THEIR FIRST

NZ Truth, Issue 1184, 9 August 1928, Page 14

THEIR FIRST

How Wangaftui Packed /^burpnse.

?£,;.*"' :i>i '£.'■'' '/•- '•■' :■■■-. ~" ■•■■ .*'• .V 'V-.-.' (From "N.Z. Truth's" Wariganui Rep.) *. The J^snawheriua , representative !r 'vfight against'; Wairarapay *y.lsited ' Wariaarmivflast: to; be ±$ soundly ,M beaten, > the river * city Clltfbß "Manawaitu ; and i;itdrowhenua >Mt r y combine^ m ■1925 foijr \ matches "fttve been played against V^anganiii. ancl"this#s first occasion on which i J^anawhgiiiia. Vhas'i been beaten. ""* .; , ts* Previous form thjs season,' tdid hot r that Wanganui would Win. In factVHhe result canie as a ,^.very^ agreeable -jsurprise- to. - local , Rugby .fans. „ , v ' It ,' was ' a : •' cleaV-ciit " victory, > and '^though the* visitors were unluqky m ■not scoring another try at leasts they '/'yycere outplayed on^the^ day. : : ,• \ ! ? s :; ; mer^mtjsio : - :v-- : .- '. , -3!hei: visitors opened inilively fashion, tHrp\ying: the .ball about .' m. confluent style, .and their backs got plenty, of ' changesi;as. their forwards hooked bet-■•vtepV'th&n'-'^lie! home side and m'pre pclimWy; "'This was. the only depaVt;^^rit.;,ift;- -vvhilcli they ~couid . claini ' su|^^;io"rity,;,3hip'soever,' . ,;, „ -■-■.'■-... .'", , .: -\. • t 'i'^Wh^n' the'^iocal team ; settled down fetbey^^ begaii to show that they could IC Play/! as well, - even better, than their ,* boppontents iti the loose and' Jlne-out, y'^ile'i ;the :; backs .combined; m many 'S^ppettyi^ovements. .. - Wanganui J ; scored first, as' the' o.ut4 cp^e^of a- very clever, bit of play by * o^le^ r whb;;sent ;on to_ Bellis, and the diet /dhanVpipn''^wenf^pver' '■near';- the corner. It was not long before Moke again iled ■ a charge with much of his old dash and cleverness^.. several hand- . ling, for Vangioni tpvscore behind' the posts. Leahy i again i- ! failed with the ■'..kick.-, '.v ■■>. '#^ : X- ; ■ > : -- : - ' y:-f ■ . ■'. ' ■ Oxley was the next to cross and Tilley landed a fine goal, making the score. ll to 0, m favor of the i.>hom6 Bide. ■"-.• ; - ''-■•■/:.: .' ■-„-; . ; .-., -Stung by this further reverse, Manawhenua livened 'up' r -. /Parata, worked the biind. side. :cleyerly and. Roberts, .darted dyer at.t he corner/ * The kic'k"'fa4led; ahd the hajlfV time scores -were: Wanganui 11, Manawhenua 3. ■ . v ., - 1 , IStrange toJ say, the scoring m the second spell w.as^e.xactly, th.c. same, and Wangatiui thus wonby'22 to 6. ■ b The home side'lh. Victory was .due to the, fact that they-showedi good team „ . ' wprki It ia-,many "years since . Wangar nui fielded >a team which- 5 played so well fore and aft. Every man played up to his best form' (except; Darby, the ; furi-back, who was off color), 1 and^kepi it up to the end. ! . ; ( ir ' „ "Moke" Bellis appears to have been rejuvenated; - ' He played &< great game , as rovefrand'wp-ih the thick' of it all 4 the time! , his generalship, being a big ••■•:• factor/ ■•■;• i-"-:-':-' '■■■■■-' ■■ ■' '„;'\ >: - ■-.).:,./ •!•;.■ Selector J. Crawley took a risk In. playing yangiohiVSC HaipD'tit 'ttl^; Judg- . ment proved correct, as y^ngi. gave one 6f 'the vfinest-;displays behind the, scrum ey ec Seen m. ; Wahganui since the days of j-."Micky^ Eiernani^ .;■. ,;. .• ■.; : . .;" Snaniey,lfirßt:-five) opened: a bit I shakily) But When he settled down - did good workV and/ with Wafcenng and Tilley, brought off manyMsplen- ■ ' : ''-dld., mbveme"r^tsj(;V •v- : .--';y;^':--;v-. ; --:--: ; ' ' -. McLennan and - Carlson, the wingers, were sound on defence, and both made . some fliieTruns. it wj^s the best display;,! gfves; by a "VP'arjganui rearguaid, for some ' y.ears.vand. now that such :a.pgosi Iteanv h|LS ; beeji got together^, there' isyevery reason to anticipate \: further successes—^against p, Marlborpugh next Saturday, and Tara-»'ikh..the;';f(>np^iiig;i;v?e.eH,.-.:though- the latter-wiU *c a> hard ■'battle.

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