WELLINGTON'S GLOWING RECORD

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 20

WELLINGTON'S GLOWING RECORD

In this season's representative jnatches Wellington's Rugby football *are putting up an exjtaraordinary record. Already four enarfleements have been met, and in those contests points have been piled on at jfche rate of almost 35 per match. Much Of the success is due to tho fact that .the team is being kept' pretty well infract, and it is to be hoped that this jprill remain so for the remainder of the. fceason. One of the most attractive features of Wellington's performance ias been the brilliancy of the insideback combination, and it came as a surprise- to find this broken for tho match. ;with Southland. The process of linking up had to be started over again, ftnd this naturally had its effect upon performance, but in the end the backs yrere going well again, and the unsuccessful Shield challengers were pretty well run off their legs. Points, including those by Southland towards the jfhiish, were put on at tho rate of about jme per minute. The Wellington representatives still have somo important jengagerrients to fulfil; in fact, only half the main programme has. been completed. It is possible that some harder opposition than that' encountered to jdate may be lnet ero tho season closes, J>ut if the team can maintain it 3 present form Wellington should finish up jvrith one of its most successful seasons ion record. In any case, the performances to date make an imposing list: — v. Taranaki, at Hawera, won, 44-9. v. Wairarapa, at Wellington, won, &3-16. v. Canterbury, at. Wellington, won, SU-6. v. Southland, at Wellington, won, 08-11. Summary: Played 4, won 4; points for J. 39, points against 42. The remaining fixtures for WellingJK>n ls main team are:— v. Taranaki, at Wellington (September 2). v. Otago, at Wellington (September P)----v. Auckland, at Auckland (September 16). v. Hawke's Bay, at Napier (September 30.) ■ For other Wellington teams there will be quite a number of matches. 'On Tuesday a team is leaving to play kt Waipukurau, Gisborne, Wairoa, and Pahiatua. On tho day of the Auckland match a second fifteen will be meeting Manawatu at Wellington. The visitof a team to Blenheim is also on the cards. THE ATJCKLAITD TKII'. Wellington's..match with Auckland is being made: a very big event, as it is jto take: "place during Auckland's jubilee celebrations.''The indications are that it will arouse; interest even greater than that-which-, was created by Southland's challenge match for the Ranfurly Shield. It is known already that many Wellington enthusiasts are contemplating a trip to Auckland for the piatch, and it is'expected that a big contingent will travel by special train, it (being announced that tho Railway Bejpartment is making arrangements in this ..direction. Auckland is making jelaborate preparations to have the big jocer.fion celebrated , fittingly, and; the lAue'kiandi-Wcllington match; .will,be but. ion /'an important; one—of a number. of ..'special;, events..;, .Wellington ■will again be represented in Auckland a week later, this time by the senior champions, Wellington College Old Boys, in,a match with Auckland's champions. :The special train from Wellington for the "big event on September 1C is to leave early on tho Friday evening, and •will leave Auckland on tho return trip ion Saturday evening, arriving back in [Wellington on Sunday morning.