MANAWATU-WANGANUI GAME
Received Thursday, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, August 29. Criticism of the tactics of the New Zealand forwards in the Rugby Union match between Austraha and Mauu-watu-Wanganui is made by the correspondent Mr. Frank Tierney in the Sydney Ilerald today in. . the foilowing words: — ' ' ' ' ' Unfortuhatel-y for* Tlardeastle, the 'oppodng forwards qmefcly- wealised he was Australia 'stikey mau.-and conequ trated on him. . He toq,k u real^ streei bashing from lists ahd boots. \Vhat the Australian forwards went througH ■ at Whangarei' iri the- opening* rnatch -'Was rrothing to their ordeal .in this game. Even New. Zealand ullicials admit that.. "Praeticullv every Australian bore tnarks after tlie game. The most were liumps and seratches'said t'o have ebine't'rom blows thrown in loose st'i'uma.Freeman was deliberately punched in Ihe lirst line-out and plaved t hrough the tirst h-alf with. blood. over his face. "Whv these unnocessary and illfegal tactics were .allowed needs some explaiiiing by the referee. The liome forwards are "used; to -playing this- type of t'ootball and pr'obably are uot complete ly blameloss. " Atr. Tierney alleges that "there is uot a player in oitlier teaui who does not think tlie home side's lield goal was* not scored. " Declined to Comment. The mdnager of the Australian teani Dr. W. II. Ward, declined to comment on the Sydney .Morning Herald artichwlien the teani arrived at Napier this afternoon. The Australian team - fo-ii. Saturday's match with llawkes Bay-Pdverty Buy is as follows: — Piper, Eastes, . AlacBride. .lohusoii, Stoine, Creinius, Burke, Tweedale, Windon, Ihverinore, Goulay, Gook, - AlcMaster, Dawson and* Freeman,
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 August 1946, Page 7
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