FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8218, 23 August 1906, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

NORTH v. SOUTH ISLAND.

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, August 21. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union, to-night, a letter was received from the New Zealand Union, stating that the date fixed for the North r. South Island match would not be suitable. It was decided to recommend to the New Zealand Union that the match •should' be allowed to lapse, and that it should be played early next year nt Obristchuroh.

THE GOLDEN B>Y TEAM.

(By Telegraph—Spenial to Age). NELSON, August 22. The Golden Bay representative team will leave on their Northern tour to-night, by the steamer Arahura, and hope to oatoh tbe morning train for Masterton. The team is as follows :—Fullback, P. Page; Jthree-quarters, L. Reilly, J. Haase, W. Bickhy; five-eighths. E. MoGrane end C. George; half, p. Edmondson; . wings, F. Moore and Aldridge; forwards,. Coombs, Best, Robinson, Grant, H. Sparrow, D. Fauohelle, • Feary, R. Sparrow, Bartlett, F. Fauohelle. The forwards are a determined hard-working lot, and fairly weighty, and promise to keep up the reputation of the Bay. Tne backs, although somewhat light are fast, -arid their collaring is above the average. This is the first occasion on whioh a team from Golden Bay has travelled further than Nelson, and the tour is being 1 looked forward to with interest.

KIA KAHA v. W F.C.A.

, The W. F.C.A. and Kia Kaha Hookey Clubs have arranged to play a football matob, on the Showgrounds (No 2. ground), this afternoon, commencing at 2.15 o'olook. The W.F.C.A. will be represented by tbe following players: Hannah, Smith, Hall, Thompson, Minett, Pragnell, Scrimgebur, Bannister, Fairbrother* Ralph, MoNeilage, Millar, Muir, Richards, and. La Roche. The Kia Kaha team will be selected from the following:—Olds, Williams, Taylor, J'unn, Baker, C. King, Anderson, N. Hcoper, Parton, Rue, McLaren, Carley, Hughes, Wilton, Thjnne, Toobey, Nicol and Walker. Mr J. O'Leary will control the game. Kia Kaha's colours will be all blaok.

WELLINGTON v. SOUTHLAND.

WELLINGTON, August 22. The match Southland v. Wellington was played at Athletio Park, this afternoon, in the presence of between 3,500 and 4,900 spectators, including Lord and Lady Plunket. The ground was in canital order, and the weather was perfect. The local combination, which won easily by 22 points to 3, proved its superiority in the senond half, tbe visitors with few exceptions being kept busily repelling onslaughts by tbe opposing forces. The Wellington forwards swarmed over their opponents in tbe loose, and broke away repeatedly from the line, engineering rushes which took the ball down the field at a great bat. The Wellington back division was unable to bring its sooting powers into anything like full play, owing to the faulty play of Roberts (inside five-eighth), whose tactics lost at least half a dozen excellent chances of adding to his side's score. The Southland for wards played up solidly in the first spell, and secured possession, of the ball oftener, but thee backs failed to profit by the advantage, being content to find the touchline. After crossing over the Southland forwards were run off their feet by the pace set them by the local division. The scores in the first spell were:—Wellington 5 (a try scored by Thomson and converted by G. Spencer), Southland 3 (try registered by Clark), In the next halt Ramsden (2), Mitchinson, Hardham and Thomson touched down, G. Spencer adding the major I points from Ramsden's first try. The place-kicking was poor.