WELLINGTON DEFEATED.

Shannon News, 14 September 1926, Page 3

WELLINGTON DEFEATED.

MANAWHENUA'S WIN ON SATURDAY. Details of Saturday's representative match are as follow: MANAWHENUA. (Green and White). M. "McDonald > Walker Hunt Roberts " Law Akuira T. McDonald Jacob Stewart Galpin Bond Gleeson Galpin Gothard Dalzell McPherson Thomas E. v ßerry Murie Pickering S. Barry Charles , Jessup Fisher Cowdell Foley Jowett • Tilyard Darby Mulheron WELLINGTON. (Black and White). Cowdell kicked off facing both sun and wind. Galpin and Jacob led the green forwards up the right wing to the twihty-five where from a line--out the went into action. Sraight across field the ball travelled to Walker who was hauled out by Darby, the ex-Wanganuite and in the process Walker sustained a broken collar-bone. Warren, the nuggety native from Horowhanua, replaced him on the wing. Slowly but surely the green forwards prevailed and gradually play moved past the quarter-way per medium of "line-puts. Then Manawhenua opened out and the forwards bustled the visiting" backs With short, swift passes., But Fisher, Jessup and PicKering.brought down their men and Darby grasped (the opportunity to cork-screw his way to mid-field. . from a scrum Fisher cut round the side of the pack and started Foley and Jowett oh the go, the winger passing infield to Thomas who almost scored, but numbers told and he was held up on the line and a brief fight ensued until Akuira found the line with a good kick. Wellington returned to the attack and a gruelling struggle followed in front of the green posts. Law gained possession and turned the tide before passing out to' Warren and Rangi, . who was held up and Cowdell brought off a splendid save. '< ' FIRST BLOOD TO' MANAWHENUA. From a line-out on the right wing the green backs swung play to the other wing and Law made two determined efforts to pierce the defence. The second effort saw him drop the ball near Gothard, who snapped up and bullocked his way across the line, Jacob converting. Manawhenua ~..•......:...■...>.<,..! 5 Wellington ....: >' 0 ' i Following up ,the drop-out Darby, Murie and Thdm'as got going and led the blacks oh a crusade, but Stewart booted hard to Mulheron and fast following up -Bustled,- the full back into kicking across field to Hunt. (The Manawhenua centre failed to handle cleanlv and thereby lost a sure try, Darby,- the again,, re- ' lieved to the twenty-five. TILYARD '.'SELLS A DUMMY," TO SCORE. "Toddy" McDonald, Akuira and Law made another onslaught, but the All Black lost the ball on the line. A hard forward struggle was terminated by the nippy Foley forcimg in the nick of time. Play swung back to ihalf-way, where Thomas, who was playing a great game, broke through the pack and passed out to Tilyard, who raced dowri on M. McDonald and- palmed off a lovely "dummy" to the Manawhenuia •fullback, to score a clever try. Foley failed to improve the score. Manawhenua £ Wellington ?. Green forwards and tacks combined to make a concerted sortie on the Wellington defence, but a couple or penalties kept them at bay However the green forwards were not to be denied and a determined loose rush terminated in a race lor he ball over the goal-line, twoManawhenuans being in lead>and Stewart got the decision. JacoD failed by inctoes- with a fairly easy ■■' kick. ' ' o

Manawhenua ••••••• ° ■ Wellington ••••■ ? The kick outplaced Wellington on the green's quarter-way and the black forwards took a hand at atEcK \ 'keying the ball at,their feet when sweeping •dovvT, the field but the effort culminated in a couple 01 scrun" m which the hookers (prevailed and Cowdell aiS eroded under the wa held up until Jacob found the touch lii!e ■ Manawfoenua iswung to tfhe offeiislvf and Mulheron had to make \Si aSs a contribution^ The drop-kick went out on the full and M«Svhenua brake up te £ Sty scrum to indulge in a drabblii ig rush but booted too hard and. lUi fmirui'trip line near the comer llf without wait, ?w'mrX winger and threw the Si In to Muihi who shot across the v a l Spfore the forwards knew the line before uv? a sain missed ball was in play.. Jacob again the extra two points. ■ Manawhenua ••• 3 Wellington again" after Manawhenu-a came b t more blood and^Jacob baipu • bard and Stewart f v *^{X^-Mis-time defending, but a TC . heron received ™% aw 2t* Wellington lieved the tension ine full-back was *tT™\n7wd Darby who went, on the Jj ™\ h& laa t took up his old n G a aipin, and line of defence. Atanra, uajy - Law indulged in to inff- but a free-kick again r «^;£ Sice Tho black forwards fleW V* the ball a t their but Stewart stopped ** ™ 9 ed .for Hard to f» d PSu&f to So drop-outa W f'wten Se bell rang ManawheSua wSfon the attacK ■ iMariaTwhenua -••• s rVVellingf*" l

GREENS CAUGHT NAPPING. The second spell opened with a big thrill. Jacob kicked off, toe bail going to the forwards near the touch line. Foley gained possession and broke clean away from the fx&W weights to pass to Fisher who 'dummied" through the green back-line and handed over to Thomas. This brilliant forward used all his great speed and raced over the line to score the smartest, try of the day. Foley had no difficulty in converting. Manalwhenua •• 11

x Wellington •••■•• » Wellington returned to the attacK, but Stewart, Hunt and Gleeson were too much for the attackers. The home skipper broke away with the ball at his feet, beat everybody and only had to fall on the leather /to score But for once Jacob did -the wrong thing. He tried to pick up and lost the easiest of chances to score. Keeping up the fight Darby had to force twice. Akuira and Maihi came close to scoring, but scrums resulted and though Manawhenua gained possess-, ion the backs fumbled and allowed the fast and nippy visiting rearguardsmen to clear. Manawhenua came back again and Jacob failed to kick a penalty, goal. The game at this stage was getting very hard and the forwards on both sides made the struggle willing,, a Wellingtonian being warned -and penalised for "putting in th t l'he home pack made solid efforts to score, but the defence was excellent and the tackling of the blacks was a treat. From a scrummage Charles, aided by Foley broke away, but the o-reens returned play to the halfway. Manawhenua backs then took a hand, but were unable /to break through and the movements terminated in' scrums or line-outs. Usher relieved the position for Wellington by "selling a dummy" and the visiting baoks carried play ( to the quaiterway where Akuira was called upon to make a- nippy save. _____„■ RTJSHBROOK LEVELS ACCOUNTS. Taking a stray kick from the ruck, Tilyard booted'hard and a rape for the touch-line resulted in M. McDonald forcing. The green forwards followed up the drop-out, but Pickering, Cowdell, Tilyard and Rushbrook indulged in a passing treat, for the winger to sprint down tftie sideline and score near the corner flag. Foley made a good effort to convert, out failed. n Manalwhenua % •• i - i - Wellington n This reverse set Manawhenua thinking. Law, Akuira and "Toddy t MicDonaid indulged in ; passing rushes and then followed ...a series of scrums in the black twenty-five ■ , • The greens kept it up and Hunt broke away but kicked too softly over oauuvs nead and Thomas gained pesstssion to boot past Lawwhoiai-. ed to take the ball and the black foiwairds surged past nun to 'be beaten out of a try by Jacob forcing after a race for the ball. _ JACOB-PUTS GREEN'S IN FIRONI*., Manawhenua were not to be denieu and letting the brunt of the work fall to the forwards piay.weiitagani to the visitors' line. Bond, Stewart ■and Gothard battled hard, but the Woodvilleite lost possession near Law who snapped up the ; ball and Med to dash- over the line, ine resulting tangle of aims and legs took some time to unravel From the scrum Maihi and Stewart prevailed and "Toddy" McDonald whipped out to Jacob who took a diagonal to fall, over the line ™*J>*** hanging on. Jacob took but again failed. -u Manawhenua > tr forthey were on , the attackpractiicSly an the time. Striving thenhardest .their vanguard again reached the twenty-five where Law, Hunt and \kuira in turn made individual Stents to pierce the M™£.™ failed .and the greens fell back to mid-field, JacoD bootedL <haWd,lol lowed-up witlh Galpin, Tfcbertß and Maihi in attendance .and ga £™fe possession the quartette broke through for the brilliant Maihi tj add his second contribution. Jacob s boot, again failed. iManawhenua • if Wellington ;"TiViV csv WELLINGTON HASLASI SAY> Following up the kick-out Wellinfe ton backs took to passing in sevenSde" style, .but lost .POgeanon when over the goal-line Murie made an attempt to toucn down and failed, but McPherson was only a fraction of a second behind and was awarded a try. Foley took Se kick amid great excitement and with a fine effort brought the Jo within a point draw. Tune, however, was immediately called, the final count being— j Manawhenua ..,•—■ j' Wellington ;•••-. -• ■" Mr E. Bevan. of Levin, made an excellent referee. NOTES OH THE GAME. COMBINERS DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY. It must have been difficult for those who "witnessed the Manawhenua— Hawkes Bay game some weeks ago to realise that practically the saim, team was in action against a Wellington fifteen on Saturday, .wmie not wishing to detract from the merits of Wellington's play it urnsi be admitted that, for three parts of the same, the Combined team played decidedly below the form they have shown previously this season. Although they were mostly on the attack, it was only during the last fifteen or so that they go* nronerlv into their stride, and man ST"? keep ahead of theh• opponw«' stoadilv increasing score. enl The Wellington team was composed of young.speedy players, thenforwards showing Plenty of dash twhile the backs, although on -one Snht aide were always dangerous, (sheer speed alone.

WEAK TACKLING. The most disappointing feature oi Manawhenua's display was the tabling. Time and again, a Wellington movement that |Should 'have been checked in the initial stages, was allowed, to develop in a dangerous manner. . Constantly a Green man, instead of downing his opponent, would be observed waiting to intercept the ball, with the inevitable result that he would be the recipient of tlhe "dummy" pass, and would be left standing helplessly by, - LOST OPPORTUNITIES.

In the first spell, with a strong westerly wind behind them, Manawhenua kept play mostly in Wellington's twenty-five, the Green forwards giving their backs plenty of the ball from the scrums and lineouts, but the leather proved very, elusive, and mistakes were numerous. On at least four occasions with the Black defence beaten, a Green back would drop a pass with a clear run in. Law was a bad offender in this respect, and seemed to be too eager. Several times he failed to accept the ball simply because he was looking for an opening before getting a good sight of it. *THE FORWARDS SCORE,

It is significant that all our tries were scored by forwards, namely— Gothard, Stewart, and Jacob one each, while Maihi collected two. This alone, in a game of such an open nature goes to show that the Greens were not a happy combination behind the scrum.

The cause of this can be traced home to the second five-eighth position. Many a promising movement ended as Law, on receiving the ball, either lost possession, or dived into the ruck and invariably isolated his outside men.

This could have been remedied early in the game, for when Warren came on in place of Walker, who unfortunately broke a collar-bone at the start of the-game, he could have changed places with Law, and allowed the latter to go as much on his own as he wisned to, in the wing position. FORWARDS HOLD THEIR OWN. The Combined forwards, with an advantage in weight, more than held their own in the rucking work, usually controlling /the. scrums, their work in this department being much 'improved, while they proved very efficient in giving McDonald possession from the line-outs.

It was in the loose rushes that they failed to exhibit their usual dash, and did not link-up at all well, many 'a promising movement going astray ■through-want of support. JACOBUS HARD LUCK. Jacob'must have uttered a few harsh words, when after a fine soloeffort from half way, he beat the Wellington full-back and dribbled to within a couple of yards of the line, only to stumble when about to pick the ball up. ' He had to work a point to gam the lead in the second speU. A five yards scrum was foamed on Wellington's line, the Green backs taking up their orthodox positions. Jacob, however, instead of taking up his position at the side of the sorum, stood directly behind McDonald, who whipped the ball out ..smartly and the big fellow fooled a couple of opponents to score a neat try. WELLINGTON'S PLAY. The Wellington fifteen played a V rattling game against their heavier opponents, and only in the last quarter of an hour did they show any evidence of c-ruKifiling under the repeated onslaughts of the Greens, even then they were ever ready > to seize openings, and used the wind to its full advantage. The form of | the players will be discussed in Friday's issue. SATURDAY'S RESULTS. THIRDS. Weraroa 15, Miranui 3. Wanderers forfeited to Shannon. FOURTHS. Foxton D.H.S. forfeited to Shannon. . TT O Foxton forfeited to Levin D.H.S. Maoris Open Their Account CRICKET SCORE AT MARSEILLES. {Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) PARIS, Sept. 12. The Maori Rugby team defeated Marseilles Olympique by 87 to nil, scoring 20 tries, of which 12 were converted, and one goal from a tree kick. This match is not on the gular programme. LEAGUE WIN ALSO. (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.y LONDON, Sept. 12. The League football New Zealand team defeated Dewsbury oy 13 to 9.