JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE MATCH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVII, Issue 12272, 5 September 1904, Page 2

JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE MATCH

WANGANUI (MAROON) V. MANAWATU (GREEN AND WHITE).

The above match eventuated on the R©c. on Saturday at 2.30, in the presence of a fair number of spectators, and resulted in a, win for the local juniors ay 12 points to 3. Manawatu wcsi the toss and sevsteted to play with the wand, "Wan-p-anui defending the seaward goat. EL Vott returned t'ho kick off wcCl down the fiei'd. and tho Green forwards got on a good rush, but over-running the ball, o-cib off-side. Wanganui Avars awaixkd a Frea kitek. Cado folowed up the kick, <but was nob supported, and the Manawaitu rushed the 'ball right down to their opponents' line, where a scrum was formed. (Manawatu were tob eager, however, and were penalised. From the kick tho visitors started a good passing rush, Ibufc Southcombe intercepted, and another free kick to the Maroons went ou'b at the naCf-iway flag. The visitors, how&ver, playing a deternmied game, came again, but kicking too hard, enaibkd KUpaitawk to mark. The latter made a high kick, and the Wangarmi forwards 'fdl'loAA^ing up fast, spoiled the return and rushed the ball right on to the line where. Hughes jusfc saved _a score. A five-yard scrum was ordered, and the Green wng forwards were pen. alised. Reid kicking a pretty goal. Wanganui 3, Manawa'tu nil. The kick out was returned "by the viisit-ors, with a formidable fonvard rush, but Strachan got his team cut of the difficulty very dieverly. 'Manawatu, likjwevcr, worked the bal'i doAATi, and were shortly awarded a free kick. Biwn failed to hold the Wilj and a certain score was lost to the Visitors 'by too vigorous picking,. Wan-, ganui forcing'-^JoVn. Kiiisstt re'tumed the kick out, and Conned pub in.agood run, but Manawatu got on a ooinbinad fonvard rush, and sma&Mng through the local blacks scored in a fair position. A; good attempt failed to increase the score. Manawatu 3, Wanganui 3. The visitors now began to force things, and Avith the assistance di the Avind. had the Maroons in difficulties, several fores', downs resulting,in a few iminutes. -Wan. gaui then wok© up^ and took, pliay. into Manartvatu temitory, • when Hughes, who was playing a very safe game ab full for the visitois, marked. • Dow got possession from the kick, and started a parsing rush, but a bad pass by Richards spoiled the effort, iand after a series of scrums, 'halif-tim© Aras called. . On re. suming, Wanganui had the assistance of the wind, and; Cade and Richanfeon headed a, sortdo^dnto' th© visitors' 25. Here Doav obtained a mark, and Read again landed a goal. Wa-nganui 7, Man. a-watu 3. Uni'tei-esting pCay followed till E'Lliott kicked well dawn till© field, and Larkin and Simpson follomng up, smothered Strachaii's return. The lat. ter.liimg on to '.the.'balil, and Mana-Avatu AA'ere: aAVarded a free kick. A sories of Gcrums fdltowed, Larkin, for the visitors, frequeirtiiy 'breakdng througli'.the ruck, 'bub Wanganui gradually took play to", the Greens' 25. Hero Dow obtained pcfeaessiton, and making.-a very pretty opening, passed to Richards, who transferred tb Brown. The iiaitter passed the leather on to Connell, who, although apl pearing to be off-side ab the U'me, ritced over tihe 'Line, Road landing a good t,oal. Wanganui 12, 'Manawatu .3. .Mana-wa-tu then took a turn at attacking, and with a pretty passing rush, in which Kinsatt, Eliiio't.t, and Loav Avero prominent, took play into Wanganui's 25, and a score seemed imminent, but the chaiies was lost. 'S'trachan forced. From the kick out Cbnnelil and Richardson transferred play to Jialf-Avay, and1 Brown intercept, ing a pass, got away, but Avals wel'ii stopped by Hughes. Tho visitors Avere penalised for lying on £ha ball, but Read was unsuccessful Avith. the kick. Connell marked th© kick out, and Strachau ■made a good attempt at goal, the AA-ind, 'however, proving too treacherous, and a. mark en quick succession, and S'tradhan made good though ineffectual shots at goal, and time AA"as called AA"ith play in midfield. For the winners, Stradhan, at ful, vraa very £iai©, a-:nd played a cool and sound gam©. Connoll, on the Aving, put in

some fin® work, as also* did Kilpatrick on the other wing. Brown appeared rather nervous at first, and failed to 'hold tli© "ball several times, but improved ■greatly as th© game went on. Dow, at hsvCii, played a tricky game, 'but. Richards, a.t fiveieiighthls. was evidently very much "off." Of the forwards, Richardson was tilio pick of 'tlie -bunch, playing a fin© game, Reid and Fowler also being conspicuous. For the visitors. Hughes, at full, gave a very good exhibition, his kicking, "taking and stopping being first-class, despite a tendency towards lying on tlio ball tolo long. KJinsetb appeared to be the mainstay of the backs, and was we-Il bateked up by Elliott and Low. Tlie for. wards were a very even lot, and difficult to pick out, but- Simpson. Larkin, and Palmer were perhaps the- best. The score hardly reprasented the clif-

f-srenca .'between th two teams, but t-he visitors iwere vidontly. no* usd ' to' the Gtuiiet interpretation of the rules relate iiig.t-o.offjfe.Ld3 .;p!iJay,-.-'lvi'n.g on the.ball, and •Handling the ball off the ground, as mterpreited by the referee (Mr. Ti'iiey), and we-re a-cco-rdingly penalised a gv-sat-deall more tiian would o't'herwi&s Lav been the case. The two- teams were the guests of the local Rugby Union in the ©veiling at a dinner held at- the Mteropiolitaii H'Notel, where a very pleasant evening was spent. The visitors return home by this morning's train.