SOUTHLAND WINS THE SHIELD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 167, 2 August 1937, Page 9

SOUTHLAND WINS THE SHIELD

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« « Otago Go Down By 12 to 17 RECORD ATTENDANCE

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DUNEDIN, Last Night. la -A Stlrrihg gaifie At Garibfdok, Sbuthiand defeated Otago- in thb first Ranfurly Shield match of the 193? Seasofi, and on the play of the day well desetved their victory by 12 pbints tb seven. The winners' pointe comfirxsed a Converted try, A penalty goal, While ; Otago's total Was made uj) bf a tty afid a field goal. It was a doufly-contested game between two fine packs bf forwafds, whb bfittled hard All day to gaifi the supremacy. While there was little bbtWeefi the pACks, more concerted work ifi theit efforts really pAved tlie Way for Southland's victbryj ' Tho maroon backs were sound and made ffill usb of occasional lapses by the Otago backs, often turfiing defence into attaeki At haif-time the score was 3-all, and At that stage bf the game it lobkbd a6 if either side might win, but for the greater part of the second spell South' land's forwards predominated, coming through together in sweepifig ru'shda which thoroughly tfcSted thb Otlgo de* feficb. For the winners Wbsfiey kicked a pefiftlty goal and scored a try betweefi the posts Which he conrbrted, Afid Sutherland potted a goal. For the logeiA "Vorrath scorbd Afi finconverted try Afid TrevAthAfi pbtted a gbal, but he mi&sed two sitterS ifi frbnt Of the jposts afid his play lfickbd thrust. Mitchell went off injured after twenty minutes' play. The attendance was approximately" 35,908 Afid the gate tAkingS W?re slightly over £2000. • Whefi Otago played Southland ifi the Shield game lAst year at Carisbrook, when the ground had to be sWept clear of snow, the attendance was givefi at 28,000 And the gate receipts totalled £1560. The attendance and receipts At the 1936 gAfiie represefated a record for any shield match in the Dominion and the latest record wiil, therofore, take Soifie beating. It is claimed thAt the attefidance is a record for any inter-proVifiCial match ifi Ncw Zealand. ^