RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4004, 1 October 1929, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

'The inter-Isl-and match played at Wellington on Saturday attracted a crowd of 17,000 spectators. The South Island fielded a -strapping set of forwards, who ■ dominated the play in the early stages, but the brilliance of 'the 1924 quartette— Mill, Cooke, -Lucas and Portersoon gave the North Island the mastery, and they eventually triumphed in a stirring tussle -by 29 points to 20. The superiofrity of the North Avas demonstrated by the fact that they scored seven tries to lavo recorded by the South. 'Brilliant place-kicking was a feature of the game, 'Strang putting the ball over the bar five times- for the South, and -Heazehvood converting four tries for the North. '

PAKEHA TEAM SELECTED. The New Zealand selectors met after the inter-island match on Saturday and chose the following team to represent New Zealand against the Maoris at Wellington to-morrow:— l • 'Full-back: L. Iv. Heazelwood (Wellington); three-quarters: W. Elvy (Wellington), F. W. Lucas (Auckland), D. Olliver, (Otago); five-eighths: A. E. Cooke (Wairarapa), H. Lilbm-ne (Canterbury); half-back: j.Mill (W'airaraipa); rover: C. O. Porter (Wellington); hookers: A. iCottrell ((Canterbury), A. Finlayson (Auckland); lock: E. R. *Steere (Hawke’s (Bay)-; supports: IT}. Hazlett ('Southland), C. Campbell (Hawke’s Bay); back row: R. Stewart (‘South Canterbury), H. F. McLean (Taranaki). Emergencies: Back, L. Johnson (Wellington), A. G. MePhail (Poverty Bay). \