Shield Match #34
Taranaki 22 – 03 Wairarapa | 13 August 1914

Wairarapa were the challengers at the Stratford Showgrounds on Thursday 13 August. Light rain fell during the play, and the ground was sodden. The first spell was hard fought and the 11 points‘ lead by the holders was flattering. A passing rush from Brown out to Young, saw the winger streak over near the corner. 3-0. The amber forwards rushed to the line where Patterson dropped over to score by the posts, Stohr converting. 8-0. From a scrum at the 25, Brown passed to Young, via Colman and Cameron, and the fleebfooted Stratford player galloped over at the corner.
11-0.

On resumption, from a scrum near the line, Wickens passed on the blind side to Redmond who crossed near the comer.
11-3.

C. Whittington grabbed the ball, best three men and ran hard along the sideline from past halfway to evade three more defenders and when faced by the fullback left him standing too, the young Stratford winger going over near the posts, Stohr converting. 16-3.

Cameron ran from halfway to the 25 and then passed to Taylor, who sent on to Young, the winger running over for an easy try.
19-3.

The amber forwards crashed to the line, when Brown flashed out a pass to Colman to Cameron to Young, who ran over for his fourth try.
22-3.

Taranaki: L.B. Stohr; C. Whittington, S. Cameron, C.F. Young; J.D. Colman; C.Brown; R.Taylor, W.Rowlands; W.McCook, R. Patterson, J. Kissick, O. M. Young, I. Robertson, H. Dewar, H.G.
Whittington.

Wairarapa: G. Masson; W. Redmond, A. Tait, H. Matson; J. Blackmore, C. Groube; E. Wiekens; F. Brough; L. Johnson, A. Johnson, D. Ross, H.A. Hodge, H.J. McKenzie (capt.), W.A. Morris, A. Desmond.

The referee was Mr W. J. Meredith of Wellington.

The Wairarapa captain, Bert McKenzie, had represented North Island the previous year, whilst Alby Desmond had done so in 1911 and 1912.