REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1935, Page 3

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

SOUTHLAND UNLUCKY DRAW WITH WELLINGTON SIDE. DOMINATION BY THE FORWARDS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The touring Southland Rugby team was unlucky to lose its match against Wellington at Athletic Park to-day. It had things almost completely its own way in the second half, when the forwards were definitely on top of the Wellington pack. Once Purdue seemed to have touched the ball down after a solo effort, but Wellington managed to hang on to the end and the result was X- draw, 14-14. Wellington scored four tries, one converted, and Southland three tries one converted, and a penalty goal. Southland scored first, Galt touching down after a movement started by Purdue that swept nearly the length of the field. Purdue, Hamilton, Southern, Galt, Ward and Metcalfe joined in and Galt finished it. Hamilton missed with the kick. Wellington equalised almost immediately, Fleming cutting through and giving Hansen a clear run in. Lamason missed with the kick.

Wellington maintained the pressure and Hansen scored again from a passing rush by the backs. The speed and clean passing of the movement beat Southland. Wellington went further into the lead when Baldwin initiated a rush from halfway.’ B.aldwin, Fleming and Hansen handled before the wing three-quarter went over at the corner. Lamason could not goal. Then Thornbury scored after Irwin, Metcalfe, George and he had been let away through poor tackling and backing up by Wellington. Hamilton converted.

Southland was in Wellington’s half for the first 15 minutes of the second spell. Southland went into the lead when Smiley touched down after Lamason had kicked the ball into Lynch, who was trying to stop a forward rush. Pollock just missed a field goal, and then Kilby gave Fleming an opportunity to cut through and pass to McGreevy, who scored at the corner. Lamason succeeded with a difficult kick, but Southland evened the score when Nesbit kicked a penalty goal from well out. Purdue went for a run and was just tackled by McGreevy in time. The game ended with Southland making continued efforts to score. HAWKES BAY WINS EASILY. DEFEAT. OF WANGANUI TEAM. Marton, Last Night. In an interprovincial Rugby match played in fine weather here to-day Hawkes Bay defeated Wanganui 27-3. In the first spell Wanganui had the better of things but there were no bright moments and the game never rose above club standard. Wanganui led 3-0 at the interval. Hawkes Bay played a vastly superior game in the second spell and had the crowd on its toes with spectacular rushes piling on their 27 points in fine style. •> ' For Hawkes Bay Jackson (2), Apsey, O’Brien and Mataira scored, Bradley converting three and Webb one, and Le Quesne kicked a field goal. Jones scored for Wanganui. Steere and Dallas were the outstanding Wanganui forwards and Chase and Jones the best backs. Mataira and Jackson shone in the Bay forwards with Le Quesne and Apsey doing best in the backs. OTAGO’S FIRST DEFEAT. SOUTH CANTERBURY WINS. Timaru, Last Night. Otago, previously undefeated in representative Rugby games this season, went down to South Canterbury to-day by 18 points to 12. The winner was the better team on the day and had the upper hand throughout the second half. Tries were scored for South Canterbury by Strang, Ryan and King, one was converted by Gaffaney, who kicked a penalty goal from 40 yards out, and Lee kicked a field goal. For Otago, Saxton and Laney scored tries, Trevathan converted one and Martin kicked a field goal. Otago was sluggish in the first half after five hours in the train, but failed to make full use of the wind. The home pack played a fine game and deserved the credit for th: win. WELLINGTON COLTS WIN. MATCH AT MOTUEKA. Motueka, Last Night. Tire Wellington colts team beat Golden Bay-Motueka by 27 points to 15 to-day.