RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1932, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

COAS^BEAT.WELLINGTON, i / AFTER INTERESTING GAME. Under : the ‘ ilays/;ofV a ‘wayiiri; sun, a targe ,attendance.' gatbefed .^fkvt'^ekter'cbiyf; the, • encounter jhetweetri' tile ; Wellington colts’.' ; touring’.' team,’ jSjicL; : . the; toVert Ooast representative®?'? 'and they , were .'in "no* Vay di&appbinfed/A s\ OP 160 and exiting •was /played,* . resulting* in'a win toy: the: narrow margin of 17*. points to 'ls.' ~.to;\to, ~■? .V* • Wert Coast won the toss and 1 played towards';.the .southern' goal. There was an .absence. of. wind. ■; -Wellingtoii forwards took play to Coast’s : 25, Scan'dhett clearing with a fine kick to midfield.' Scandrett gained further, groumd WSth another , nice ; hhe 'kick: Coast forwards attacked' willingly. Chaster*inan secured*.viroin' :a : scrum;,.in his *o> and kicked aeross *field,'! where. Stope was tackled by Fong,,,; and: Martyii, picking up sihaJtly,' i'dasiied; Over' , at tile' corner. '•’• .Martyri'. faifed 'to-' convert. West Coast.' 3,; 'Wellington'-0." 1 • : Wdllington’e " fast’ - set" of forwards combined well, in a rush to- Chart's 25, where, ■ from a scrum, toulian, working the blind side,'’igave J to Webb,; who nrade. a determined., :<ja&h..;to'• te;..held; up near the corner by. King' and, Sfehroder. Webb made 0 another . determined run; hut was again thrown into .touch. Schroder - cleared .from, a. dangerous position on Coast’s.. line, but Johes got tiff side’ and from a. faihly handy position .Masters .goaled nicely. ■Wellington' 8; West ■ Ooias-fc 3.,, • ■ Coast immediately tjiok pfeyrto Wellingfcm’s . .•Bs,;:; >> wher!»V; Johnson was caught in passion’, .vsTJhe'vban-; t vas fielded, hy. a- Wellington 1 Lapk and King’s attempt; to. drop- kick a goal was a good effort, going.'jupto outside the upright. Wellington forwards worked, hard and made ''a '. 25, where , Soamilrett lir<s)d. Johnson secured from the line out, and, cutting

in nicely passed ; to O’Connor, when tadkled near the posts; O’Connor scoring in a liandy pojsition. Masters.odrivertod. Wellington 8, West Coast ,3. WaUington .' foi'wai'd's. - again, brofee through, and Fbng was lucky to secure a foreetoown. Wellington backs got away weil in a passing '. rush, tout Selirdoer tackled Webb, at Coast’s 25, the ball goifig out.'' Ri. King intercepted a-Wellington back .movement; and Masters marked"to_ eave, lining toat ; halfwvay. Ohesterma.ll broke through from half-way .to ; Coast’s 25, where Gilbert marked,- but:,a Coast,man was in front; and for, lifting their' feet,.ih the i ensuing scrum, Ooast wjere petialigod in front of their goal. (Mastersattempt to- goal -wont j list outside the upright. Bucrlianaii broke through from ii senini in Wellihgton 25, biit Chesterman lacked over the dead hall line, A scrum on the line ‘ ensued’, but Oast lost.a- good opporunity wheii they, were pehailvsed' for offside play. ThoThoson (Wellington) broke - taw'ay passing all but the full-back. Kihg, however, lowered him by the heels. in a clever, if fortunate, tackle. Julian cut in neatly from ja- scrum and passed to Wilson, who scored wide but. Mastovs failed to convert. Wellington 11, West Coast 3.

Coast now started to put more vigour into their play and penned. Wellington inr .their 25, where the visitors were penalised. From a long way out, near the sideline, Martyn, failed, to goal with a good kick. Scandrett gained good ground for Coast, when lie lined from a scrum at halfway, and soon after Wellington were compelled to foiroe down. A combin* ed rush by Coast; kd by L. Hughes, took play • well into Wellington’s 25, .where W. Hughes’ fielded the ball land crosaJcicked nicely to the wing, whore Mkrtyn'; running up, gathered in. the leather to* ■ score a brilliant try near the comer.- W. .-Hughes, who had a second shot at goal owing to a Wellington man charging too soon, .failpd to convert.. Wellington , 11, • Wesi; Coast 6.

Wilson kicked through and' Fong ran round to slave well. 1 Coast. forwards, fed by L. Hughesi* and King, nushod to ■ WeJl'irigtbri’s '.25, ' but Thompson, with a dc/tennined returned jplay to mid-field as half time sounded, with the score: WellixigitoiL -I*l West Coast

• A slight hreoze favoured West Cloast in the secon' dspellwhen ’ they had also some a,dyanltagi& ! from the . sun, Whien Hughes' cut' through nicely, die knocked ■ : wi • when within a; few yards then- Jones mlade determined dasliqs, Joiies being held up on tlfe line. Gilbert made a run down the line and kicked over Woffington line, when Hughes just missed scoring when the ball!* was kicked' out of his; hands ap-d over the dead hall . line. Julian broke away, and ia try .locjlied certain until' Gilbert intercepted smartly to cieftr. The Welilington hacks ■ combined well’ in la- passing, bout;. Fong saving .by tackling Johnson:in possession on the line. Wellington ' hack* were, throwing the ball aficut to advantage and just failed to score. From a scrum Soa,n* drett speured and looked to Master*’ and the viritors’ full back coolly kicked'a neat Ifield goal. Horn' the‘;2o. Wellington 15,' West .CLast 6.- . Very soon afterwards; from a lire r out near half-way, L. Huglies d.ribbled through’ oni Kis, own, taking the hall inside Wellington 25, where Buchanan., dame up, -and. with the ball .bouncing just near 4 hiin and fiobody to pass, he failed to secure, a Wellington Hack coming across to reach 1 him, hilt Hughes' also ; got ther.e and finalised his effort with a try fairly, well out from the posts; Martyn 'converted with *an excellent kick. Wellington 15, West Coast 11. Exciting loose play followed, with Coast attacking vigorously.; Webb retired with an injury to his leg, Jolly

coining out of the forward's to replace him. Wellington were penalised when the. half back put-the ball to his own forwards’ feet, but although* it' Was a good. attempt, from a long way out, Martyn’s kick was .unsuccessful. The ball caniolout to Martyn from a lineout, and an attempt he made to pot a goalyjust- failed. Scandrett broke away passing to Sclxroder, who made a dash, ; b’ut 'was forced out. R. King then; came through at the head of a forward rush to score a great try. Martyn 'failed to convert from a very 'easy position. Wellington 15, West Caost 14. , Webb went on again but Rydder had meanwhile retined for a short time. W. Hughes. kicked through and play was in kicked through' to -King ivho .lined at mid-field. Wilson led a rush- into Croat’s 25, which : w.fe stemmed by L. Hughes, who then to retire wi -h a leg injury.. Const broke through, King, Gilbert and Buchanan combining in a rush started by Fong, wfe>, however, proved l to have knocked on as the. whistle, -vent- when the spectators expected a certain try. L. Hughes here resumed play. Kelly secured from a line-out, passing to Schroder, who had just previously made a run up the side line, and on regaining possession, Schroder made * .succecsiui dash for the comer to grin a good try. Martyn .failed to, convert. West Chart 17, Wellington lp. Coast came hack again and W. Hughes lined at, Wellington’s corner flag. Sobroefer • made two determined dashes , hut the solid tuckling stopped him from, crossing. Full time sounded soon afterwards with Const still on attack, the final-score being!W«»t Coast ,1? Wellington, . lo . Mr T. Mclntosh controlled the game in a very capable niannei*. 1 TG VISIT AFRICA. . AUSTRALIAN .IKAM. - Advices from South Africa recently are that their international fifteen will b & much more dangerous in the back? than it wa s in England (eaye a writer .in the Sydney “Referee”). Ihe tour of the Argentine, now just endedj was •. undertaken -largely. with; a view: to giving experience •to many ,of .the best young-, players .to-, fit . them" for promo- • tfen next year,’, and agam' wljien South Africa ■ sends her team to N.ew Zealand.

. riAi; this means that'South 1 Africa 1 w»R place a magnificent fifteen into the field against the Australians, in all the tests. ' ■ 'Ar '..-;-,.,v... . ;

•v Compared, with the New Zealanders 1 the Australians wijl two or three advantages' in South Africa—(l) they will probably have ■ a . 'lengthier spell after landing at Cape Town in preparation and before commencing the first (2) They will - (have easier matches at the' start of the programme. 0). In, the scrum they will, (if .they are wise) start into a 3-2-3 pack, in which they have .specialised, for : years. • As against all this the New Zealanders possessed a big advantage in having been a. much finer lot of players than Australia is-able to band together just now, and this, applies witlh particular force to the forwards.

■/, The Springbok forwards-in the scrummage are just about. as tough a. preposition as it to be*found in .the Rugby of the world. Men called on to tackle them; will need the most astute football bi’aias AUfitfalia, can possibly provideto educate and then, inspire them in tackling the task in a manner that the the A.1.F., or the Waratahs’ packa would have .'tackled it. -

Rugby, with t)he South African, public is almost a religion, and they are looking forward to the visit of the Australians with keen interest. It is evident that they are. not allowing monetary difficulties to interfere with their enjoyment. All the reserved seats for the tost match at; Johannesburg have been 'bought up at two guineas each. And the team has not: sailed yet.