RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3966, 9 July 1929, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS. SENIORS. Shannon 16, v. Otaki 8. Wanderers 15, v. Hui Mai 6. Otaki 28, v. Hui Mai nil. JUNIORS. Fox-ton 24, v. (Weraroa 9. Shannon won by default from Wanderers. THIRDS. Weraroa 12, v. Toikomaru 6. Fox ton won by default, from Shannon. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

WANGANUI PIRATES (11) v. FOXTON SENIORS (4). The Wanganui Pirates senior tea'm met the local seniors in a friendly game on Easton Park on Saturday afternoon. As both teams had a bye in their respective union fixtures, the match was made possible. with the object of assisting the earthquake relief fund. Messrs Hay (President), and 'F. Robinson (the local senior coach) and Dr. Adams (Wanganui) deserve credit for arranging the fixture and the Pirates team are entitled to special praise for their sportsmanship in making the journey at considerable (inconvenience. With the exception of one player, who met with an injury the previous Saturday, the visitors had their full,strength. The team was as follows: —Wakeling, McMillen, Williams, Hall, Lowe, Duncan, Bridges, Tonks, Rhodes, Cotterell, Agnew, Henderson, Friend, NoclWell and Gre-n----side. Foxton were without the services of Taylor and Moses. There was a good number of spectators present and Mr. W. Neville controlled the game. The Pirates played a more heady game throughout and Wakeling, at full back, was a treat to witness. His flee-tness, cool judgment and tricky knack of selling the dummy fairly non-plussed the locals. He was ably supported by a fast set in the three-quarter line. The visiting forwards were always on the ball in marked contrast to some of the locals who straggled wearily into position time and again.. The first score came to Pirates as the result of a cross kick to Duncan who, with a tricky ran crossed and McMillen added the major points. Stevenson had an unsuccessful shot at goal and Hirdni saved a dangerous Pirate onslaught with a speculator. Some (bad handling by Foxton made openings for Wanganui. Procter saved a further black onslaught with a speculator. -Andrews, 'Stevenson, Hartley and Hirini pushed [Wanganui down to striking distance but Robinson failed to handle a pass from Stevenson and Wakeling transferred the play to neutral territory. In the second spell Huff and Stevenson were prominent 'but the blacks three-quarter line came downfield (with a. rush and Lowe by fast following crossed. McMl-lt-n failed with the kick —Pirates 8 —Foxton nil. Foxton now put more dash into their ;play and were within an ace of scoring and a free kidk enabled IJirini to land a goal. Pirates B—Foxton8 —Foxton 4. Wakeling secured and 'brilliantly sold the dummy and worked his way through the local pack, but a force resulted. Foxton returned to the attack but the 'Pirates defence held. A rash down by Pirates enabled McMillen to catch the locals napping and he scored the final try -which Wakeling failed to convert, the game ending Pirates 11 —Foxton 4. As the result of the above match and -the dance held in the Masonic Hall on 'Saturday night, the sum of £7 was raised in aid of the earthquake fupd.

The ’following scored _ for the Juniors in their match against Weraroa on Saturday: —Huff, Williams, Smith, Dunn, M|cGjregor and Newth. Williams converted one try and Huff two. 'The half time score was Foxton 16, Weraroa 3, but in the second spell Foxton added 8 more points to Weraroa’s 6 and the game ended Foxton 24, Weraroa 9. Mi*. Hemi refereed.

MA'NAWATU-HOROWHENUA REPS. To-morrow afternoon Manawatu and Horowhenua reps, 'both A and B teams, will try conclusions on the Palmerston North showgrounds. The B Imatcli will! be played as a curtain-raiser at 1.45 p.m. and the A match ■will commence at 2.45 p.m. For further particulars see advertisement. Eleven local players have been selected in the two Horowhenua rep. teams, which are as follows: — A team. —Johnston, Graham, Stevenson (Fx.), Taylor (Fx.), Bull, Bevan, Parata, T. Parata, . (wing forward), Pratt, Andrews (Fx.), Satherley (lock), Tatana, Hannah, Dalzell and Payne. „ iB team. —Ryder, Robinson (Fx.), Wjallace, Procter (Fx.), Hirini (Fx.), McKenzie, Barnes (Fx.), Moses (Fx.), Moo die, Hakaraia, McDonald, McDonnell, Hindu (Fx.), Ranfield, Renata (Fx.). Emfergeucies: Knox, Harrison (Fx.), Blroughton (2), Bryant. FIRST RUGBY TEST. The All Blacks were defeated in the first 'Test match at Sydney bn Saturday, Australia -winning by 9 points to 8. The New Zealanders

were leading at half-time by 8 points to 6, and were unfortunate in not having the services of Nepia in the second spell. The display of the All Bla'dks, is described as being below the standard of other All Black teams, the general work be-, ing ragged, and opportunities being lost by over-anxiety. The attendance was- estimated at 50,000. Strlingfellow replaced Nepia in, the second spell. For Australia Gordon scored one try and Lawton kicked two penalty goals. For New Zealand, Oliver scored one try, which Nepia converted, and Nepia also kicked a penalty goal. The manager of the. New Zealand team, ID'. McLeod, interviewed, said: “The .best team on the day won. We made more mistakes than the other side, ibut had we had a good lerjieF bi the last five minutes to- steady the backs we probably would have pulled the game out of the fire. Anyhow, we think we have seen the Australians at their best. They have not seen us at our best.” Mr. McLeod added: “Porter is practically well, and will be playing in a few days, possibly on Wednesday. Nepia’s back is very sojre—the same old spot—but he hopes soon to be 'in the picture again. Otherwise the team is very well indeed, and we are all being treated most hospitably. We have not a single complaint against anybody.”

The New South Wales team against New Zealand to-morrow will be: —Full-back: Ross; threequarters : E. Ford, Towers, King, and Gordon; half-backs: Bartley and Lamport; forwards: Breekenridge, J. Ford, Palfireyman, Finlay, Telford, Judd, Ferguson, and Emerson. !

Mr. F. Robinson has been appointed manager of the Horowhenua team aganst Bush on Saturday.

P. W. L. D. Pts. Foxton 8 5 2 1 11 Wanderers 8 5 2 1 11 Shannon 8 4 3 1 9 Hui Mafi 8 4 3 1 9 Otaki 9 2, 5 2 G