ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2541, 16 August 1915, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL WELLINGTON BEATS AUCKLAND SLIPPERY GROUND AND GREASt ,BALL. By Telegraph.--Press Association. Auckland. .August 14. The Wellington-Aiickiand representative Rugby football matci'i was played here today, nnd resulted in a win for Wellington by 9 points to 5.' The sky was overcast at the start, a strong easterly wind was blowing. ' About half way through the first speM rain commenced to fall, and the game w<\a finished on a slippery ground, and witil! a wet ball. Wellington, playing witn' the wind, scored their 9 points in the .fest .spell. .Capper kicked a penalty goaL and Blackmore and Wilson scored tries. In ; the second spell the Auckland team ha<f. the game won, but failed to make rise of easy opportunities. Ifanlon scored a try, which Clark converted. The ball, was hardly out of Wellington's half in t.UV> second spell, and most "of the time pl.ay was in the visiting team's twenty-fivo. The work, of the visiting forwards in the loose was favourably commented on. The opening stages of the g&inesaw play fairly even, but after a while Wellington commencwl to open out, nnd '.the visiting forwards proved distinctly .superior to the local pack in loose play. ■ "Rangi Wilson; Gilchrist, aiid Pato-i w<!ie a prominent trio. The Wellington l.\jicks were given many opportunities, and Algar in particular did clever work. Afitev half an hour's play, of which had the'best of it,' Auckland was penalised under' the posts, and Capper kicked a penalty goal. The ball was haird.lv in play again when Gilchrist cleverl.r fielded the rolling ball and passed to BJlackmore, who scored. Madden retired,'>iurt, and M'Ewen took, his place. - A few inmutes after the' resumption of play Gilchrist again made an opening, and this time Wilson scored, and the spell ericled. Wellington, 9; Auckland, nil. King„.ot Auckland, Who had retired just before wo spell with a dislocated shoulder, was Replaced by Barclay. • _ The second spell saw Auckland on taa attack most of the time. "Kick high and. follow fast" tactics wero adopted by Auckland, but the greasy ball was againstthe Aucklanders' back play. Early 111 the \ second spell a misfield by a Wellington back gave Auckland a chance. Hie ball was kicked across the line by MTlugh, and Hanlon raced over the line and scored in the corner. Clark converted with a magnificent kick, From then on Auckland attacked incessantly, and on two oc-casions-should havo'scored, but missed easy chances. The game ended: Wellington, 9; Auckland, 5. , DUNEDIN FIXTURES. , Dunedin, August 14. ( ■Following are the' results of to-day's football matches :-Union, 9; Zingari,. 8. "University, 19; Alhambra, C. Southern, 29 j Dunedin, nil. lorfc Chalniois delimit* ed to Kaikorai. .