FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 September 1936, Page 6

FOOTBALL

BLEDISLOE CUP. • EASY WIN FOR ALL BLACKS. DUNEDIN, Saturday. Playing before, a crowd of nearly 28,000, the All Blacks won the Bledisloe Cup when they defeated Australia in the second test at Carisbroolc to-day by the overwhelming margin of 38 points to 13. The game was played at a terrific pace throughout, with the. ball being thrown about freely by both teams. In the first spell the Australians appeared capable of extending New Zealand, but after half-time the All Blacks ran over their opponents, scoring at will.

Mitchell and Gillies were the two best backs on the ground, and made slashing runs. Watt and Hart were always dangerous. Sadler, behind the scrum, played a useful game. Griffiths was a. weak link in the backs. Wells, King, Rankin and Reid were outstanding in the forwards.

Tile Australian backs lacked thrust, taking their passes standing, although they were quick to seize openings. McLaughlin, McLean and Richards impressed most. Bridle played a great game in the scrum, and was well supported by Hodgson and Walden. Australia led 13/11 at half-time, but did not score in the second spell, while the All Blacks ran up 27 points. Richards was dropped from the Australian team, but replaced McLaughlin in the second spell. The All Blacks kicked off into a strong sun, the game opening at a terrific pace. Bridle broke clean away, Mitchell stopping him just short of the line. A. few minutes later Bridle again broke away and kicked out just short of the New Zealand line. From the throw in the Australian backs swung into action, McLaughlin scoring under the posts. Rankin converted. The All Black forwards attacked strongly. From a scrum in the Australian twentyfive New Zealand were awarded a penalty, Pollock kicking a goal. The visitors carried play to the New Zealand line. After scrambling play the All Blacks were penalised, Rankin kicking an easy goal. Australia then attacked strongly, Watt forcing after a good run by McLean. Two free kicks to New Zealand relieved the pressure, and Mitchell, Griffiths and Watt staged a pretty passing rush that broke down on the visitors’ line. From the scrum Gillies passed to Mitchell, who threw himself over beside the posts. Pollock converted. A minute later Bridle intercepted a pass from Sadler, kicked over the full-back’s head and picked up the ball to score wide out. Rankin converted. Gillies paved the way for the All Blacks’ next try when he cut in brilliantly, passed to Mitchell, who sent Hart away to score. Pollock missed the kick, and the whistle went a minute later. The All Blacks had the better of the opening exchanges in the second spell, Wells being prominent in a solo dribbling rush. Hart was recalled when across the line because of a forward pass. New Zealand took the lead when Storey, the visitors’ full-back, missed with a speculator after fielding a kick by Pollock. Hart followed up fast, kicked through, gathered in the ball, and ran round behind the posts, Pollock converting. A minute later, an All Black forward rush carried play half the length of the field. Hart picked up, transferred to Wells,, who sent Reicl across at the corner. Pollock missed. From the kick-off, Watt came into action on his own, running from half-way to the Australian line. He was tackled just short, but got up and dribbled over to score at the corner, the kick failing. The Australians counter-attacked strongly, only stern defence keeping Kelaher from scoring, the All Blacks forcing. The forwards quickly transferred play to the other end, and from a scrum Rankin dummied his way through for a great try, the kick failing. A moment later Watt fielded the ball, made a good run, and sent Mitchell away for an unconverted try at the corner. Gillies, Sadler and Rankin combined beautifully for the All Blacks’ next try, the last-named scoring behind the posts. Pollock converted. Following loose play on the Australian line, Reid received and went over under the posts. Pollock converted. —(P.A.)

WIN - FOR MANAWATU. PALMERSTON NORTH, Saturday. A splendid exhibition of Rugby was provided by the Hawke’s Bay-Mana-watu game to-day, which resulted in a win for Manawatu by 12 points to 11. On their showing, Bay should have won, their passing seldom breaking down, whereas Manawatu had a day off in this department. Manawatu owe their success to the slogging forwards, who gave the home side a territorial advantage. —(P.A.) TARANAKI BEATEN. WELLINGTON, Sunday. Wellington beat Taranaki by 20 points to 12 yesterday.—(P.A.) WANGANUI WIN. GISBORNE, Saturday. Wanganui scored a last-minute victory over Poverty Bay by 13 points to 10.—(P.A.) CANTERBURY BEATEN. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. By eight points to nil, West Coast beat Canterbury to-day, the fast, bustling Coast forwards playing all over the home pack in the loose and harrying the Canterbury inside backs unmercifully.—(P.A.) PAYNE TROPHY. DUNEDIN, Saturday. In a Payne trophy match between (*hc premier Rugby teams of Christchurch and Dunedin, Sunnysido and Southern drew, 14 points all.—(P.A.) _ PRINCE. OF WALES CUP. GISBORNE, Sunday. The annual match for the Prince of Wales Cup, the premier trophy of Maori Rugby in New Zealand, was played at Ruatoria, East Coast, yester-

day, between a team representing Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay and the East Coast district, known as Tairawliiti, and a team representing Auckland, North Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and King Country, known as Tai Tokerau. The match resulted in a win for the holders, Tairawliiti, by 22 points to 14.—(P.A.) THE COLOUR LINE. MAORIS AND SPRINGBOKS. ROTORUA, Saturday. As a result of the conference held in Wellington recently between representatives of a number of North Island Maori tribes and members of the New Zealand Rugby Union, there is every prospect of an amicable settlement of the dispute which has arisen in connection with the forthcoming tour of the South African Rugby team. It is understood that after the views of the Maori representatives had been fully laid before the members of the Union, it was decided to write to the South African Union setting out these views and asking for an assurance that the tourists are prepared to treat the members of the Maori race as New Zealanders, and not as members of an inferior race. If such an assurance is given, the Maori representatives expressed the opinion that the members of their race would be only too willing to meet the tourists on the playing field, and also to extend to them the friendliest of welcomes.—(P.A.) REDMOND CUP. The final club Rugby match of the season in the Wairarapa was played at Carterton on Saturday, when Greytown defeated the holders of the Redmond Cup, Carterton, 29/9.