IN CONTINUOUS RAIN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 170, 20 July 1936, Page 4

IN CONTINUOUS RAIN

MATCH AT NEW PLYMOUTH TARANAKI BEAT WAIKATO I Per Press Association] id NEW PLYMOUTH, July 18. i- Taranaki defeated Waikato in a te representative Rugby match by 11 to i- 3. Continuous rain was driven before ■h a high wind and the ground was a it Quagmire. In the circumstances the ,. s game was a good one in which the , n outstanding feature was the magnificent forward play by H. McNeile for Taranaki. His display was the finest , e seen on the ground for a long time and could not fail to impress the New is Zealanc i selectors who were present. Waikato, through good hooking by Leeson, had an advantage in the scrums, and in the line-out through good play by Wynward, but in all " other departments Taranaki always ’• had the upper hand. The Taranaki inside backs had been reorganised, • with Claude Brown again in the half position with Dowdle and Wallace five-eighths. Brown played an excel- ’ lent game as half, but the condition of the ball and the ground caused the i- game to be confined largely to the 1- forwards. For Waikato, the best games were >, played by Russell at half, Buick on the wing, Lister at full-back, and Leeis son and Wynyard in the forwards. >. A devastating Taranaki forward rush, a scrum, and a fine back moveis ment followed by a line-out and a ), forward surge led to Taranaki’s first try by Fowler and Taranaki led 3e 0 at half-time. A weak kick by Rusi- sell let the Taranaki forwards ) through. McNeile kicked over the line, followed up fast and scored. CoD it lins, who played a fine game and h kicked well, converted. Taranaki's other three points came from a pens.lty goal by Collins. Waikato's only e try came from good forward work which slowly took the ball to the line d for Catley to dive over and score. g y INTER-SCHOOLS’ MATCH n r h NAPIER BEAT GISBORNE e [Per Press Association] NAPIER, July 13. In a bright display of orthodox Rugby, Napier High School beat Gisborne High School in the annual niter-school match between the first fifteens'. Possessing a slightly faster set of backs, Napier procured a fivepoint lead in the first spell, which revealed many good rearguard movements. The forwards were evenly matched, both packs at times being slow in following up kicks. Although e forced on the defensive frequently, s Napier scored another eight points after the interval, the final score being: Napier 21; Gisborne 8. SUNNYSIDE LEAD i, CHRISTCHI KCH CHAMPIONSHIP (Per Press Association] CHRISTCHURCH, July 18. 3 Rugby football matches were played to-day in mild weather and the i grounds were in good order. The senior championship game between Sunnyside and Old Boys practically clinched the senior championship for Sunnyside, who Old Boys by 4 points to 3, both ' scores from goals ] ■ 5 MATCH AT tAUMARUNUI KING COUNTRY DEFEAT TARANAKI i -J. [Per Press As'Hociation ] 1 TAUMARUNUI, July 18. A great crowd on the Domain today saw King Country defeat Tarae naki by 18 to 6. The ground was r heavy after rain but the game was fast and spectacular. The forwards were evenly matched bitt the King Country backs were superior. Straigm running by Crossman at five-eighths gave the backs many openings. For King Country Crossman (2», t Bryers, Erickson. Bathgate and Gilbert scored tries. For Taranaki Cochrane scored and West kicked a penalty goal.