UNIVERSITY RUGBY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 105, 20 May 1937, Page 10

UNIVERSITY RUGBY

Presii AsaoetaMoti )

Fast, Open Game at Dunedin

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% ' dunedin, Last Nighfc ! 'fflie' Boxcak and North Island Univer-j eity teams met on Carisbrook Park jto-i day. The ground was heavy and! slippery following the rain of the past jthree days but a fast, open game ?*-• sulted, South winning by. 20 points to> •12. South Island dominated .the flrst spell. After. flva minutes' play Berghan, Bouth's fir'st flve-eighth, rau right through .the defenee to pcore a good •try. Jolly's kick missed, a fii^e openiing by McCarthy enabled Steele to out:pace the opposition to score behind £h« jposts, Jolly's kick again failed. South '6-ao, North attacked and BCid sfiored! jnear the posts, but Bush failed with thei jkick. South 6 — 3. South a&ain atfcacki«d hotly, and Hadfield scored at the jcorner, ihe goal kick failing. South 9—3, McCarthy and Green broke ; through the defenee and the latier | scored. South 12—3. Martin rau, •strohgly to add three points to North's 1 taily. South 12, N6rth 6. McAuliffe and Berghan were putting Jplehty of thrnst into Sduth's attacks! | and a strong run by Hadfield saw thoj i Canterbury man touch down at the eor-' iner, McAuliffe converted. South !17— «. The North forwards played muoh better in the second spell and gave the ibacks plenty of the ball. Sutton, Terry 'and Burke broke .through the defenee^ Burke scoring. South 17 — 9. South loon increased their lead, Yalentine scoring. South 20 — 9. Just on tim«| Sutton followed up a long kick to score., Bush failed with the kick, and the|t game ended; South 20, North 12. ' N.2. "VARSjrY TEAM (By Telegrapb - Pteaa Ansocintion.) dunedin, Last Nighi 1 j£r. ts g, Hislop ^Wellington) sole selector, announces the New Zealand University team as follows: — Full-back: b, g. Bush (Auckland), captain. Three-quarters: h. a Steel (Otago), h. b. c. Wild (Victoria), w. v. Had* field (Canterbury). Five-eighths: t, Berghau (Otago), p, j. Beid (Yictoria), Half-back: j, j. McAuliffe (Canter* ibury), vice-captain. Forwards:— Front xow: g, y. Anderson (Otago), 35, j, Burke (Yictoria), m. j. Sutton (Massey). • Middle row: f. j, Green (Otago), c. w» Williams (Canterbury), l. h. Irving .(Massey)/ b. a, Armitage (Auckland) j Back row: e. Yalentine (Otago)'. EmergenCies: l. a, Hayman (Auckland), w. b. l. Ney , (Otago). mr. Hislop stated that the fact that a player was selected for the above team did not. necessarily entitle him to ; his blue. According to the ruling of ; the New Zealand University Students' | | Association only bona fide students were entitled to this honour. Soise of those selected did not come strictly within that category and he expected only about 10 would. be awarded blues. Questioned whether the team was selected for this purpose only, Mr. Hislop was reticent, but hinted at the possibility fif a match being arranged,