WANGANUI JUST WINS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1935, Page 5

WANGANUI JUST WINS

SOUTHLAND LOSES BRIGHT GAME. .13 TRIES SCORED TN MATCH. . Invercargill, Last Night. In a bright and spectacular game which was entertaining but not good football s Wanganui defeated Southland yesterday by 34 points (seven tries, five converted, and a penalty goal) to 31 (six tries, five'Converted, and a penalty goal). The weather was fine, the ground firm and the ball lively. About 4 o’clock, however, light rain fell and coniimted intermittently, for the rest of the second half. Southland gained a very large share of the ball in the first spell and, though the pace and opportunism of the Wanganui forwards made them a constant menace, led. 18—8 at half time. The Southland forwards showed plenty of dash while the backs, although somewhat listless, had a dangerous scoring man at centre in Chawford. Halfway through the second igiell Southland held a comfortable lead, but Wanganui was by no means done with. A steady drizzle began to fall, making handling very difficult and this, coupled with the fact that the Southlanders had eased off slightly, paved the way for a strong finishing burst by Wanganui. The Southland defence, at no time during the game reliable, was at this stage shocking and three , tries in quick succession gave Wanganui a three-point lead just before time. Southland finished with renewed dash but the final effort was fruitless. In both tight work and loose dribbling the Southland pack had things much 1 its own way, but irresolute rush stopping in the face of the pace of the Wanganui pack allowed the visitors to clinch the victory. | ' As in their last game the Southland backs had plenty of ball to play with and they were frequently dangerous. The’ Wanganui backs were a very dashing line and soon showed that it was a power to be reckoned with. BullockDouglas was well marked all day, but in making sure of him the' Southlanders were inclined to neglect the inside men. Features of the game were the number of infringements on both rides and the accurate kicking. Ten of 13 tries were converted. OTAGO PILES UP LARGE SCORE. WAIRARAFA. TEAM OUTCLASSED. Dunedin, Last Night. Otago representatives ran up the big score of 44 points to Wairarapa’s three yesterday. The visitors were soundly beaten in every department of the game and the forwards, although averaging more than a stone per man heavier than Otago, were, quite outclassed. Shortly before the dose of the game a Wairarapa forward, Faulls, was ordered off for kicking an opponent. For Otago tries were scored by Watt (3), Green (3), Quaid (2), Martin and Gillies. Martin converted four and Tay-’ lor kicked two penalty goals. Fuller kicked a fine penalty goal from the sideline for Wairarapa just Before the close of the game. Weather and ground conditions were ideal. BULLER LIFTS SEDDON SHIELD. DEFEAT OF MARLBOROUGH. Blenheim, Last Night. Scoring three tries to a penalty goal Buller defeated Marlborough and lifted the Seddon. Shield yesterday. The game was played under excellent weather and ground conditions. With fitness and combination benefited by the southern tour, Buller set a standard and pace which the holder could not sustain. Superior weight in the pack enabled Marlborough to hold the challenger in the early stages, but Buller never let up, beating the home side in all. departments. Orman, Stewart and Neigbouas scored tries for Buller and Lane kicked! a penalty goal for Marlborough. A Motueka message says, that Golden Bay-Motueka and Nelsc-. drew, 15-all.