RANFURLY SHIEID

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 319, 5 September 1932, Page 5

RANFURLY SHIEID

("Post" Special).

HOLDER'S CLOSE CALL SUPERIOR STAMINA ALLOWS CANTERBURY TO BEAT WELLINGTON MARGIN OF ONE POINT

Cbristcliurch, Saturday. The Ranfui'ly Shield stays in the -South Island this year, for after an : "Ilomeric stmggle the re-organised 1 Canterbury team held the trophy by ! a single point against the determined challenge of Wellington. No further North Island challenges remain to be played. A record crowd for the season saw Wellington, who took the lead in the first half, have to strike their colours to Canterbury who outstayed them in the second half and won by nine points to eight. Canterbury were the first to show danger and their baeks, with the All Blaclj winger Hart as the xnain spearhead of assault, staged thrust after thrust on the Wellington line. Twice the ball was grounded for what appeared to be a score, but these were disallowed and then Wellington con- j centx*ated on keeping the ball tight. They were rewarded when Robins, the second five-eighth crashed his way over. Pollock did not improve. It was not long before the Southerners evened, for Cotterell and Manchester, working in unison, drove through the Nox'thern pack from a lineout for the former to dive over. Give and take play followed, bothpacks making tigei'ish efforts to break

through, bxxt the defences held until King set Canterbury on attack and Bouterey wox-lced the blind. Roberts' kiclc was a poster. Then the Canterbury pack went mad and swept through the Wellingtonians for King to score wide out. Canterbury 9, Wellington 3. But the Northerners were not done with yet and after Killeen had cut through unsupported, the ball travelled to the wing for McDonald to scoi'e. Pollock raised the fiags. Wellington 8, Cantex'bnry 9. With a point the difference both sides fought desperately but the Southern defence held.