BIG RUGBY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2167, 4 June 1914, Page 3

BIG RUGBY.

MAORI TEAM PLAYS HERE LOCAtS' NARROW WIN, TARAXAKJ BEAi ! WAKGAKUI. Several interesting representative liugby matches wcjre playerf .vcst-oulay. In Wellington Mr. Parata's Maori team met tlie WeHingtett repi'csratatis'cs. and a crowd of about 4000 wont to'tbo park to witiitss tjio encaunter. Wellington won by 15 points to 13, ana tlio fact that the- game was in doulrt till tho end furaisftol tJie eloSJnp: scones with some mild excitement. "VVdi'lriigton ran np twelve points in 'the first «nell, but tho Maoris did not opc« their' ac* count till shoftly aftei' tlto beginlsing ol the second half.. They '. hm roefetl off thirteen points, naid" s-emaisiesl a point in the lead till the. feh was wH in sight, when 1\ Beard scored the win-

ning try for Wellington. Neither team was first-class, but'the game ffas entertaming. 'the "tt'ellingtott backs worked rather -well together till Tilyard (half-back) was carried off tho lie d injured. Sim, who veplftcticl him, did not servo the backs adequately in the remaining portion of the game, and the City team showed to hi less advantage than wlisn Tilyard was tho pivot of the backs. Tho teams were ass fdlwv:— Jlaori team: . i?ttll-back, Winiata; three-quarters, ttylami, fctnice, Tarei: five-eighths, Hn\vi-si, Sogers; hatf-back, Tairoa; wing-fafward, Vefeoo; pack, Tresize, Solbrs, M'Denald, "Watte*, GemmeU, Jlorgnn. Wellington: PuiJ-iiack, A. Eveasea; three-quarters, Fwire, James Ryan («ap* tain), E.. Ryan: five-eighths, P. J. ]?yan, Algar; half-kick, j. Tilyard; wiiiK-i'orwafd, G, Miller; pack, W, Sullivan, AV. Francis, A, Wikon, T. Beard. AV. Bell, Cotter, Afataiey, Referee: Mr. U. Binipsen, The game had been btifc a few miiiutes in progress when AVilson led tlie AVcllington torffarrts across tiio line, and : scored. A force, 'however, should liavo been secured bv tlift Maori full-bud?! (Winiata). Shortly afterwards T. Beard .

added another try by wfencfiiiig tlto oval v out of the hands <ii a Maori'who was just about to force down. Beard.

failed in both attempts at conversion. Wellington, 6; Maori team, nil. Tha nest try was tho result of a beau.t-i.fu! preco oi passing by tho Wellington, back's. Tilyard sent the bal! very -cleverly out- to P. J. Eyau, wlro drew the attack vc-i-y nicely and then transferred to Faire, who swerved past tho full-back and scored. James Ryaii .hiisscd, tho goal Wolliiißton, 9; Mae-ri tcanij 0, Tl-ie- visitors gave a coui»te ttf glimpses -of their best form well on in the SjpeiJ, but noi' ther effort boro fruit, 'tto c-fmv-d bestowed great applauso oil Itogers-sior the main part (a brilliant sprint) ia oneo£ these attacks;.. afld in the other instance . the Maoris had very ba-d luck in' not scoring. James Byisu aMed a fine penalty goal Wore lialf-tiree, and when the teams retired the seo-re read: ■ Wellington, 12; Jla-or-j- team, G. TSyarfl had his ankle hurt, just as the whistlo blew for the interval,' and for the- seeand spell, Sim (University) replaced In-ra, j Tho second spell had only just- opened when the Maori backs wont'away wj-fli! a fierce rush. Graco ran through to the full-back, but sl-ijiped when attetnptiiiK to evado him. Jacobs, lamvcver, came along in tinio to snap up the oval and seore. Kogers eohverted. WdlHa'?'ton, 12; Maori team, o. Ttio M-aans very soon got over .agai-ii, Istit a try was disallowed oil «ecoutit <sf a . pas's forward. Some ef #io crewel mt the bank exhibited their bad feistp by Jtootliiß tho rcferco for ti-is decision.' lire Maoris' second try was secured by .Hog. ere, who fell shrtrt of- the line', but rolled in and'touched dowi], 'ftwoa cisn™rt«l- Wcllinpjtoii, 12; Maori tcatn, 10. Ihc next try, which Vercoo obtained from a scrum oft the fine, jviit the visitors, in the lead—Maori team, 13Wellinßton, .12. Weffingtoilrs nest chance was some tlma'romiiig, and then i> to T ok T. t,10 form of a ' ffia-rtv hy 1. J. Ryan, welt down in tho Maoriterritory. James %-aii took art e-,m> shot at goal, but sort the ball very wide of the posts. The game aies ; red its effl], and the Maoris were- s-t4]l in tire lead; but Board saved tJie situation for his ■side by scoring a fine tr.V dose'oil tile call of time The K eal w.is missed. The visitors made two deterffltaed attowpts to a«am assume Aα ttpfier Ijaftl/but Evensen repelltd one, ami Alaar the other Sq.tho gai«o ended: Wellinetoii lo; Maori team, 13. :

interp'rgvinciau TARANAEI & WAJvCfANUI, (By Tclejrapli.-Press ftssodetloiu ■ Ti fi *. n i. Wa:n S a w'. Jnuc 3/ lhc first Rugby representative match or the season, AVangattui v. Tafanald was played here ttnfey.- The , ve ntW W t7« r, and a > E « wiH(l vas Wrfemg, but tlnrground was m flrst-ctaes condition. iTho attondomo *as "ff Taranaki won tlio tess, and -plaverl wlt'll liolf. the teams eroded ov<?r the scoro wav TiiimmK, 9; Waaganuj, mi. laranaki's soorft was made- Up of three goals, tvrojbomg fro.« a,arb, p ßl rf one from a penalty lnofc, a iJ by J. S to l M -. Wanganui had all tlio better of tie Mcond half, and hM-vty thfou E ft Swan and F. Meitii «„„£ trios, {L latter converting one. feranald thus won an even and hard contest hy 9 points to 8. '

IXTER-ISLAND NOStIKAtJOKS. lEy TelcsraDh.-Pr&£s Associalta&.J The AVanganui selectors' feve iwittij,, ated the following players itit mcbmm m the North Island. vmm toWtite bouth Island.-R. Lpa-Jiy, fottvard; T Leahy, forward ; AV. forward : F. Collier, five-eighths; %. Campiw, fiveeighths or.three-quarter. ' .' WAIRARAPA & HAYES'S BAY. IBr Teleerarli.-Pre?.s Assddstlw.J .„■_.', _ . Mapfsr, Jaae 8. ihe Kugby Union foe*ai : l uiateb, Wairarapa v. Hawko's Bay, was won by Wairarapa by 5 points to 3. About three thousand spectators watched tho game. INTER-STATH RU&BY. By Telcßranh-Prcss A6s3ciatiss.^Cwyrig.ht (Rcc. June 3> ?.S5 p.m.) ,_, „ Brisbane, June 3, -The New South Wales Rtigby team defeated Queensland by 2-1 points to 12.