MATCH IN MUD

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 72, 22 September 1930, Page 4

MATCH IN MUD

OTAGO V. CANTERBURY

SOME SIDE THE WINNERS

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, 20th September. Otago defeated Canterbury to-dn.v at "Rugby by 11 points to 3. The game was

plnyod in pouring ruin, on a ground which had been saturated by several hours' steady downpour. i The Otago forwards played an excep- I tional game, and gave the backs nioro of the ball than they have been accustomed ! (o do. Tho Canterbury forwards worked | hard, but the backs were not comfortable in the sea in which the game was played. Good following up by Giles was responsible for the first try for Otago. M Kqiy/.w kicked through, and Giles, coining up last, beat tho defenders to the ball, to snore well out. Soutjr kicked a goal magnificently. Otago 5, Canterbury 0. The home team was holding its own well, and had carried ploy to the visitors' twenty-five line when an infringement by Canterbury gave Souter an opportunity to goal again. Otago 8, Canterbury 0. Both teams wero handling tho difficult ball woll, but it was hard for the players to keep their feet. Heavy rain was still falling, and the pools on the ground seemed to be getting larger all the time. The game was.held up for a few minutes While an unidentifiable Canterbury fot-ward had some of the mud scraped from hi* face and hair. Olago fiercely attacked, and Laing followed up a lucky speculator, find scored'just on half-time. Pouter's kick failed. Otago 11, Canterbury 0. The second spell opened with some strenuous woi'k by the Canterbury forwards, who maintained a consistent attack which kept play in the Otago twentyfive for the first ten minutes, with the exception of a brilliant dash by M'Skimining, who waa pushed ovit ten yards from the line. Stewart gained thirty yards with a good line-kick, and Hodgkiuson followed up. with another short punt that found the,lino near the corner^ From the lineout Stewart secured and battled over. Innes failed'with the kick. Otago 11, Canterbury 3. Fauiks was playing a great game at fullback, fielding, clearing, and always sure. He saved his side time and time again with good liue-kickiug. With two minutes to go Stitchbury went off hurt, and two free-kicks to Otago concluded , the game. The final ECore was: Otago 11, Canterbury 3. In a junior match, Otago (9) defeated Canterbury (6).