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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1534, 2 September 1912, Page 6

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WELLINGTON A-WANGANUI,

, WIN FOR' WELLINGTON". (By. Telegraph.—Prers Association.) m, ~ , Wanganui, September 1. _-Ihe Rugby representative, match • be« tween Wanganui and Wellington.- A was Played, here yesterday. ■ Before the match heavy rain iell, but.the-weather cleared up a couple of hours before the gamo commenced. The ground was in perfect order, .and with a dry, ball; a fine game eventuated. The attendance was about 4000. The game nil through w'as very strenuous and there were a few accidents. Three ■ players— I Tilyard (bad kneo), and Bishop (broken rib) both of Wanganui, and Jfurruy (injured leg) of Wellington— had to leave the field, being unable to continue. The teams were as follow:— Wellington,—Full-back, Evensen-i threequarters, Boyd, Murray, and Young; fiveeighths, Ramsden and 'Jl'lCenzie; halfback, E. Roberts; wing forward, Skinner J forwards, Hills. Elliott. Wilson (captain), Cjillospie, H. Paton, JlTarlane, and R. Paton.

Wanganui — Full-back, L. Meuli; threequarters, Moore, P. Jleuli, Tempertonj five-eighths, Tilyard (captain) and Collier! half-back, Atkins; wing forward,. Brown; forwards, Bishop, Cunningham, R. Leahy, f. Leahy, Takarangi, and W. Dustin. Wellington won the toss, the opening stages being uninteresting. After a while, however, plav livened up considerably, the visiting forwards rind the-local backs playing splendidly. Wellington drew first blood, JlTarlane kicking a.goal from a 3—o. Shortly afterwards "Ranji" Wilson touched down, for tlw visitors, M'Farlane again, -goaliug. Wellington, 8; Wnnganui, 0. The kick-out was lio sooner made than E. Ryan, who. had taken Murray's place at ceiitrc threoquarter, put in a fino run, enabling' Raiusden to score under the po-ts. M'Farlano oiice. more converted. Wellington, 13Wnnganui, 0. Wonganui now "held their opponents, and presently assumed the aggressive, F. Jleuli scoring in (ha corner_ as the resy.lt of a passing rush. His kjck at goal failed, and . half-timn ended with the scores Wellington, 13 ' paints; Wnnganui, 3 points. Up-and-down play ensued after the recommencement of .play until tho Wangnnui backs and forward*, too numerous io mention, flung the ball about admirably, finishing with Takarangi scoring after a great'pieco of play, amid enthusiastic applause. No goal resulted from Tilyard's kick. Wellington 13; Wangauvr, 6." Tho ball had lio sooner been set in .motion again before the Wanganui backs once 1 more got moving, and a fine bout of massing saw Tilyard cross the line. R. Leahy's kick failed. Wellington, 13; Wanganui, 9. Wanganui had thus scored three tries, white their opponents had stood at thirteen points without adding to their score, and the excitement was intense. How- ' ever, about twelve minutes to time, Tilyard's _ injured knee_ necessitated his going off, and the Waueonm backs then appeared to become disorganised, with Urn result that- the visitiiig rearguard, who (particularly Ramsden and M'lvenzie) were playing with great dash, let Young score twice, and Boyd once. M'Fnrlane converted two of these tries, and the game ended, after a.splendid disnlnv of Rugby, with the scores reading: Wellington 26 points. - ■ Wanganui 9 points.

Wanganul, September.l. As a "curtnin-raiser" to the bie match Wellington A v. Wauganui, Wanganul fourth played Wellington fifth. -The frame was very even. In tie first spell Donaldson scored for the visitors, the kick nt goal failing. In the second suell, on unconverted try was scored by Clrogan. Tile yarae thus ended ill a draw.