AUCKLAND BEATS WELLINGTON

Evening Star, Issue 23374, 18 September 1939, Page 4

AUCKLAND BEATS WELLINGTON

AN INTERESTING CONTEST [Pun United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, .September ]C. Tim animal match between Anekland and Wellington at Kden Park was won by tlio homo team by 11 points to 5. The match was always interesting, and Wellington would have scored more points but for a weakness at contrc-three-qnarter, which caused many a movement to break down. '1 he first points came to 'Auckland alter live minutes 1 play, Molloy, the Auckland centre threo-qnarter, touching down. Twenty minutes later Schubert, the Auckland -winger, brought the home side’s tally to (i with a good try, in which lie ran half the length of the hold, and Hare converted.

Although Wellington raked the ball from the set scrums consistently, Auckland's defence prevented dangerous movement's from getting very far. The Auckland backs played brilliantly, and five minutes after the interval the fiveeighth, D. Brady, ran over for a try. Not until halfway through the .second spell did Wellington gain its points, Kenny scoring, for Oassid.v to convert. Wellington’s marked superiority in the serums was demonstrated hy the fact that Lambonrn heeled 28 times to the opposition’s 12. The best of the visiting team were A. Thompson, a live-eighth, T. Dance, the full-back, A. Wright, the winger, and Lambonrn, Todd, Kenny, and Cooper in the forwards. Brady played a brilliant game for Auckland, as did his brother, tho diminutive half-back. Haro’s kicking at full-back was responsible for keeping Wellington at bay. Carson. Hull, M'Lean. and Pearce were the best of the home forwards. SOUTHLAND BEATS WANGANUI A SPECTACULAR MATCH [Per United Press Association.] WANGANUI, September 17. Fielding a much heavier and better knit pack of forwards, the Southland touring tram beat ‘ Wanganui by 25 points to 19. It was the most exciting and spectacular match of tho big representative programme played here this year, and was really a duel between tho Wanganui backs and the Southland forwards. If Wanganui had had tho pack that Southland fielded the home backs would have run up a much bigger score. Tho Wanganui inside backs were sharper in attack than Southland, and C. K, Saxton, the Southland first fiveeighth, certainly looked to be playing out of position. If he had boon halfback and not J. W. Purdue, the play of A. G. Sutherland at centre would have been even brighter than it was. K. Welsh, the Wanganui first fiveeighth, and Sutherland were tho <: two best backs on the ground. Southland wheeled the pack splendidly in the second spell, thereby nullifying tho value of E. J. Callaghan, tho Wanganui hooker. The weight of the visitors told in the end, hut a fair indication of the run of the play would have been, a score of 20 points to 19, Wanganui throwing away five points early in tho match by thinking that tho ball had been forced. Tries were scored for Southland by Sopor and Sutherland (2), and S. E. Purdue. Grace kicked a field goal and Fleming converted three tries and kicked a penalty goal. For Wanganui Glenn, Parnell, and Hook each scored tries. Hook kicked two penalty goals and Barton converted two tries. EASY WIN FOR HAWKE'S EAY [Per United Press Association.] HASTINGS, September 17. In their final match of the season Hawke’s Bay decisively beat Manawatu at M'Lean Park, Napier, by 16 points to 6. The display was somewhat dour and disappointing. A visiting forward. I. Thorne, broke an arm in the dosing stages of the. match. DULLER RETAINS SEDDON SHIELD (Per United Press Association.) WESTPORT, September 16/ In what is regarded as the best Rugby match of tho season and under the most favourable weather conditions Boiler stalled off West Coast’s challenge for tho Seddon Shield by 11 points to 9, thus retaining the shield for another season and winning a sequence of 11 matches for this trophy. Honours of the day wore very evenly shared by the forwards and backs, the latter putting in some scintillating passing rushes. For the winners Neighbours and Strachan (2) scored tries, Dunn converting one. For West Coast tries were scored by Blair and Vincent, and Linborn kicked a penalty goal. FIJIANS WIN TEST MATCH MAORIS BEATEN BY 14 TO 4 [Per United Press Association.] HAMILTON, September 16. in an exhibition of spectacular Rugby such as lias not been scon in Hamilton for many years, the Fijians won the only test match of their tour and maintained their unbeaten record when they defeated the Now Zealand Maoris by I I points to 4. The game was the last of the Fijians’ tour, and it provided a great finale. Over 1,200 people saw the match. The Fijiaiw were in brilliant form, but the Maoris played well, and made the Islanders fight every inch of tho way for their victory. Lack of practice and consequent breakdowns in combination, however, resulted in weaknesses in the Maoris’ attack. At half-time the Fijians led by 6 points to 0, Bola and Vosaicake scoring. Later Vorcque and Ralawa scored, Cakohan converting tho last try. For tho Maoris Kotua landed a brilliant field goal. The speed, uncanny combination, and hard, low dive tackling by tlie tourists were features of the match, and conditions favoured the bright, spectacular game of the visitors, who threw the ball about with gay abandon from start to finis)).