NORTH ISLAND SEMI-FINAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1921, Page 8

NORTH ISLAND SEMI-FINAL.

ST. PATRICK’S COLLEGE BEAT NAPIER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. A North Island semi-final in the Moascar Cup competition was played here to-day aud resulted in a win for St. Patrick’s College (Wellington) against Napier Boys’ High Scl 00l by 14 to 6. It was a bright and interesting display, and the scores fairly indicate the merits of the teams. The visitors had a slight advantage in weight. Playing with the wind, St. Patrick’s scored 11 to nil in the first spell, tries being scored by Hale.-; and Johnson, Kennedy converting one and kicking a penalty goal. In the second spell Keogh added an unconverted try before the locals opened their account. C. Beufh and Asher scored tries for Napier.

TOUR OF THE SPRINGBOKS.

CLOSE MATCH AGAINST WAIKATO, SPRINGBOKS WIN SIX TO NIL. By Telegraph.—Press Association Hamilton, Last Night. Tte Springboks played Waikato to-day in fine weather before an attendance of eight thousand. Waikato won the toss and played with the sun behind them. Play was even for a time Then Waikato pressed, but Van Heerttei’ cleared with a powerful kick. More even play followed, Waikato holding their own. A gooc passing rush by the Springboks resulted in Morkei scoring. De Villiers failed to convert. Later De Villiers landed a good goal from a penalty. Play then went up and own field and the first spell ended with the Springboss attacking. Tte score was:— Springboks fi Waikato 0 The second spell was very exciting. The home side played with the wind behind them. Their forwards played a great game, and play was up and down field, and there was no further score. Tho game, on the whole, was principally a forward one, "Waikato being equ.nl to the visitors, except in feeding out to the backs. The Springboks’ halves (Townsend and Tindall) were adept at opening up play, from which the only scores came. The. match ended : Springboks 0 ««.................. 6 Waikato U NEW SOUTH WALES’ TOUR, VICTORY ON WEST COAST. Greymouth, Last Night. New South Wales beat West Coast to-day T?y 2G points to 11. Six tries resulted from tho visiting backs’ smart passing. The coast forwards were better in the loose, but the home tackling was weak. The half-time scores were: New South Wales IS, Coast 8. Pym, TJiornc, Smith, Wogan and Shanley scored for the visitors, Minguy converting four. Ryan and Deere got the Coast tries and Deere kicked a penalty goal. PRIMARY SCHOOUS’"tOURNEY. Wenganui, Last Night. A primary schools’ Rugby tournament concluded to-day, being won by Wairarapa. This afternoon Manawatu defeated Wellington, by 0 to 8, and W>nganui and Wairarapa played a drawn game.

With regard to the visit of the French Rugby team next year, the' chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union management committee, Mr. G. W. Slade, intimated the other day that there was a prospect of a tour being subsidised by the French Government. The French Minister for Sports, he understood, was an old international player. In proposing the toast of the "Test Contestants” (Springboks and All Blacks), at n smoke concert at Eastbourne on Saturday evening, Mr. J. Heenan reviewed the test matches played by New Zealand since 1893 against different countries. To quote Mr. Heenan’s own words, second ests had been "hoodoo” as far as the All Blacks were concerned. In most cases they had wen the first and third, but the second had, on many occasions, been lost or drawn. Supporters of the game in the Dominion could take heart from this fact, and hope that the thi;d test would give New Zealand the rubber.