FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1920, Page 4

FOOTBALL

ENGLAND V. COAST.

(Per Press Association.)

GjREYMOUTH, August 12

The League football match between the visiting English team and West Coast took place yesterday in showery weather, the Englishmen winning by 55 to 13. The visitors had all the best of tho game, and scored regularly by splendid exhibition against the weak opposition. . SOUTH ISLAND BEATEN. PALMERSTON NORTH, August 11. In the representative Rugby match, Manawatu defeated the South Island country team by 22 points to 8 to-day. The play was ragged, and was mostly conlined to the forwards. Manawatu wore superior in the forward division. They also used the backs to greater advantage. For the South Island O’Brien kicked a penalty goal, and Falconer scored, Nelson converting.

HAWKE’S BAY BEAT TARANAKI. HASTINGS, August 11. The weather was cold and the ground rather heavy for the Hawke’s Bay v. Taranaki football match. There was fast open play by both sides. Hawke’s Bay scored three points and Taranaki nil in the first spell. In the second spell Hawke’s Bay scored two penalty goals. Play ended, Hawke’s Bay 9, Taranaki nil. CANTERBURY BEATEN BY SOUTHLAND. INVERCARGILL, August 11 The rep. match, Canterbury v. Southland to-day resulted in a win for tho home team by 15 to S). , NEW ZEALAND WINS. A CRICKET SCORE. SYDNEY, August 11.

New Zealand’s final contest against the Metropolitan team was a runaway affair, the visitors winning by 81 points to 5. The local team were without their most prominent players and as helpless as schoolboys before the Black invasion. Shortly after the commencement, Hingst gathered up near the touch and skirting past Badeley crossed over, Mingay converting. From this out New Zealand initiated a succession Of passing movements, which in. variably ended in a score. The locals’ defence' was the feeblest imaginable. Tries were scored bv the following: Baird (3), Badeley (3), Tilyard, Jacobs, Mac Lean, Moffat 12), Storey, Wiison, Roberts, Duncan and West. Goals were scored by Roberts (5), Motfat (2), Baird, Brown, Tilyard, West and Storey one each. New Zealand have played seven matches altogether, scoring 266 points against 77.

SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. CAPETOWN, August 11. It is announced that there is every probability of tne Rugby Union accepting the invitation sent by New Zealand Rugby Union to send a team to New Zealand next year.