FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. Y TARANAKI B v. WAIROA SUB-UNION. WN FOR TARANAKI BY 16 TO 6. i The match between Taranaki B representatives and Wairoa Sub-Union took place, at. Waverley in tine weather and before a moderate attendance of spectators, Taranaki winning by 16 points to 6. The ground was in splendid order and the game, though not brilliant, was fast and interesting, each side endeavoring to tmake it open. On the day there was hardly that difference between the teams which the score indicates. Wairoa had much the heavier pack and excelled in scrum work, but in the loose and on the line-out tho Taranaki pack had the advantage and got away with some flne rushes. The Taranaki backs, when they got tiro, ball, made good use of It, and produced some good passing bouts, but the collaring of Wairoa, especially in the centre, was good. Wairoa during the first spell did not endeavor to pass much, but in the second spell livened up, and their two five-eighths and centre three-quarter produced some spectacular and nippy work. The Taranaki team was considerably altered, owing to Wilkinson, Lynslrey, Hart and B. Roberts (backs), and Harris and Fuller (hookers) not making tho trip. Tho threequarter line was therefore, Radford, Hooker and It. Oliver, MoClymont and Coutts going in as five-eighths, whilst McKay and O. Carroll went Into the front row, and McKenna went into the back row. G. Hooker captained Taranaki. THE FIRST SPELL. Wairoa won the toss and played in the first spell with the sun behind them and with the advantage of the wind. Taranaki at once opened out, and after a good passing bout. Hooker kicked and followed up, but Marino at full, proved safe. Taranaki, both back and forward, pressed, and Oliver was nearly over. Berg marked and landed a nice goal. Wairoa, led by Stewart and Jury, attacked, and infringements gave Jury a couple of kicks at goal, and from the second he equalised tho scores with a nice goal. Mulling by Radford let Wairoa past half-way, and Jury bad another resultless shot. Wairoa started passing, but Tanga po passed forward. A good kick by Coutts had Taranaki in a good position, but Marino was again safe. Loose forward rushes, headed by Day, McKenna and Allen, saw Taranaki dangerous, but Symes was able to clear. Hooker had another resultless shot at goal. Then play, mostly confined to tho forwards, travelled up and down the field, until Coutts made a great opening and throw the ball out, McClymont picking up nicely and scoring just as .he was collared. Hooker goaled, making the score: Taranaki S, Wairoa 3. Fryday and McKenna came through with a great dash, and for obstruction Taranaki had a free kick. Hooker failing to goal. Taranaki kept up the pressure until Train marked. Stewart, Jury and Cruickshank then headed a rush that looked dangerous, until Coutts cut in and lined, and Taranaki forwards removed the pressure. Tangapo intercepted a pass from Berg to Coutts, and Bunn followed smartly, but Dunford lined just in time. Wairoa backs were now moving nicely, and a passing bout by Tangapo, Bunn and Davis ended in a force. A little, later Hooker had another shot, the ball being forced. Play continued up and down field, neither side having much advantage, until half-time sounded with the score

Taranaki 8 Wairoa • ....... 3 THE SECOND SPELL, The Wairoa backs attacked on resuming, and a free kick gave Jury another resultless shot. After a series of interchanges of kicks Berg, Coutts, Oliver and Hooker got moving, the latter passing to Radford, who was offside. Good play by Allen and Coutts had the blacks in trouble. Marino and Davis cleared, but Taranaki camo again, and both backs and forwards working hard, pressed hotly. Berg was nearly over, but from a lineout Allen set his backs moving, and the ball travelled to Hooker, who cut in and then passed in-field to Oliver, who got across. Hooker goaled. Wairoa backs now threw the leather about in great style, Tangapo; Bunn and Davis being prominent, but Dunford saved, and a force finally resulted. Oliver and Hooker carried play down field, where Taylor got offside. Gradually Taranaki pressed back, and from a passlnig bout Hooker got over, but was called back for a throw forward. Spectacular passing bouts by Wairoa kept Taranaki busy, and on one occasion Cruickshanks was just collared on the line by Dunford, and Taranaki breathed again. Wairoa kept up tho pressure, and another passing bout by Tangapo, Bunn and Syme saw Hooker intercept. Then Morrison dropped the ball when a score Was in sight Attacks by Wairoa kept Taranaki busy, and as two men made for the line with only the to pass things looked bad, but Dunford cleverly tackled Cruickshanks, who lost the ball as he fell over the line. A little later Symes centred, and a passing bout by Bunn, Tangapo and Davis saw Morrison drop the leather when dangerous. Gradually Taranaki gained the upper hand again, and a rush by both forwards and backs saw McKenna knock on when close to the line, after smothering the full-back. Taranaki kept up the pressure, and finally Wairoa were forced. Then Train and Jury led Wairoa to the attack, and from a penalty Jury landed another goal. Taranaki then set up a great bout that saw Alien dive over the line, a scrum ensuing. From this Berg transferred to Coutts, who took smartly and handed on to Oliver, to Hooker, who cut In cleverly and shot the ball in-field to Radford, and the latter handed on to Taylor, who scored a pretty try behind the posts. Hooker failed to goal just on the call of time, and the game ended with the score:— Taranaki B ........ 1G Wairoa Sub-Union 6 Mr. Higgenbotham refereed. 1 NEW SOUTH WALES’ TOUR. BEAT POVERTY BAY 28-8. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Gisborne, Last Night. In flne weather, on a dry ground and before an attendance of four thousand. New South Wales beat Poverty Bay by 26 points to 8 to-day. For the visitors tries were scored ny Chambers, Carr, Pym, Bond and Mingay, two being converted by Walker, and two by Loudon. A goal from a mark was kicked by Mingay. For Gisborne Mill and Tireau scored, Mill converting the latter. A feature of the visitors’ play was the line-out work and their success in tho scrums, NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. MATCH AGAINST NELSON COLLEGE. The New Plymouth High School team, some twenty In number, accompanied by a number of supporters, left for Nelson yesterday morning. Tho team, which is accompanied by i Messrs. A. R. Ryder and Tapps, plays Nelson College on Monday. Mr. W. H. Moyes, principal of the school, leaves by the mail train this morning en route to Nelson. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. SECOND GRADE. Toko v. Lepperton, at. Waitara, 2 p.m., Mr. F. W. Webb. WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVES, THE TOURING TEAM. The following team has been selected to represent Wellington on the. North Island tour: •Backs.—Siddells, D. Algar, E. Ryan, Jackson, Markham, Hutchison, Tunnington, and F. 1 Tllyard. Forwards.—B. King (Poneke), Parker, { Standen, Duncan. Bruce, Price, Hansen, J HbMVXt Rw (AtWetlaU Kias

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY, TUItAPA CLUE, Seniors v. Opunako. at. Recreation Ground, at 3 p.m.: R. Hooker, H. Oliver, G. Hooker, C. McAllum, G. Ennis, R. Oliver. C. Brown, P. Atkinson, A. Oliver, G. Hatley, E. Bedford, T. Crone, P. Allen. G. King, F. Wilson. Emergencies; Todd, Malcolmson. STAR v. RAHOTU, The following will represent tlie Star Football Club in a friendly match, to be played at Rahotu to-morrow: Gray, Sturmey, Broughton (2), Hoffmann (2), Parker, Sims, Cleaver, McKay, Ellis, Hoskin, Scrlmgeour, Clark, Pollock. Cars Will leave Snelling and Andrews' garage at 1 p.m. sharp. LEPPERTON r. TOKO The following players have been selected to represent Lepperton on Saturday at Waitara, at 2 p.m.: Weston, Twigg, Grayling, O’Shanessy, Copestake, Barribal. Klenner, W. Fussell, R. Fussell, Petersen, W. Franks, T. Franks, N. Sampson, Fekins, Rowe, Paul, Wallace. THE RECENT TEST MATCH. OPINIONS OF OLD PLAYERS. MR. A. MCDONALD. Mr. A. McDonald, the original “AJI Black," who is associated with Mr. Stead in coaching the New Zealand forwards, expressed the opinion that our forwards were better ti an their opponents In tho loose. The sheer weight of the Springboks told, however, in the tight work, which was very solid. He did not. think our backs were really up to New Zealand representative« standard, although they shaped very well for a first exhibition. He is confident they will play much better after a . little more practice together, and once they get combination they should be 'a very difficult lot to beat. The game throughout was hard and clean and very evenly contested. Fogarty was outstanding for splendid work among the forwards. .MR. W. J. STEAD. Mr. W. J. Stead, who has been training the New Zealanders with Mr. McDonald, summed the match' up by saying that the more versatile team won. Considering it was their first game together, he thought the New Zealand backs had put up a wobderful performance. Me drew attention to the fact that Mofflt, Bellis, and Storey had all been partially disabled early in the game, this representing a considerable weakening of the fighting strength of the team. He was satisfied that the game, though hard, was a clean fought one. ”1 still prefer our own style of formation,” said Mr. Stead, referring to the Springboks’ arrangement of four three-quarters and two halves. MR. W. S. GLENN, MP. Mr. W. S. Glenn, M.P., a member of the original "All Blacks,” said that he was delighted with the keenness of the game. lie considered that South Africa had the better of thio game for two-thirds of the play. What struck him about the New Zealand team was the opportunity the forwards had of getting on to high kicks. There was a lack of fast following up, and this style of play seemed to be something of a lost art. In the back division, somewhere on the centre, between the centre three-quarter and the scrum half, somthing did not seem to be going quite right. That was where the weakness of the back division seemed to lie. Steel’s try was one of the most wonderful he had ever seen. He could not help bihg struck with the fine effort : he. made. The play of Donald and Bellis struck him very much. He thought It was simply splendid. The full-back played a mag- ! nifleent game, and could he classed as absolutely Al. He thought the New Zealand team suffered from the fact that a lot of the backs were young men. Tho next time they played Dey would probably do better, never having had the opportunity of playing together till now. The South African team appealed to him as being a very fine side. There was not the slightest doubt about that. They seemed to miss opportunities, however, through the two half-backs or the centre threequarters rot running straight, their efforts being finally nullified hy the last man to receive the ball, the wing three-quarter, being shoved right over to the line. If the two half-backs or centre-threequarter made sure

of beating a man firn, he thought the team would secure a lot more tries. The team lost two tries on Saturday, he thought, hy reason of not going on. Ho was delighted with the game as a whole. It. was a really flne contest.