FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1930, Page 3

FOOTBALL

west coast rugby union.

The usual weekly mooting of the West Coast Rugby Union was held last evening at Greymouth.

It was decided to write Blaketown Club asking why their junior team did not fulfil their fixture last Saturay and why they did not notify tlie Secretary of their inability to play.

■ Mr Ryan moved that the Westland Sub-Union be advised that the West Coast Union only received ten tickets for admission to the fourth test match at Wellington. Mr Guy seconded the motion which was carried. The Secretary stated that the tickets had previously been ordered by Union members, and there were none available for either Inangabua Sub-Union or Westland Sub-Union. In the first place 25 tickets had been ordered, hut only 10 had been received. Mr Pring moved that tlie Westland Sub-Union be advised that there bad been no notification given to this Union that a cup had been donated for competition between the northern and southern junior cup winners, and that therefore Cobden could not plaV a Hokitika team as requested next Saturday. ' Mr Ryan seconded the motion, which was carried. Tlie. Secretary stated. thj.it tlie Bolder Rugby Union had been in communication with him, requesting, that the return match be played' between Buller and West Coast on August 16. Mr Ryan moved that tlie .West Coast team .'travel to Westport to play Buller ; on August 16. Mr b McTntosh seconded the 1 motion, which was car-, ned.’ ' . Mr H. Steel movpd that Mr T. Ryan and a Hokitika nominee be appointed as selectors of the YYest Coast team, in place of -Menu's Adams and Dovvell, who will be absent at AVellington. The motion was lost by 8 votes to 3. The selectors were into pick the senior B team and the junior rep team to .play Hokitika teams on Saturday, August 16.

It was decided to notify the Inangahua Sub-Union that the ..West Coast fjeam would be pleased to play a ijijiendly match at Reeftoji on the return journey from Westport on Augusjb 17th. .

■lt was decided to ask the Buller Rugby Union to provide accommodation for tlie West Coast team of 19 players and a manager, \vhieh will arrive at Westport on Saturday morning, August 16, travelling via the Coastal Road. , .i Fixtures fqr. Saturday were arranged' ap, follows: , Ij Senjors:—Rivals v. United at Hokitika, at 3 p.m.; Excelsiors v. JLJrunuer, at Hokitika, at .?• p.m.. ; Cobden \v. Blaketown at Victoria. Park at 3 p ; .m.. (Mr J.,,Mclntosh). EXCELSIOR TEAMS. Bannister, Freitas, Dougherty, Hughes; Chaplin, Lawry, ... Davidson, A. f&ng, Staines, Jordan, Martyn, R. &ng,: .Ste.venson-.-c-. - •

TJuniors v. Kiwis:—Thompson, Palfn'er, Harris, Prestoiij Wright, Rowe, (j/poper, . Mitchell, Hayward, Hughes, llutlandy.' Dale Schroder, Hall, Hamilton. Emer r Evans.

. The following will represent Rivals v? United at Hokitika at 3-p:m. on Saturday:—.Monk, H. Fleming, G. Fleming, Pawson, Dennehy, Hutchison, Muir, Carter, Best, Houston, J. Stop forth., Webster, Schist, Smyth, Edwards, Pfahlert, Larcomble. NEWMAN SHIELD. The final -of the Newman Shield competition played between Westport Technical High School and the Greymouth Technical College at the latter’s ground yesterday afternoon, resulted in an easy win for the Greymouth team by 26 points to 3.

ranfurly SHIELD., " SOUTHLAND WA'LLOPS OTAGO. fpACK TOO STRONG. (By Telegraph—Press Association). INVEHCARGILII., August 6. Southland’s hold oil the Ranfurly Shield was strengthened to-day when they decisively defeated Otago by 37 points to five. This was Southland’s most convincing victory over the sister province. The game was played in fine weather, though rain during the night had made the ground on the heavy side, and it became a thrifie greasy as the play proceeded. .The Southland forwards played magnificently, . and were well supported by their backs, by. whom most of the tries were scored,- Southland dominated the first spell, when Otago seemed quite unable to hold their vigorous pack, whose vim and dash had diminished but little in the closing stages. After the interval, the Maroons early asserted their superiority, and except on rare occasion were hammering away at the 'Otago tine. Their hacks also showed to advantage, and delighted the crowd with some spectacular bouts of passing. The visitors were seldom seen on attack, but they went down gamely to a vastly superior team. On to-day’s showing the Southland pack will present formidable opposition to any challengers for the Shield. '

The Otago team . was not nt full strengh in to-day’s match.

TARANAKI BEAT WAIKATO. HAMILTON, August 6. In an exciting encounter 'which, despite the slippery nature of the hall and greasy conditions, was fast and open, Taranaki defeated Waikato by 17 to 11. There was no .score up to right on the call of half time, when Hunt landed a beautiful kick from the field to hoist the first points of an interestiliiig match. It was a hard and fast game, in which both sets of backs gave a good account of themselves, and on occasions delighted tlie crowd by -sparkling passing bouts, in which, despite tlie slippery ball, the handling was sound. The first spell was in the visitors’ favour, with.Taranaki to tile fore in tlie first quarter of thcl second spell. The final session saw the visitors defending strongly, witli the local read vanguard striving strenuously -for a weakness in the defence. Hunt and Hunter were the nick of the visiting backs, with Wills and Robinson the pick of an even lot of forwards. Allen, the Waikato winger, was the best hack on the field, and delighted the crowd with sparkling runs, which were responsible for several tries. St. George and Carson combined with him well, and were a constant source of worry to the visitors. Cameron and Courtenay shone out in tlie home vanguard. HAWKE’S BAY Y. . N, AUCKLAND. HASTINGS, August 6. Before two thousand spectators on Nelson Park, Hawke’s Bay to-day defeated North Alicklahd in a game full of thrills -and spectacular play, the second spell being one Jong*' -series of sensations. The home side, had the advantage of the wind in the first spell, and scored eleven points to nil. In the second half, North Auckland rallied to put on seventeen points, but Hawke’s’'Bav also added sixteen more nointvs, making the final count 27 to 17. WANGANUI TOUR. / ' . ’ s CHRTSTCHUROH, August 6. The Rugby rep. 'match, Canterbury v. Wanganui, set down for to-day, has been abandoned, owing to floods. The Wanganui team returns north tonight. FOURTH TEST: WELLINGTON, August 6. The British team arrived at Wellington, after a visit to the National Park.. They have selected Mr F. E. Sutherland! of Auckland, as the referee for the fourth test. ' THE! Mo ADC A ST.

‘ : WELLINGTON', August 6, ; Matter's' in' connection witli the Fourth 1 Teft match were further "advanced by‘the Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union tonight. . _■*!' . "

At the ‘suggestion of the Canterbury '•Union, it was decided to inform the Radio Brbatleasiing Company that the report of tlie, fourth Test match could he , re-hroadepst .from their Christchurch station.

A letter was received from the Sec-

retary of Commodore Blake,. al, Auckland, thanking tlie New Zealand Union for inviting him to attend. The Secretary reported that, inviTatiohs to afteiid the Test as the guests of the’New' Zealand Uinon ivere accepted by the Hons. A J. Stallworthy, \t. B. 'Taverner, S. G, Smith, J. G, Cohhe, Sir Thomas Sidev, A! J. Muiv, do'di. and Mr H. E. Holland, M.P.,_! ! "’ The following reinstatements were approved: R. Callinan (Auckland), L. Simons (Auckland.) THE BRITISH TEAM. A STRONG FIFTEEN. WELLINGTON, August 6. The following team has been cekcted to represent Great Britain in the final Test match pii v ,Saturday:— . J. Bassett; J. ,S. R. _Roeve, H. AT. Bowcott, 0. Aarvold, A. L. Novis; R. ,S. Spong, P. Murray ; H. Rew, t>. A'. Ken drew, H. 0. IT. ,6’Neill. B. H, Black. J. L. Farrell W. B. Welsh G. R. Beamsh, and Ivor Jones.