CANTERBURY SUPERIOR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 371, 15 September 1930, Page 5

CANTERBURY SUPERIOR

MATCH AT TIMARU. [ Per Press Association. ] TIMARU, ’Sept. 13. Canterbury defeated South Canterbury to-day by 25 points to 13. Conditions were ideal and there was a large attendance of the public. The visitors did not field anywhere near their best fifteen, several representative players being absent in Dunedin, but the team which did oppose the home side was a versatile one and their superiority was fairly clear cut in most departments. . In the first half, when they were obliged to face a strong sun, the visitors were not seen at their best, ana their attack was somewhat disorganised when Lilburne, as a result of an injury to his shoulder, was obliged to drop back to full-back. Roberts going up to centre and Innes to second fiveeighths. The home forwards gave a good display in the loose, but in the tight the weight was much against tjhem ana Canterbury held a marked advantage in the scrums. With an abundance of the ball the backs, who were fast and who handled well, were able to exploit numerous moves, many of which would have ended successfully had tho forwards not participated at the finish. Time and again the backs, when hemmed in, sent long transfers to waiting forwards, only to see their good work undone by faulty handling. In the second half the visitors had matters much their own way. At one stage the score stood at 14 to 13, but that was the nearest the home side got. In the concluding stages Canterbury were in the ascendant fore and aft and should have scor’d more than they did.