REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY.

Wairarapa Age, 16 August 1928, Page 2

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY.

MARLBOROUGH DEFEAT BUSH BY THREE POINTS GAME ON WATER-LOGGED GROUND PAHIATUA, August 15. At Rugby on a greasy, water-logged ground, the Marlborough touring team defeated 1 Bush by .six points to three. The game was largely confined to the forwards. The first speill was very even, Harris scoring the only try for Bush. Superior condition and ability to adapt themselves to the conditions gave Marlborough a decided advantage. In the second spell tries for the victors were scored by Barclay and Botham.—(P.A.)

CENTRAL HAWKE’S BAY WIN DANNEVIRKE, August 15. The Rugby game between Danncvirke and Central Hawke’s Bay,which was played to-day on a greasy ground was won by the latter team Uy 14 points to- 12. —(P.A.) OTAGO 11, MANAWHENUA 9. DUNEDIN, August 15. The Otago Rugby representatives defeated Manawhenua to-day by 11 (three tries, one converted) to 9 (three unconverted tries). —(P.A.) OPEN GAME AT INVERCARGILL INVERCARGILL, August 15. Big scoring marked the Auckland-Southl-and Rugby match to-day. the visitors winning by 44 points to 21. The weather was fine but overcast when the game commenced and a cold erste-rly blew straight down the field. The attendance was in the vicinity of five thousand. The visitors madb the attack their chief weapon and threw the ball about in a delightful fashion, the speedy three-quarters line handling well and- being nippier and faster than the opposing three-quarters. The forwards, too', combined more effective!/ in the loose than the maroon pack but the latter more than held their own in the tight stuff. At one stage- ;n -the sdcond spell it appeared that Southland had the measure of their more versatile opponents but it was only a flash in- the pan as- the northerners rallied and came back again with as much vim as they showed in the first spell. Southland lost several good, opportunities of scoring in the second half and had their work possessed the finish of the visitors, they would have -scored at least three more tries.—(P.A.) INTER-ISLAND GAME CHANGES IN THE TEAMS CHRISTCHURCH, August 15. Lui Paewai, the North Island fullback, is unable to play in Saturday’s inter-island game Christchurch owing to an illness in his family, which has caused his recall from the southern tour. A. H. Lomas (Thames), K. Anderson (University), and another to be chosen' are proceeding to Wellington to reinforce the Auckland team for Saturday ’s interprovuncial fixture at Athletic Park.—(P.A.)