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RUGBY FOOTBALL

THE PRINCE OF WALES CUP

TROPHY RETAINED B>’ HOLDERS

(I'cr tress Assoiiution — Copyright.)

NEW PLYMOUTH, Augusttt 12

The Prince of Wales Cup and the Te Mori Rose Bowl were retained by. the holders, Taihauaurau Maoris, in a bright match against Tokerau Maoris (North Auckland) before a crowd of five thousand to-day, the ■ score being 19 points to 14. Taihauaurau team were drawn.,from Taranaki, King Country, Waikato, Horowlienua, Wairarapa and Wanganui. Considering the wide area from which the teams were drawn, remarkably fine combination was achieved, more especially amongst the Taihauaurau men, which was the deciding factor.' Many excellent back movements were witnessed, with rapid changes of fortune. These typical Maori football teams contained some exceedingly good material for the Maori All Blacks, and no one man stood out as a weak ’ink. It was just superior combination in the holders’ backs, together with good work by the forwards, that turned the scales. Physically, the thirty players were magnificent, and the great speed attained by the very big men wag remarkable.

SOUTHLAND BEAT OTAGO DUNEDIN, August RL South defeated -Otago to-day by 13 points to 12, after a hard fought game. Territorially Otago had^'the advantage of the game, but with ths score at 9-9, Otago, after adding a further pena’ty had to'submlt to a potted goal, which made the scores 13 to 12, In favour of Southland,

WAIKATO V. KING COUNTRY

TAUMARUNUI, August 12,

Waikato defated King Country today by 6 points to 5. Waikato scored in the first five minutes, Leesor going over in the corner during a forward rush. In the second spell Storey scored under , the posts for Waikato after a passing rush. Then Gi’bert scored for King Country, after a brilliant opening by Galbraith, McLeod converting.

WAIRARAPA BEAT CANTERBURY

CARTERTON, August 12

Wairarapa- and- Canterbury , met at Carterton to-day in the best of weather. Canterbury opened brightly with sparkling back movements, which had Wairarapa worried. Within.,ten minutes of the start, a passing bac* move saw Bouterey send to Hazelhurst, who cut in beautifully and passed to McPhail, who enabled Hattersley to score close .to- the . posts,- Dunshen missed a very easy kick. The Wairurapa defence improved, till the team no longer suffered from stage fright, and they began to play agressively. Fitzgerald streaked for ,the line where lie kicked over- the Canterbury full back, Nolan’s head,: and,-three of the Wairarapa caught tho bal winder the posts, Fitzgerald scoring. Tilley goaled. Wairarapa 5; Canterbury 3. • . Canterbury then instilled more vigour into their game; and, they rushed play back to the Wairarapa. half, where Hazelhurst, who was playing a brilliant game again cut in, and passed to Manchester who sent Duncliea to score at the corner. Dunshea failed to convert. Canterbury 6; Wairarapa 5.

The second spell opened very much better for Wairarapa, and their forwards, though overweighted more than held their own. They predominated in the loose. They forced Canterbury into mistakes, and jammed the play under the poles. From a scrum, Nunn sent to Wise to Stringfellow, who, emulating Hazel hurst, cut in between the latter for Hattersley to score ten yards from the corner. Tilley failed to convert. 1 Wairarapa 8; Canterbury 6. - "

More vim in the visitors’ pack saw Wairarapa in difficulties, but they emerged only to see Hazelhurst receive at half way, and cut in, beating three, men, when lie passed to Manchester, Watkins, Foley and Hattersley, for the last named to score a beautiful try at the corner Dunshea failed to convert. Canterbury 9; Wairarapa 8. Wairarapa again assumed the supremacy in the Canterbury 25, and Nunn, set the baole Hne in motion and scored at the corner. Tilley failed to convert, making the score: Wairarapa 11; Canterbury 9.

SPRINGBOKS WIN THIRD TEST.

CAPETOWN, August 12.

A crowd of thirty thousand people saw the South Africans defeat the Australian Wallabies in the third- test match to-day at Johannesburg. The Springboks won by 12 to 3. There was no score in the first spell, though Billman ncarlv succeeded in scoring for the Wallabies in a difficult attempt to drop-kick a goal from nearly half way.

In th© seequd spell the Springboks’ giant forwards wore down the visitors’. defences though the Australians struggled along gamely. .

Boy Lomv and Turner each scored tries for South Africa, Brand converting the latter’s try, while Osier dropkick a field goal.

Cowper scored Australia’s only try.

SATURDAY’S CAME At MARIHAR!

The first match between teams representing the Westland Sub-Union and the Southern Division was played at Harihari on Saturday, and was won by Westland by 6 points to three. For the winner'- Sykc,-, scored a try and Walker kicked a penalty. Aitken scored for the Southern team. E. Best was r®« fere®.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1933, Page 4

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Tapeke kupu
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RUGBY FOOTBALL Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1933, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1933, Page 4

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