RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 285, 28 August 1919, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WANGANOi COLLEGE V. UNIVERSITY

BIG WIN, FOR HOME TEAM A match was played at tho. Athletic Park ,yesterday ..afternoon between WaCoKogiato School and University. Tho latter won 'by. 42 points to 11, after a somewhat patchy gamo, but; there' is merit in the .stand mado by 'the boys agai.nst tho strong University team. -The Rugby . Union have recognised this by specially inviting the College team to tho lvftnfurly Shield contest on Saturday'. Wanganui kicked off,'and within a few minutes Jackson scored an easy try for 'Varaity, which Scott converted. University,. 5; Wanganui College, 0. The play then dragged very considerably, and was wholly in. favour of "University. Breaking clear from tho loose in tho Wanganui twenty-five, Loivo dodged through all opposition and. scored another t.iy for University. Scott did not convert. University, 8; .Wanganui College, 0. There > was a good deal of work in' tho loose, after which Wanganui College were .penalised, and Scott 'kicked a goal. 'Varsity, 11; Wansanui, 0. Alittle later, the University backs got clear, and a rush between Aitken, Scott, and Barker ended in ' tho latter, getting licl'n.w. Scott added tho major points. 'University. 16; Wanganui College, 0. Before tho close of the spell University's, fcoro had been increased t0•29, further tries being scored by Espin, Lowe, and Ward. Scott converted two of the tries. Two minute. o before the bell rang, AVanganui got going' in a strong rush, and Bailey scorod a try! which Stow® failed to convert. Wnnganui Coilege Jivened up considerably after tho second spell opened, and from their own hvenly-fivo they carried play into University territory, whero Wit liams picked up and ran on his own across tho Green line. Stowo converted. 'University, 20; Wanganui College, 8. Tho forwards kept 'Varsity busy until a free-kick was) .given: against" tho Greens. The kick iyas taken by Stowo, who successfully landed the ball .between the posts. University, 29; Wanganui College, 11. On two or three occasions'Uni-i versity camo very-near to scoring, but presently Lusk obtained an easy try, which Scott converted. University, 34; Wanganui CoPlege, 11. "Within a few minutes of the close, of'tho game Barker broke away from the ruck at half-way, and when near t.ho Wanganui line, ho passed to Lusk, who dashed over. Scott hadjio hick with the kick. A minute later Knell notched another) try foT University. and this was converted by Huteheson. Tho final score was: University, 42; WmifMmti Colleginte School, 11. Mr. A. E. Neilson ; was referee.

ORIENTAL (Ml Y„ F.M.S. NEW $. ZEALAND (U). . A curtain-raiser to the match between University and Wanganui Collegiate. School was played between Oriental and Tf.sf.fi. New Zealand. The victory went to Oriental by 23 points to 14. TnVs for Oriental were scored "hy M'llraith. Austin, Griffiths. Daly, Bromley, and Biding (2). Austin converted one try. ; I'Vvr H.Af.P. New Zealand tries were detained by Thomas (2) and Bryant (2). A try was also converted by Bryant. Mr. J. King was referee.

CANTERBURY V. WELLINGTON. The. following team has .been selected to represent Canterbury' against Wellington on .'Saturday next, at Athletic Park (sa.ts the "Sun")Ful"l-back,. E. Brosnahan (Ma lists): three-quarters, L. Buchanan (Albion), H. Davis (Limroori), J; Hirst (I.inwoodh five-eighths. W. 'Yates (Linwood). D. M'Cohmick (Marists); half-back, ,E. Fitzgerald (XTari«t«!);--.winfr forward, N-. Carnegie (Merivale); forwards, ,T. B. Jackson (University), E. summin{ts (Linwood). C. B. sThmy (ChristchurcM. F. Snsirks (r,inwor,'l.\ T,. (Markt=), H. Sparrow (Old Boys), W. Sliaw (Linwnod); eniersencios—barik, .A. Grant (Merivale); fonvnrd, W. Owen (Linwood).

• Tho B.upby fixture, -Combined .Sliinpinir, Offices v. Union Company, will bo played next- month.-- The fixture,' which -was an annual one before the'war, is the.first • one held since 1915. and more than usual interest is- Imin-er. taken in the meeting of the two fifteens. - ;