OTAGO RUGBY WIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20036, 7 September 1939, Page 16

OTAGO RUGBY WIN

CANTERBURY BEATEN TEN POINTS TO THREE TREVATHAN’S KICKING . (fur Press Association.) •CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Otago Rugby team, depleted after its strenuous tour of the North Island, created a surprise by beating Canterbury by' 10 points to' three at , Lancaster Park yesterday. The visiting team was without eight of its leading players and was reduced to playing - a forward in the half-back position, but it still had more dash and spirit than Canterbury. The visitors were depleted, but very far from jaded and the vigorous floose play of the forwards and dashing thrusts of the backs kept Canterbury on the defensive for long periods of the game. Possibly the home team suffered a reaction after its fine effort against Southland. Certainly its standard of play was far and away below that of last Saturday. The forwards did their part fairly well, but the handling by the backs was most uncertain and rush' after rush broke down through mistakes. Canterbury had many chances of making up for their lost opportunities with penalty kicks, but the goal kickers of the side failed. N. A. Mitchell, the All Black caplain of 1938, was the outstanding back on the field, but it was D. Trevathan’s •kicking that really won the game for CKago. He potted a goal in the second half and put the result beyond reasonable doubt with a good penalty goal. The oiher Otago scorer was B. A, Taylor, who scored a try in the first half. For Canterbury McAuliffe kicked a penalty goal.