FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. $ THE BRITISH TEAM'S TOUR. SIJtST MATCH WON. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received June 6, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, June 6. In the presence of 60,000 spectators, the English teauu opened its tour. There was an alteration in the team, Tya replacing Burge, and Hilton replacing Clarke, for tho Englishmen. The visitors won the tosa, and from the kick off forced the game, rushing the ball to the home twenty-five, where, after much close work, Johnsou secured from the pack and crossing the line, scored. Grodnow eonverted. Sydney tried to force the game, but the combination of the visitors was too good, Rodgers scoring a try which was • not converted. A few minutes later; Rodgers again scored, and Grodnow converted. The home team here forced the game, and after much close work, Horder scored, Praser converting. Grodnow' then kicked a penalty goal, but the first score livened up the home team, who forced the game for the remainder of the half, Horder scoring a try, which was not converted. These were the half-time scores.

Sydney opened with dash, and after a rush to the English twenty-flve, McGowan scored and it was converted. In the play that followed the locals showed superiority in the scrums, and then Horder kicked a penalty goal. A few minutes later Horder kicked another goal, equalising the scores. The Englishmen again picked up, and forced the game, Stockwell scoring twice and Grodnow converting twice. Sydney rallied and tried hard to equalise, bringing their score up to twenty, Horder scoring and converting, but a few minutes before time Grodnow kicked a penalty goal, removing all hope of victory for Sydney, who were beaten »by 27 points to 20. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE RUGBY GAME. NORTH TARANAKI PLAY. SATURDAY COMPETITION. Following nre Ihe results of tlie matches ■Played on Saturday in the Nortli Taranuki bnturday competition:— SENIOR. TUKAPA (18) v, OLD BOYS (fl). The above teams met at Western Park In ii match that was conspicuous for its brightness, dash and enterprise on the part of , both teams, and it was not until well Into the second half that the result looked anything like a certainty. Several well-known players were unable to take part, the Tukapa team having to go on the field without the support of Brown. The very heavy rain v.lnch fell almost continuously up to tli'o time of commencing to piny made the field soft and sure foothold was an impossibility. On !i :lccoun t the game rested largely with the forwards, though the (lacks 011 both s/Jes showed some line turns of speed as well as Skill in handling the ball. while there Is no doubt that the better team won, the Old ioys form a combination which no other team m the competition can atTord to hold cheaply Their forwards are on tho light side, and they were not able to withstand the weight i tb . e " opponents on Saturday. HartmSn, nho has recently become identified with the club, plays a good game at flve-oighlhs, while 1 llpp1 Ipp . y h 2 lf - anrt s "«®etls In giving his backs plenty of opportunities. Sykes in the centre, with Jfacdonald and Whittle, on either wing moke a fairly active threeauarter rank, who are always capable of a reqiilred Both Sykes and , lrf(,lt on Saturday, each « looked like certain scores, through the greasy nature of the ground. The feature of the game was the kicking of D Hughes WnS. P ! ace .l s " lendi<! T°m Penalty Old -Rft?.' » ll ? lf ' Whicll made u " th ß Old Bojs score of six points. A converted try represented Tjikapa's points in the first tlm irtv™. ♦1® < ' oni l s " e " the blu <* had the advantage ♦hroughout, and Icent their i "idr„f n , S ,e f b r | f ,,,e r st » rt Srtvn played with urn me ' Tlle a J more conscience than their opponents, and showed a better an HarSS'iV ll . 6 VaWe 0f comt, lnaUon Davis, Hart, and Taylor were always conspicuous ?«™ 0 ?,i one omision tho former neatlv lnh 1 t n , r,ils3 ' anJ wil!l a dodgy run sSthe post" IITL'J" aml sc ° r "* jnd'MS r aplcuous quartette, which gave their onnon Loveridge" carried the wiiisS. 01 ™-

CLIFTON (31) v. RAHOTU (G). career < hv t 22f t ?i m c ?" tlnue| l their victorious i pomtgto B ?,, Rnhotu ' at Wait ' lra ' »y fined tn ♦».« , e;anle was mostly conbelt backs"* hM Tf? '<* as ?he Sl Uit™mi er f oreil for the iocal te ' am ne outcome of a loos© rush inri q r ed 11 raa E'iiflcent Eoal from close to the side line against the wind Late? in and'' I% a ohto"°H J USh ' S ' fieor,te -"'sMeked over the fine tw V. ? martl >'' streaked Toward* til i J - failed to goal, •lowarcis the close of tho anon fMiftrm Wrt. earned the upper hand better of SPe " Clifto " '' a(l ™ch the tMr' oppMent s three. a( ' (l 'fl°Siit * Cuaun'g iSSSE kiek atore 8.,h0t l <ie ° rffe C(mvcr,eil with a fine nut for a wh I ,™" na j !e<l t0 H°e„ the locals half-wav '»" nd carrled to near took tim l,n '?, m 11 l,ne ou| . G»odwin bcatlnc tL securing, cut in, and after George', r , th , ree l!e minted over S. P Hohii « « i * tlle resu| tant scramble convert " " try - whW ' Kas l> ar fall<!d to Sk «■»/.« > n . were back il » aln - md ln and Omw ? m looSfi "'fhes, Spurdle both flii scored. 0. Taylor converting nut in o Coutts here broke away, and R ,kJ „, a Bood I lm ' but was C" 1Ia f«<l liv r fton , t0 ,' h 0 llne ' » fwre resulting. h o,m, "ST, b ?E k n , Bnin soon ' a '« l Cain came Bel? riiLr i' i e ba " at fOOt 0 Sfore a ell-deserved try, which George failed to conscore nm^ e %T „ e l ded soon after wlth the wL referee ' B " hotU 6 ' Mr ' D " " eii * e STAR («) v. OKATO (0).

otat ° seil!o " met on the condXn 011 S, rnuild ' whWl ln » « beino- nil' mme e "d e(l " draw, there leing 150 score on either aide. third grade. MPPERTON (14) v. OLD BOYS (0). rwi„ J"!l p ?S r , ton ' on Saturday, the local team hv ij • Bo >' s . who played thirteen men, iffa n^s to-nil. Mr. Kupe referred. J"® match both teams and officials «»^ ente ** toe * ießperton ladies to lernoon tea, which was >iuch appreciated.