Invercargill Overwhelmed by Bluff in 1955 game

Scoring a try in the first two minutes and running at the opposition at will Bluff thrashed Invercargill 32-12 at Rugby Park.  Although they held out well in the first half it was not until the last 40 min that Bluff ran the Invercargill team ragged and they wilted under the strain of constant waves of attacking. It looked if anyone could halt this pack it would be Invercargill and they did start with a hiss and a roar but they soon run out of steam.
The Bluff forward pack left no doubts in anyones mind how good they were after this game, although for once their forward pack was challenged in the lineout from Invercargill's Jack Borland, where he not only won ball from throwouts but was also gathering up from rucks and scrums.  Bluff used their long kicks upfield perfectly and this left the Invercargill pack wanting on more than one occasion. One such kick from Forrester at his 25 yd, followed by a kick and rush tactics resulted in a fine try from L. Todd.
 Two Players T.Edie (Invercargill) and R. Rouse (Bluff) scored 26 points of the 44 in the game.  Edie scored all Invercargill's points with 4 penalty goals and Rouse scored a try, and four conversions and 1 penalty goal.Edies kicking at times was prodigious with one of the line finders gained 75 yds.  Every man in the Bluff pack played well and their fitness showed in the second half.  Tries were also scored by Gilson,  Forrester,(2) B. Stapley, Bowen and Todd.
The referee was N.D. Harper
The teams were as;