WIN FOR AUCKLAND

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 18 September 1939, Page 9

WIN FOR AUCKLAND

HOME BACKS BRILLIANT WELLINGTON'S HOOKING (Pur Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day, The annual representative Rugby match between Auckland and Wellington. at Eden Park on Saturday, was won by the former team by 11 points to five.

The match was always interesting, and Wellington would have scored more points but for the weakness at centre threequarters, which caused many a movement to break down. The first points came to Auckland after five minutes’ play, Molloy, the Auckland centre threequarter, touching down. Twenty minutes later Schubert, the Auckland winger, brought the home side’s tally to six with a good try in which he ran half the length of the field, and Hare converted.

Although Wellington raked the ball from the set scrums consistently, Auckland’s defence prevented dangerous movements from getting very far. The Auckland backs played brilliantly and, five minutes after the interval, the live-eighth B. Brady ran over for a try. Not until half way through the'second spell did Wellington gain its points, Kenny scoring for Cassidy to convert. Wellington’s marked superiority in the scrums was demonstrated by the fact that Lambourn heeled 28 times to the Opposition’s 12. The best of the visiting team were A. Thompson, five-eighth, T. Dance, fullback, A. Wright, winger, and Lambourn, Todd, Kenny and Cooper in the forwards. Brady played a brilliant game for Auckland, as did his brother, the diminutive half-back. Hare’s kicking at full-back was responsible for keeping Wellington at bay. Carson, Hull, McLean nad Pearce were the best of the home forwards.