RUGBY FOORBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16531, 15 September 1921, Page 2

RUGBY FOORBALL.

SOUTHLAND v. CA N IT. R BURY - LANCASTER PARK. ON SATURDAY. Av Interesting and varied proyramm® has been arranged foT Lancaster Park <m baharday. The chief attraction will he the intepproriiicial match between Southland and Canterbury, and this being, the laei official fixture of tho season, it is rura tc prove a big draw. This match, will commence at 2.45. and Mr R- M Eensie, oi Dunedin, will be referee. During tlio halftime interval there will he the finish of tho three miJe athletic race. Competitors after entering the park will continue once round tho oval, finishing opposite the grand at and Prior to tho bis? game, there will bo a curtain-raiser in. the form of a match between the combined banks and tho stock auctioneers, commencing at 1.30. Tbs Tramway Baud will be in attendance during the afternoon. It has been arranged tc have tho half-time and final proves in the New Zealand-South Africa Test Match posted up at Lancaster Park in tho course of the afternoon. Tho Canterbury Rugby Union has invited the officials of the Returned Soldiers' Association to be present on Saturday, and have also extended an invitation lo all disabled soldiers in the hospitals and other institutions. A portion of the east stand haa been eefc s?ide specially for them. The galea at tho park will be opened at l v>.m., and the prices of admieeion are 2s and la OTAGO BEATS WAIRAKAPA. (Pei; Press Association.) CARTERTON. September 14. ; The Otago team played Wnirurapa here to-day in splendid weather- The first spell i was entirely confined to & crura a and tight ! forward play. TV air a rap a kept. Otago wall ■ penned in their half. Repeated ir. fringej monte gave TVairarapa four shots at goal, I Torrance failing with each kick. Matson I marked in front of goal, but this kick also failed. The ay oil ended with no score. I In the second spell Otaeo opened up play i and two tries were scored in quick sueeesI sion, by Hsw>.ea and Sonutag. Owles j goalee! Hawke's try. Otago 8, Wairarapa . 9. sVairarapa rallied nnd carried play to near Otago’s goal, where, from a free kick, Torrance essayed another fruitless kick. Immediately afterwards Rose marked in a. j good position, but t-bo kick was smothered. The Otago backs began passing, sad after a pretty piece of work Ward scored. Watson failed to goal. Otago 11, Wairarapa. 0. Davidson r©cured in a loose forward rush and scored. fe'onntao- failed with the kick. Otago 14, Wairarapa P. With play in front of Otago’s goal Torrance had another unsuccessful a hot. The W airarapa forwards then rushed play to the Otago lino, and James succeeded in touching down. Torrance failed to goal, and an uninteresting game ended with the scores; Otago 14 Wairarapa. S JTbe Otago team left by the 8.80 train for Wellington on their way to New Plyt mouth. HAWKE'S BAY BEATS SOUTHLAND. (Per Press Association.) NAPIER, September 14. The interpr-orincial Rugby mat oh between Southland and Hawke’s Bay was played here to-day in the preretiae of about 2000 spectators. The game, which was fast and fairly open, was won by Hawke’s Bay by 22 points to 7. The play was. much more even than the scores iudicaJe. The visitors frequently attacked, but the home team’s tackling and smothering were solid, while the work of the Hawke’s Bsv full-back (Yates) was very effective, his fin© tackling preventing scores. The Hav/ke’e Bay forwards were superior and showed more sting in team attack, resulting- in th© visitors’ line being crossed fiv* times. Tries were scored by J. Blake. Grenside, Batchelor. Ttivell and Akuira, two being converted by Yates. "For the vied tors Oockroft potted a goal and St Georg© g3ir.od a try. RUGBY UNION CONFERENCE. (Plr Pkess Association.) WELLINGTON. September It. ■ It has been definitely decided that th© conference of representatives of the Rugby Unions of New Zealand, South Africa and New South Wales ©hail take place to-mor-row. Mr F. J. Herlihy, chairman of the Management Committee of th© New South Wales Rugby Union, arrived yesterday by th© Manuka. Tho conference, which will be in the nature of a round-table talk, will clisCJisa the question of international tours, possible amendments to the rules of Rugby, ns well 35 conditions of the game generally. The amended rules under Mhicn the gam© is being played by the Auckland Rugby Union will also bo disou&sed. Questioned as to the attitude that the New South Wales Rugby Union was taking up with regard to these rules, Mr Herlihy declined to make a statement, saying that ho would put his representations before the conference in the first instance. From indcdependent sources, however, it is learned that acme apprehension cxista in Now South Wales in regard to the proposed amendments to the rule*. It is tho view of leading authorities of tho gam© iu New South Wales ihat no amendment of the rules is desired. The question that i» more in the minds oi Rugby leaders is that of educating players, especially young players, to a thor° ough knowledge of the present code, so that tho rules which for so long had had international sanction would bo preserved. BUSINESS FIRMS’ MATCH. The following team will represent Thoe. Crompton and Sono in a match for the Sanitation Challenge Shield against A. and T Burt, Ltd., at Hag ley Park, on Saturday: D. Stevenson, G. Beck, W. Long, A, Davis, G. Be;,non. J. Sullivan. V. Hcgg. J. Rhodes, Ji. Matthews, E. Darkle, W. Hilgrove, A. Mahoney, L- Coulter, G. Gcarry and F. Smith. Emergencies : L. Wilson, G. Bridge: and J. Matthews. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. The Management Committee of tho Canterbury Football Association inch in the Y.M.C.A.; present—Messrs R. English (in the chair), Dick, Riddells, Bunt, Davey, Eastgate, Garnet. Knights and H. FroggaU (honorary secre(ary). It was decided to plev the English Cuo final at English Parlr on Saturday. September 2t ; also the ladies’ match. Wellington v.* Canterbury. Mr H. Froggatt, president of tho 80->r Division, reported that the t.i-jp was very successful, the representative team winning by three sroalu to two. Ifc waa the firefc v.-in for Canterbury for five year?.