SCRAMBLING GAME
NEW ZEALANDERS' WIN DUSSELDORF, March 13. In a scrambling game before 609'..' soldiers at Wuppertal Stadium, JN.z.m.x . beat the British Army of the Rhine Dy 12 points to nil. The Kiwis always Looked the better team and enlivened the otherwise indiffere.ut play with four tries from spectacular movements. • The teams were: — N.Z.E.F.: Cook, Meates, Smith, Angus; Proctor, Allen; Edwards; Simpson, ingpen, McFliail;' Nelson, - Johnstone, 2 oung, Blake.; Finlay (captain). British Army: Jenkins; Kichards, Davis, Stott; Guest (captain), oaie. Murray; Jackson, Goddard, Leishmau. Coutes, Irwin, Chapman, Bevan; storeT ' The Kiwis kicked off and soon at tacked, making a good run. The bal: came to Meates whose eentre kicx was cleared by Chapmau. The Britisii for wards attacked and though Angus and Smith showed up in good runs the British team held a territorial advantage for some fcime. Guest intercepted, Lufc Cook tackled him. Then Rich ards missed a drop-kick at goal. Jenkins missed a penalty shot; he also at tempted a field goal. Then Cook was just short with a penarty shot from halfway. From a ruck Edwards passed to Young, who hroke away on the blind side, kicking past the full-back and' Meates picked up the ball and scored, Cook missing with the kick. — Kiwis 3, British Army 0. The Kiwi forwards made two fine vushes from a scrum. Edwards worked ihe blind side and Allen raced over to score. — Kiwis 6, British Army 0. Early in the second half, Jenkins nissed an easy penalty goal and Davis and Jenkins missed further penalties. Etagged play foilowed until Allen made a great run and "beat several men, passmg to Finlay, to Proctor, to Meates, i and to Snnth who scored. The kick at : goal failed. — Kiwis 9, British Army 0. j The Kiwis were getting definitely the ' upper hand and went close to scoring j : . two or three passing rushes. Cook j missed with three penalty sliots. The j final score came when Simpson 'opened j play from a loose ruck and Meates scnt Young over. Cook missed with the kick. Kiwis, 12; British Army, 0.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1946, Page 5
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