FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1927, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

EXCEUSfOR FOOTBALL CLUB.

The following team will represent the seniors against Stars on Saturday: Nightingale, T. Staines, Christensen. Wells, King, Houston, Kinloeh, Freitas, J. Gtigieli, Eager, King. Barron. Best, Halm, Preston and Robinson.

A. Juniors against Rimn at Rimn on Saturday:—Preston, Gardyne. Hughes, Ougieh, Muir, Gay, Davidson, A. McDonald, Rutland, Davidson. Breeze, Staines, Dale, Glover, Stevenson. Fmcrg. Muir, C. Evans and W. Gooch. A car will leave Toohey’s Garage at 2 o'clock.

The following will represent Star seniors v. Excelsiors at Hokitika at 3 p.ny on Saturday :—Goodall, Brown, Nicholson, Stevens, Culling, AlcKendry. Dunn. Reynolds, Pring. Charteris. Fell. Beyer, (,'nulton. Steel. Russell. Johnston and Pnrlitt.

SYDNEY VARSITV’S GOOD WlN[Australian it N.X. Cable Association.] SYDNEY, May 25. The first test match ltolweeit the Sydney ami New Zealand Universities was played to-day. New Zealand, won the toss, and kicked off with a strong wind and the sun in their faces. Sydney immediately attacked and after a pasiug rush, Foote scored at tile corner. Ross failed to con veil. Sydney!! ; X.X. 0. Webb secured the ball from the ruck, made a good run, and kicked over Ross's bead. Webb followed on, and Ross collared him. when be did not have the ball, but Lindsay came up ami scored. O'Regan’s kick was against the wind and failed. N.Z. A: Sydney J.

New Zealand forwards came again. The ball was kicked out at the line. Johnson intercepted a X.X. pass in the Sydney 25, and made a. line run. 'When near Butler, lie passed to Burge, who scored behind the posts. Sheehan converted. Sydney 8; N.X, H. Two minutes later. Boss secured the ball in a bandy position, and with the aid of the wind, lie kicked a field goal. Sydney 12: N.X. lb Sydney was having the best, of the ruck's and their hacks combined well.

{■vmie nice passing movements were witnessed ten minutes before time, in which Dunne. Lindsay, Keegan and Childs participated. the last named scoring. ‘ O’Rcgau just missed with the kick. Sydney 12; N.Z. 0.

From ragged play, the ball passed through all the Sydney hacks’ hands and Foote scored well out. Ross failed with the kick. Sydney 15; X. X. (5. A bad Sydney kick saw the ball well out on the Sydney line, and from a scramble. Dunne went over to score. O’Regan failed to convert, and the spell ended a minute later;—Sydney 15; Xew Zealand 9.

Seven minutes alter the resumption, a line passing rush between Sheehan, Gibson. Burge and Foote saw the lastnamed score at the corner. Boss failed i o add idle major points. Sydney IS; N.X. 0. Sydney continued to attack, and several of their movements threatened the New Zealand line. Then Gibson’s pace enabled him to score, and .Sliceban kicked a. nice goal. .Sydney 26: N.X. 9.

Hingst. who was playing a great game, was responsible for Sydney's next try. which be secured'alter a determined run. Sheehan failed to con. vert. Sydney 26: N.Z. 9.

Burns showed up with a nice dribling rush and took play to Sydney erritorv, but the Sydney defence was

Webb on (be N.Z. wing was weak. Sydney wore getting the ball Imm the line-outs and the scrums. New Zealand did their best to keep the play tight. A beautiful passing rush in v'liieb all the Sydney backs look pari saw Burge over and Sheehan convened. :?!—!)’.

Five minutes before time Freeman ■ plati-d I.overidge. lie immediately •r.fotl after a ruck on Sydney’s line, ttline’s kick failed. 11l- 12, The game thus ended

Sydney J 1 New Zealand 12 Childs replaced 11 uidcti.i' h in the earn. The a! tendance was four tlmuaiul. Now Zealand was outclassed in a!! Apartments of the game.