CANTERBURY WIN.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20272, 14 August 1937, Page 8

CANTERBURY WIN.

DEFEAT OF OTAGO. A GOOD MARGIN. (By Toiccraph - rrc«« A«*or!att«n ) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. Canterbury and Utago Rugby learns met at Lancaster Park to-day. Otago gave tasle of their quality when Vosailagi, bidding the kick-off* ! burst through a weak tackle and flung Hie ball infield to the forwards. Fast, clean passing saxv seven Otago men handle in a brilliant rush. Desperate defence xvas needed lo prevent a try. Then Canterbury infringed right in front of their own goat. It xvas a fairly long kick but Bolton goaled xvell and within one minute of the start tlie score was:— Otago 3 Canterbury 0 Canterbury drove in to Otago territory with a line forward rush. Otago xvere penalised but McAuiifTe missed the kick. How*den. the Otago half, got bis chance when Mahoney and Vosailagi sent the ball back cleverly from line-outs and smart passing of Hie Utago inside backs made it apparent that Canterbury were going to have some hard tackling to do. A xvell-placed punt and fast following up took Canterbury close to the Otago line and a pretty piece of play brought the first try. Chinnery accepted a perfect reverse pass from Garrett to flash over near the posts. McAuliffe goaled. Canterbury 5 Otago 3 Canterbury were unlucky not to score after a splendid break away but too strong a kick sent the ball over the dead ball line- Canterbury xvere (attacking hotly when half-time came, j In the second spell Canterbury continued lo dominate the play, the final score being.— Canterbury Ji Utago 6 %