HULL DEFEAT LEAGUE KIWIS BY 13 TO 7

Chronicle (Levin), 3 November 1947, Page 7

HULL DEFEAT LEAGUE KIWIS BY 13 TO 7

Received JSundav, 7 p.m.!:v LONDON, Wyjf : The liull League team • be^ff. New Zealaud •1,'5 — 7 after leading HO— 5 at liialif-liiue. •: Play Haslicd from wing to wing early with the New ZealanderS: attackiiig strong'ly. Later il^settled dowai in tluKiwis' territory. The Australlah, Rykn, seizetl the ball in midfield and scored after a 70 yards dash. Miller converted. The Kiwis' handling was poor at times, but they levelled the scores when McGregor secured and raeed through t'or a try whii-h t'larke converted. Hull kept the tourists on the defence and fully extend'ed. Miller missed two penalties and then Bullivan dashed through to registef Huli's second try whieh ililler converted. t>tern tackling kept the New Zealapders out. On resuming Clarke kickcd a fine penalty goal. The Kiwis dominateu play, their high speed wingers keeping Hull in their own twenty-tive defending stubbornly. Ryan played brilliantly on ihe wing for Hull, being both thrustfuJ and elusive. The New Zealanders after a spirited reopening attack fell back on the defence. Lawrence made HuJJ's \'ictory cerlain by tlirusting through in the dosing niinutes t'or a try whieh Miller failed to convert. The cxchanges l'roui the kick-off to the iinal wbistle were torrific. The Kiwis admitted they had not had a harder game so far in England the test matehes included. The Kiwis got the bulk of possession from Ihe scrums and seized opjiortuuities to open up piav with fast short passing. They mot very determined defence, liowever. The tackling oi' both sidcs was very keen. Dropped passes was a weakness of the tourists and cost tliem at least two tries. Miller was an extremely sound fuJJback ior Hull, his touch finding being superb. HuJ] 's tliree AustraJians, Ryan (winger), Jackson (halfback) and V\ att (hooker), all played well. The attendance was 17,900.