SURPRISE RUGBY WIN

Chronicle (Levin), 15 August 1946, Page 3

SURPRISE RUGBY WIN

-Press Association \

By Telegraph-

WELLlXtiTOX , August L4. | Oue of tlic biggest surprisos of tlic! j JJugbv sciisou in Wellington wns thej ; (lofeut of N'icloi'in rnivcrsity U'ollege, j wiuners of thc senior conipetition, iit i i tlie hands of Uanterbury hui versity | I t'ollcge todiiy by J) points to S. Cnntcr j ' buvy College won by tahiiig tull a1-j , yan'tage of rather letiiargie and unen-j i terpi'ising play at ceitain jioints in tlic* j , Wellington team. Canterbury proved j I pai'tieulai'ly sound, notably in line-out plav with Jv. .Monigatti switehiiig' ]da\ j aJniost bewihlenngiy from his post at i half-baek. Another key advantage of | Oanterimrv was the great sli'ength oi j tlie wiugs. \ ictoria were without . lliree of their most cousistent forwanls of the season, ►Shannon, Barraelough and iMeads. In spite of the handieaii t of their absence, Wellington were get- | ting tlie ball from most of the set "! serunis but in the liiie-outs it was a i diil'efent storv and licre the tall Canterbury forwards were giving MoniI gatti ph'iity of the ball. The CanterI burv forwauds also were breaking i th rough fast on to Jacob, the opposing j half-baek. Wellington had chances ' j which tliey missed rather badly, especi- | ally two easy penaltv kicks. i Tries for Canterbury were seored by i Drummond and Monigatti and a pen1 alty by Kelly. For V ictoria, McLeod ■ got a trv which Uadich convcrted. Radich also kicked a penaltv goal. In a curtain-raiser, Victoria College ■ Colts liea't Canterbury College Colls * 18- 1 L . _