RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1933, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

,WESTLAND Y. LIN WO OD-ALBION

Th© match on Cass Square ■ on 'Saturday afternoon be tween Westland -representatives and-va. team . from . the Lin-. wood-Albion clubs of Christchurch resulted in a . runa way victory for West-' land" by. 36 poiiith to 3.

The game proved a- disappointment to a good attendance of spectators, the visitors proving.' themselves a very' mediocie side,which’ would not have extended a- local- club’s • side. From the start of/ play Westland, forcing the. game, took charge!, and the forwards getting possession, the ball came out to Davidson,, who went on a'solo run to cross well out for a- score, inside of five minutes. Agnew failed to improve. The home .attack continued, both forwards and backs, showing to advantage against a weak... defence'., Then a passing run-in which several took - part saw Freitas almost oyer and lie banded on to Muir who scored. L. Hughes improved and the score was 8 points, and ten minutes gone. The home team held all the. advantage, and King, with, a smart dash, went over to score, L,' Hughes again converting. Then Kirkland and Pfahlert went right to the line with a nippy piece of play, - and from An .ensuing scrupi pear the line Wright picked up and dashed over to score. . Agnew failed . to improve. The next-.scoring incident- was the most' spectacular of the day. From his own 25, Davidson came through, the opposing backs and passed out to Kirkland' ths centre, and showing a remarkably buret of speed he beat.sev-. 1 eral opponents arid scored after a run

of nearly 50 yards, finishing like a raoehorso. L. Hugnes failed to convert. Just before half time Pfahlert got >an opening, and with a smart run, beat several men and went over near the corner. Davidson* shot hit an upright on the wrong side and half time was called with the score 25—0.

. Early in th© second half there was a further, show of superiority, and Kirkland forced his way over for his second try. Agnew failed to improve. Then a combined movement among the backs saw Schroder away to score in a good position, Davidson gosling, 33 0. ‘

From the kick off, the visitors attacked, arid a cross kick- beat the opposing backs, and in ft run for the ball over the line Robb got up to score. The kick failed to improve. The play slowed down considerably till at midfield Davidson sent Diedriclis away, and lie passed to Pfahlert, who sent the hall inward* to W. Hughes, with a nice dash he went up field and with a short kick be beat the- opposing backs, and King raced up to take the ball on the hop and dash over near the posts. Davidson’s. kick was rushed and the score stood at 36 to 3. A quarter of an hour later the game ended without further special incident. The visitors made a very poor showing, rind there was general disappointment at their inability to extend the home team, who had a remarkably easy victory.' The score consisted of 10 tries,, v.tree being converted, to one try. Mr A. Cuthush’ was referee.

ROSS V. SCHOOL. ■ This junior game played' on Cass Square-No. 2 ground provided a very good display of football, victory resting

I with Ross by the narrow margin of 3 I points (a try by Mitchell) to nil. The | winners were by far the heavier team, but the lighter school forwards put up a gallant fight. Territorially the school held by far the beet of th© play, and though both attacked strongly at times there was only one score, and that appeared to come somewhat unexpectedly at the end of a loose rush. School later had a couple of opportunities of evening the score from penalties, hut the. place kicking was at fault, and when time wag called Ross were the victors in what proved quite an interesting display. Mr J. Rutland was referee. GREYMOUTH RESULTS. United 11, Blaketown . S/ For United tries were scored by Rathbun, Jamieson and Baldwin, Gilbert converting one. For Rlaketown, Dimond and Bell scored tries, Pascoe converting one. Oobdon 15, Stars 3. For Cobdon, Keith, King and Scott scored ytrics, Birchficid converting two and Martyn one. PLAYER DIES. OLD-TIMERS’ GAME. KAJKOURA, July 22. The Rugby football match between the lvaikoura Old-Timers and the Cheviot Old-Timerfe, to have been planted at Kaikbura this afternooli, eiided with tragic suddenness when Arthur Storer, a. Kaikolirn player, collapsed and died five minutes after the start of the game.’ The game was abandoned.

Storer wok a fisherman, aged about 40 years, and a former resident of

Christchurch and Kaiapoi. He was a prominent Christchurch boxer and cyclist before the war. S, CANTERBURY V. N. OTAGO. OAMAUU, July 22. In the rugby match South Canterbury defeated North Otago by 16 to 8. The game wag hard fought throughout. The forwards were evenly matched, but the visitors were gaining possession from the scrums. WAIRARAPA Y. HAWKE'S BAY. MASTERTON, July 22. Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay Rugby representatives played a drawn game to-day, the final score being eight all. The half time score was three all. KING COUNTRY THAMES. TE KUITI, July 22. In the game played in pouring rain, Ring Country Iff, beat Thames Valley 11. WALLABIES BEAT SPRINGBOKS. RUGBY TEST IN SOUTH AFRICA. (By United Press Association’s Special Representative). DURBAN, July 22. The second Rugby test match, between South Africa and the Wallabies coincided with the Durban racing holiday season. There was a crowd of sixteen thousand, thus eclipsing the record attendance for the New Zealand v. Springboks match on the same ground in 1928. Playing with amazing dash the Australians had all the better of the first quarter of an hour. A number of their resolute breaks were only stopped hv an excellent defence. Kealaher, Louden and Billman were prominent.

The Springboks were only dangerous once, when they went over the line, hut they lost the ball at the last minute in what looked to be a scoring movement. Thereafter weak passing by their inside backs deprived the Australians of several opportunities. At half-lime Australia led by 13 point* to 6. The Australians - continued their spectacular attacking movements in the second spell. ■’Their three-quarters were active,- and A,their forwards were playing magnificently in the loose, and were, holding their; own in the scrums. The Spripgbo.k*, were, endeavouring to wear down their opponents by taking ,scrums ipstea- 1 of line-outs. From one scrum .near-the Springboks twentyfive, Bennett; simple away -on the blind side and scored a: try.' Billman failed t-o. convert. The Springboks, winning the serums continued to engage in three-quarter movements, but they wer© unable to penetrate the heroic defence of the Australians.

Brand, the South African full-back, was failing to -produce hi* field and kicking form. He missed penalty kicks at goal from 35 and 45 yards. The Springboks launched desperate short passing bouts among their forwards, which were initiated by Craven, hut the ’Wallabies used deadly tackling and they could not be passed. Once, when the Springbok tbree-quar. ter movement broke down, Kealaher (Australian) gathered the ball in midfield. He passed to Cowper, who passed out to Strutridge, returning tlie pass to Cowper,'who returned tlie pass to Sturtridge, to . score a brilliant try, which Billman converted. Australia 21,' Springboks 6. Thep the Springboks launched another rally, Benny Osier attempting to break away. He sent on to Craven, who thrust his way through the Ans-. tralian forwards, who -were tiring but who still tackled magnificently. The Wallaby back* wer© centering on the defensive. Towards the finish both sets of backs were dog tired, and the play was becoming spasmodic. The Australians wer© heartily cheered on leaving the field, the match having resulted:— Australia, 21 South Africa 6. “Boy” Louw, the veteran forward, stated that th© "Wallabies were the fin* est scrummaging pack that he bad ever played against. "Where they excelled was the amazing fashion in which they maintained their speed in the loose play, in addition to their gruelling scrummaging work. Vainly the huge Springboks took scrums instead of line-outs in an effort to wear down the determined Australians who avenged all of their previous defeats.