WANGANUI WELL BEATEN BY CANTERBURY

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

WANGANUI WELL BEATEN BY CANTERBURY

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wanganui, Last Night. The Canterbury Rugby teanl opfefied their short North Island tour to-day by defeating Wanganui 12—3 ifi A match which lacked sparkie in the first spell, but livened up in the second. . The Canterbury backs were too fast for the home side and made uSe bf a hardworking pack of forwards. Wanganui, ofi the other Iiartd, had tiie territorial advafitage, but iacked tlirust iii the rearguard to win. The fbrwaTds played a hard game, particularly in the secbnd spell, but the ufidoing bf All tkis vim was weak tackling by the hofflfi backs, who Iet the visitb'rs away ifi Sfirpns^ moveinefits. PaWsbii (ceixtfe), Brook (first fiVeoigiith) until iiijUfed, and Carmichael (left Wingbf) were ihipressive in the GAnterbfii'y bAcks, V/ith Nblan a V6ry safe gfistodiAfi. In the pagk Millikgn, Williams and Wbillans were prqmifi^fit. For Waaganqj the forwards, Bavidlon And Loc'kett, piayed Ofitstiiiding gambs, While D. -Thbmpsbn at full-baek Wa? a find, kickifig afid tackliiig spL^liHidlyi . K. Welsb had an 6^-day fill tofifid. Tries were score^ fo#.* CahterEiiry .by Brdoks, .Carmichael, EAtliorfie Afid Cbie, fione beifig converted. Barton, whb played a splendid gaifi4* l'br Wangafiui :n the badkS, scoi'fed the ofily tty for 1,o homb team.