RANFURLY SHIELD GAME.
INVERCARGILL, August 4. Southland retaiued the Ranfurly I Shield in the lirst challenge match j since 1939, by defeating Otago by three j points to nil 011 iSaturday — a penaltv j goal by the fullback, T. R. D. Webster. ; j liere was an attendance oi' 17,000. | Kai n started soon after the kick-oft' I and becamc heavie,-, being accompanied j oy a strong westeriy wiud. A greaiV ! ball made liandling dillicult and the 1 game w as not spectacular. ! In spite of u big disadvantage in ! weight, tlie Southlaud pack dominated i the scrunis aiul loose play alth'ough | Oi ago had the belter of the iine-outs : Ihe Houthland hooker, J. A. McRae. I [dayed brilliantly and was consistentiy | suc'ce.Svsful. j Otago had the advantage of the-wind I i xi tlie lirst half but failed to exploii .ihe eonditious. Early in the gain*. jGouthland were penalised but W. Pert riain, Oiago eaptain, missed a compara i tively easy kick. I Jn tlie second half Houthland made good use of tlie wind, gaining ground I with long kicks. Otago backs were : promiiient on several oceasious but inet deadly tackling. Houthland had the better of tlie exchanges in the thxai stages Ijut were unable to add to the scoro. [ riie result was a triumph for litness and tactics over a bigger and fastei team which failed to exploit the play- : ing couditions. Next chailenger for the Shield will 1 >c I'autei bury 011 August 24.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1946, Page 7
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