTERTAINED . After the match the teams dined together at the Stratford Hotel and subsequently a short toast list was discussed. Mr, E. 11.. Young, vice-presi-dent of the Taranaki Rugby Union, presided and after the loyal toast had been.honoured proposed the toast of the North Auckland Rugby Union and team. [ Air. P. Thomson, Mayor of Strut-I : ford, extended a welcome to the visitors on behalf of the people of Stratford and expressed the hope that their stay in Taranaki had been pleasant. Mr. D. McCarron, manager of the visiting team, briefly acknowledged and proposed the toast of the Taranaki Rugby Union and team, the chairman responding. The referee was proposed I by Mr, C. Ryan (captain of. the visit- • ing team), who remarked that it was easily the, best. exhibition of refereeing experienced -on the tour. Mr? J. S. King responded. I

i The visitors leave by mail train this i morning for Auckland, where they conclude' "theii- Yfotir ’• in A' match against I the hortherirTedin’ on Saturday.’ Since I starting ‘ on M tbur the team has played | four mh'tchc6,- ! -lo6ing three and drawing j one. The'record, is as follows: Versus , HawkeM ' : Bay, ! lost 17 —19; v. Wairarapa,' draw,' 19 all; v. Wanganui, lost, 6—15; ’ V.'' ''Tah’hnaki, lost, 9 —24; ■■ ''-I ■ WELLINGTON COLLEGE WINS. GAME AGAINST ST-. PATRICK’S. By Telegraph.—Press Association. | Wellington,’ Last Night. The forty-fourth annual Rugby match between Wellington Colelge and St. Patrick’s College this afternoon resulted in a victory ,fbr Wellington by 15 to 6, thus giving Wellington' 23 wins to St. Patrick’s 21. The game to-day was all jin favour of Wellington, whose backs 'handled much' better. The play was ~fast and open, ,aijd up, .to the brightest I. secondary.... sciiqqj; ■ standard. .. Sadler ! (half) and Crom.ie (centre) were outI standing backs on the winning side. | Tries wyme scored for 'Wellington, by iCroinie (2|, [Sadler, Carlson. and 1 while Wiwi and Toroa crossed .the line | for St, Patrick’s. The match between junior , teams of the two. co|Jegcs resulted in each side registering i; two. unconverted tries. OTAGO jBEATS HAWKE’S BAY. ■ bs-e,. *'.• — SOME SPECTACULAR PLAY.’ , Dunedin, Last Night. Otagp . beat i ,..liawke’s Bay at Rugby to-day .by “points to 11 in a game which . provided some spectacular play. For Ota'go,\|B.radanovich scored three tries apd Lu.cy one, Lindsay kicking a j penalty"goal' and converting a try, and for the : . visiters Roach and' Campbell scored, Eva^'...converting. one- try and Grenside kicking a. penalty, goal. INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL. .. . • j TE AUTE V. NEW PLYMOUTH. | -- 'I Inter-collegiate football always makes a particular Appeal, not only by' rcasop of the' specE’a'<*illar ’ display that is- al-

i |.ways. provided by the students, blit also I j because of the abandon with which they ienter into the spirit of the game. Prob- ! ably no series Of games has made a I more stirring appeal than have; the annual fixtures between New Plymouth High School and Te Auto College. This ■ year’s contest takes place at Pukeknra ■ Park on Saturday. There will be a double attraction at Pukekura Park on Saturday. FollowI ing the college game Old Boys and TuI kapa will meet in the last game of j the union competition, and as the for- [ mor has to win to maintain its place at the top of the ladder, very keen interest is being evinced in the game. MANAWATU V. HOROWHENUA. -----— I . i . .Palmerston ■ North. Last . Night. i Ma'nawatu defeated Ilorowhenua at'' [ Palmerston North to-day in an intori sub-union game, The final result being i 37 points ;tb' three. SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALL l I FIRST ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. . A WEEK AT WELLINGTON. Under the auspices of the Wellington Rugby Union, football teams representing I the primary schools of Taranaki, Rangitikei, i Ilorowhenua and Hutt Valley will play i the first annual tournament at the Hutt I . and Petone recreation grounds front Aug- j ust 23 to 27. I This tournament was agreed upon at a ! recent meeting of delegates from the respective provinces and should serve, not only Ho stimulate youthful interest in Rugby but to provide an educative tour ■ for the boys, conducted under proper super- j vision. At the conference it was agreed io limit the weight of players to 9 'stone Tibs., all boys to be weighed in at 9.30 a.m. on’ Saturday, August 23, just before the matches commence. Spells are to be of 30 minutes each. Messrs. C. T. Andrews ! and G. H. Voyce, appointed by the Wellington ■ Referees’ -Association, will control games.- : ■ Colours are as • follows .-—Taranaki, amber -and black; Rangitikei, green; Horowhenua, blue and gold; Hutt Valley, red and black. Following is the programme:— ' Friday, August' 22. —6 p.m., all visiting teams arrive at Thorndon and proceed to the valley by special buses; 6.45 p.m., welcome to visitors -at Petone Central School; 7 p.m., allocation of billets. •Saturday, August 23. —10 a.m., Hutt . Valley v. Rangitikei; 11 a : m. Ilorowhenua v. Taranaki; 2.45 p.m., representative match, Auckland v. Wellington at Athletic Park (admission free); evening free. Sunday, August 24. —Morning, free; afternoon, motor tour; evening, free. Monday, August 25.—9-10 a.m., visit to ! General Motors, Petone; 2 p.m., Rangitikei v. Taranaki; 3 p.m., Hutt Valley v. Horo- | whenua; evening, free. Tuesday, August' 26.—Morning, visit to Wellington Movietones; - noOri; Alfresco • luncheon at Newtown Zoo; 2.45 p.m.,. visit to Parliament, boys to be the guests of M.P.’s represented'at afternoon : tea at Bellamy’s ; evening, free. Wednesday. —Morning, free; 2 p.m., Ilorowhenua v. Rangitikei; 3 p.iiii,- Hutt Valley vl Taranaki} 4.30 to 5.30 p.m., conference •of 'delegates at the’Hutt Central School; 6 p.m., W.R.U. farewell dinner at Lower Hutt; evening, free.’ Thursday, August 28. —Visitors depart.