WIN FOR WELLINGTON

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1014, 3 July 1930, Page 15

WIN FOR WELLINGTON

TARANAKi DOWN BY FOUR POINTS INTERESTING BACK PLAY Press Association I-lAWERA, Wednesday. I I In the presence of 4,000 spectators, i Wellington Kug'by representatives dcfoated Taranaki by IS points to .14 this | afternoon in the first of the annual j | home and home fixtures of the season. I At half-time the visitors led by S points I j to 5, but Taranaki played a much improved game in the second spell. ! The Wellington backs were decidedly | 1 superior and frequently sot up speci tabular passing movements. However, the Taranaki forwards were a better I combination than tho opposing forward s. I 1 Wellington opened the game facing I a weak sun. The Taranaki backs j 1 changed defence into attack and Well- { ington was compelled to force twice m succession. Then the Wellington backs I broke away with a good turn of pace | and Rush brook scored. The kick j failed. Almost immediately on resumption Foley made the opening for another try. He cut in well and sent a beautiful pass to Broderick, who had a clear run in. Heazelwood converted. Wellington 8, Taranaki 0. Then Wellington had a turn on defence. Taranaki’s first try was scored j by Footes, who dived over the line to } score. Brown added the extra points, j Taranaki had the: advantage for some j j time, but the spell ended without fur- } J ther score. Play was carried to the visitors' j 1 twenty-five early in the second spell, j ! Taranaki hooked the ball from a scrum land Petty cleverly evaded a tackle to (cross the line. The kicks failed. Weli- ! ington 8, Taranaki 8. I Playing a much improved game, j Taranaki hemmed Wellington in its twenty-five and there was great exI citement when Owen made an opening and Robinson capped a splendid passling bout by diving over the line well l out. The kick was unsuccessful. Taranaki 11. Wellington S. The Wellington halfback, Coman, cleverly cut in and paved the way for tho visitors’ next score. Heazlewood converted from a difficult angle. Heazlewood was caught in possession almost on his lino and in attempting to clear ho kicked the ball up in the air. Petty took the ball on the full and ■ scored at the corner. The attempt to convert again failed. Taranaki 14, Wellington 13. In a brilliant passing bout, the best of the dav, all the Wellington backs | handled the ball and Broderick beat the defence badly to score between the posts. Heazlewood converted with a beautiful effort and time was called almost immediately with the scores: Wellington 18 Taranaki 14 TAUPIRI MATCHES From Our Oxen Correspondent ! TAUPIRI, Wednesday. . At a meeting of the Taupiri Rugby Sub-Union, Air. F. Harris presiding, it was announced that a representative match between Auckland find Taupiri , would be played at Ngaruawahia on July 12, and that as a curtain-raiser to this match, the Taupiri junior representatives would play the Morrinsville juniors.