FOOTBALL,

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1923, Page 4

FOOTBALL,

[I!T TF.T.F.GRAPn —RF.R PRF.SS ASSOCIATION.]

INT F.Tt-IS LAND MATCH

WELLINGTON, August 4. The Inter-Island Rugby match was played before a crowd of 000!) people.

Ruin set in in the early hours of the morning, and continued till late in the iafternoon, with the result that the ground resembled a quagmire. Back piny was almost impossible, although on several occasions both the rearguaids rose to the occasion splendidly. The forwards were magnificent, and they played with dash and go. iron) stair to finish. The North Island opened the scoring account. Pringle, from in front of hi.s own goal, cross-kicked, and Peina fielded tile ball cleverly. Using his pace. I'eiufi ran in unopposed. The kick at goal failed. North Island A; South Island 0. The South Island now attacked strongly, and for a time were pressing hard ill the Black 2d. Mitekercth fieldod a kick from .Mill, and passed to Snodgrass, wlm cut in between Peina :l ml I’otaka and scored a line ttv. The kick at goal failed. North Island A; South Island A. Almost immediately afterwards, the South forwards, in a splendid combined effort, took the ball down to their

opponents’ line, from which McWilliams broke through and s.-nred. The kick id goal fell short.

South Island A: North Island A. The rest: of the spell was very even, with the forwards in command most el the time. .At lmlf time there was no farther score. In the second half, the play moved up and dew ii the field at a fa-t rate, both sets of forwards giving splendid exhibitions of dribbling. In the North team. Brownlie Kiglnon. Patterson and .Tsrolis were always prominent. For the South Island, the best men were Sinclair, 8011. McCarthy, A\ iIiI an i s McC'lea.ry and Knox.

With a quarter of .'in linin' to K°. Bell sent Tilyard away on the blind side. and the latter pissed to Creeii-r-.ide, who transferred to Mill, and the last-mimed scored the best try ol the day. The kick again failed, the game ending in a draw, six all. WKI.iVI.Vf.TOX V. WAIIIAIiM’A. WKI.I.INOTON. August Tie representative Rugby match, Wellington v. Wairarapn, was jihtyed as a , urtain raiser to the tiiter-I-lund game. IHi the day both teams "ere evenly matched. 'lhere was no seme hv either side, wliieli was a lair nulieatloti of the rehuivo merits of the teams. ■U'f'KI.ANI) 111'. AT SOL'Tlir.AXn. At'C'KI.AM). A iitaisi I. At. Rugh.i. Auekland defeated Snub laml by .‘if to ;i. The went her "a , line Imt l !i.’ ground "'as muddy, water lying in ! arts A lAN \ WAT!' V. S. HAWK ITS HAY. Rf.MKRSTOX North, August 5. At Rugby Mimawnlu (29>. defeated Soul hern 11a" lie's lla.y (fs> in rlmwe;\ weather on a heavy ground. ’I h.e visitors were 'UiieliiSSCwl.

N.Z. R FG BV TI'A.M. THE TWENTY .SELECTED. WELLINGTON, August 5. The s.electors have chosen the billowing 211 players from "horn the New Zealand team w ill be chosen : Backs : Sinclair (Otago), Sic. 1 (Vest ast). Snodgrass (Xi'ls. iiy 801 l (Soula--1:• n']>, Macka ret 1) lOtagoi. I’otaka i Wanganui). Peina (Wanganui!. M.- ( a rib Ram■_ ri in ry). Mill (Hawke :- Bay), F. TiLard ( Welliugion'. Fiiuiiiab: MeMeeking I( M rgoi. . Mc(|a ry (i ilil.i liiiry ). H H-lia I d -en (Soul ldainl). William '.Otago', I’cterson !C a lilei Ini ryo. Flingle i\tel I i nglon) Geliimel (Hawke's Bay). Brownlie and .la-eh (I lo'-c.wkeUlia), RlgTllou t.Allekla lid i. SOC'CFB FOOTBALL. _ AUCKLAND. Aug. A. I A -social ion tool ball in a Brown Shield inatih. Auckland i holders). I'raii d Wanganui by 111 lo 1. a record for the Shield cniHosi s.