COLLEGE RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3168, 20 August 1917, Page 9

COLLEGE RUGBY

WELLINGTON BEAT ST. PATRICK'S

BIG SCORING

Tho annual Jlujby match Ictwccn Wclligton College! and HI. Patricks College was played on Athletic I'ui'K .on .Saturday afternoon, in tho presenco of about 21)00 people. , . ~. , Tho teams were unevenly matched, Wellington being superior in almost every •.ray that counts in Busby. St. Patrick s one good quality was tho spirit in which they paw tho gamo through; though beaten froin the start, they did their best to the en,i. Wellington appeared to bo a heavier team, and St. Patrick's hud just returned from vacation; but theso disadvantages do not excuse them for their defoat. Tho tiling , -that, struck one uioet was the oilround incapability of tho loscre-a. most, unusual thing lor thn Bluo and Whites, for their Kußby proficiency is rcnowneil. However, it is all in tho ga.mo that a whool strkes its lean years .us well as its fat ones, and if Saturdays match is a true indication, thie is a> lean year in Rugby for tho old college in Cambridge Terrace. . _ . Very early in tho pa-mo Wellington lego made their superiority. felt, and talcing advantage of the weakness of tho Blue backs piled up try, af tor try. Pope, tho half-back, was the first to got over, he slipping round tho hlind side- of tho eorura. Davidson was the next to scoro. His try camo from a passing ru3h by tho backs. . Then Nichol, tho fleet wingor. raced over tho opposition, and crossed their line. Davidson secured another opportunity, and, going alone, got through. Popo again scored from his post behind, tho Mum, and Donald notched a trjfroin a forward rush. Ward got the last, try of tho epell by individual -cflort.. Kcott- converted thrco of the tries, and half-time saw tho Blacks in tho lead by itf. points to nil. ■ . • Ward opened tho second spell.by potting a goal for Wellington College.' Wellington.' 31; St. Patrick'*. 0. Scott was tho ne\t to add to tho fast-growing total. A brief period of warm work in tho Blues ■twenty-five found him making rapid headway towards tho line, which ho reached. Ho- converted his own try. Wellington, .%; St. Patrick's. 0. Uichol was given tho hall on the left-wing, and,- showing unusual pace, ho raced round and scored at tbo cornor. Sutherland kicked a beautiful goal. Wellington, 41; St. Patrick s, 0. Donald scored in a, good position, and then Eraraett strutted over. Scott converted .both tries. Wellington, 51; kt. [ Patrick's, 0. Wellington instituted a beautiful pa-ssing α-ush, and Scott got through. Ho failed to goal. Wellington. M; St. Patrick's, o.' Tho next event vps a- da* down tho line , by Nichol.' Two of tbo St. Patrick's backs' had fine chances of collaring him, but they allowed him to epcape. and ho got over at the corner. Sutherland "could not goal, but his attempt was good. 'Wellington,'s7;'St. Patrick's, 0. Donald scored just on tno_call of time, and Scott converted. Tfco final figures wero:— - . . Wellington College St. Patrick's College " Mr. .1. Simpson was referee:

! AUCKLAND'DEFEAT WELLINGTON BY 12 POINTS TO NIL By Telegraph-Press Association. A'UOSEvKB, August 13. The first of two home-and-homo matches between Wellington anil Auckland (for players under twenty year's of age) waa played at the Domain this afternoon in tho presonCß of a largo crowd of enthusiasts. Tho result was a win for Auckland by twelve points to nil. The scoro is hardly an index of tho play. Welling, ton had the better of the early stages of tho game, and were pressing hard at tho finish, being distinctly unlucky in not scoring. jiuckland made better use. of their opportunities, securing three tries and one penally goal. The game was played without wing-forwards. Eacli team played a roving half, and the refereo placed the ball in tho scrum on all occasions. The' oH-sidc rule was strictly en-, forced. . ... The-flrst score came early in the gaino after a few exchanges from the kick-on. Wellington were penalised for an infringement, and M'Oleau kicked a good goal. T7clHngTbn pressed for some timo after this and they were getting the ball out of the scrum, and the backs were handling it with confidence. Afreo kick taken by Oowio failed to secure points. A further Wellington passing ru6h ended in Aitken being pushed out, and another free kick to the visitors failed. Vigorous play followed, the accurate line-kicking of Porter being a, feature, while for Auckland Hing was tho mainstay of the defence. Wellington were very near scoring, a line-out being followed by a loose forward rush. Itislon reached the line and nearly got over, being held up with, tho ball and uroventcd from grounding it. A passing rush by the visitors looked dangerous, but dwindled away. Thon Wellington were given a. free kick, but Morton's shot at goal was rcsultless. Wellington contluucd tho attack, and compelled to force down. The home team recovered and held its own. Finally, from a line-out, tho ball came to Wilson who cut in and beat his man and sent on to O'Connor. The latter, outpacing tho'field, scored. The shot at goal was a failure. Tho Auckland team was now attacking hard. A Wellington rush was stemmed, aud from a. scrum the ball came to Wilson, who passed to Inglis, who raced along the line and scored., The. kick went wide. Tho first spell ended: Auckland. 9: Wellington, nil. The second half opened with even exchanges, the Wellington forwards keeping tho ball at tlicir feet, showing dash, and wero frequently proving troublesome. Itain, which had bos/i threatening, now commenced to fall, light and drizzling, making the ball greasy and the ground treacherous. Porter wns innking good efforts for Wellington, but tho pace of the opposition kept hinj in check. The state of the ball ma'de the Wellington fieldina. hitherto excellent, less oertain. The visiting pack broke through in a good rush, and took tho. ball over the line, but a force-down was all that resulted. A good cross kick oanio to tho Wellington backs, but Porter was collared with tho ball. A semm under the goal seemed dangerous for Auckland, but Wilson, who was playing a brilliant defensive game at ecutro-thren-quar-tcr. saved with a long kick, and sent play well up field. A strong rush by the homo team succeeded. Nairn falling on the ball and scoring. The kick failed. Wilson hurt bis shoulder at this stage and had to leave l.lw field, Auckland playing one short. Wellington were now nmMng great efforts to score, but luck was against them. Tho forwards, playing with great vigour, broke through repeatedly, Desmond and Elack being conspicuoiin. but they were , iust lcept out by tho defence. On the call of time the chances looked Kood for a Wellington score, and an infringement gavo Porter a chance at goal, but the ball wpnt. just, autsiilo the post, and tiin» was called Willi the scoro: Auckland, 12; Wellington, 0.