FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 396, 11 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL

Anglo-Welsh v. S. Canterbury. A Win for the Visitors. Timaru, Last Night. The match, Anglo-Welsh v. South Canterbury, was played this afternoon. The weather was beautifully fine, and there was an attendance of between 8000 and 9000 people. The teams took the field at 2.50. and had hardly settled down when Vassall was thrown on the point of his shoulder and had to retire.

On resuming, the local forwards, headed by broke away and entered the British 25. A free kick mulled by Carlton let the Blues into the local 25, but the line was soon cleared. McEvedy headed a strong rush, and from a scrum W. Morgan whipped the ball away to McKvedy, who transferred to Jackett, who scored the first try. No goal resulted. On resuming, the Britishers made a strong attack, but when things looked most dangerous Williams mulled and the home cleared. Play hovered about the centre for a time, and then Rudd, Roddick and Hooper came through and from a line out at the corner Coles struggled across. The kick at goal failed, and the scores were thus made equal. Play then became hard among the forwards, till Fitzgerald dribbled from centre, and from a scrum near the British posts, Coles again whipped over near the posts. Roddick failed with an easy kick.

Chapman and Jackson, with beautiful line kicks, broke down the local defeuca, and Smith got away and was brought down and bad none to take his pass. Play returned to the local 25, when Williams, gathering up the ball from Roddick’s toes, passed to McEvedy, who transferred to Williams, but the latter getting blocked, returned it and then McEvedy, being collared, once more sent it along to Williams, who dashed over inside the corner flag. Jackson failed to increase the score. On resuming, Bradley took play to Britain’s 25, and from a scrum they got the ball, but Carlton and Rodgers spoilt a rush by Morgau, and getting away Britain had once more to force- Jackett made a great line kick, and from a scrum Bradley kicked out. McEvedy got on to it, and ran clean through the South Canterbury backs to D. Scott, who grassed him but too late, as the doctor had sent it on to Williams, who ran over at the corner. The kick at goal failed. The first spell ended, Britain 9, South Canterbury 6.

The second spell was most determined and for the greater part of it the ball was in Britain’s 25, both Harding and Chapman getting rather severely hurt. The visitors’ line was repeatedly saved by Jackett, who was well collared, but still got in his great line kicks. They were of little use, however, as the Reds’ passing rushes were smothered and South Canterbury pressed them very hard. The great struggles on the line at the corner, however, gained little, through Britain had once to force and at another time to kick over the dead ball line to save a score. At last the game opened a bil, and from a scrum just on the local’s 25, Morgan whipped the ball to Chapman, who swerved right through the local backs and scored near the corner. The kick at goal failed, and the game ended without further score —Great Britain 12, South Canterbury 6. As a match the first spell was a treat to witness, but the second was very poor, owing to the numerous scrums near the line and corners, and the many line outs. The following team will represent Awahbu Seniors in the senior fixtures on Saturday : Wanklyn, B. Spelmah, E. Speirs, Davis, Dunn, Wright,. Beaton, Desmond, J. Joe, J. Desmond, W. Hooker, Carter, Coley, Reid; emerg. : Backs—Poole, and P. Coley; forwards —Charles, Andreason, Brown. Awahou Juniors for Saturday : Andreason, Brown, F. -Hooker, Broughton, Chamberlain, Jillett, •W. Rowe, J. Walden, Martin, ERowe, Wanklyn, J. Withers, Dick Walden, J. Dewar, P. Coley ; 'emergencies; A. E. Smith, R. Bowe, Hickson, and Mclntyre.