Maoris Hare Struggle To Beat N.S.W.

Chronicle (Levin), 20 June 1949, Page 7

Maoris Hare Struggle To Beat N.S.W.

Reeeived Sunday, 7 pjm. NEWCASTLE, June 19. . Playing at Newcastle, the Maoris defeated New South Wales 11—9. For the Maoris Oouch and Heperi scored tries, Taylor converted one and Kenny kicked a penalty goal. F.or New South Wales D. Brockhoff scored and Allan kicked two penalties, - , Four thousand witnessed the game. • Play was eventful, the Maoris cleverly using internationdl rules to gain ground and serum advantages. The Maoris opened the scoring when Kenny kicked a : penalty goal 15 minutes after the start. Eight minutes later Allan kicked a penalty j^oal for 'New South Wales. Oouch "then cleverly dummied Emerv and scored but Kenny f ailed with the kiek. Th'e game was evenly contested, the Maoris using kicks and New South Wales preferring passing movements. Near half-time Brockhoff scored from a drop-out. He raced from half-way through the Maoris to score wide out. Allan failed to convert and_ at halftime the scores were six points each. A few minutes after the start of the second half, the Maoris forwards toed the ball goalwards from halfway and Heperi scored, Taylor goaling. Thereafter it was ' a solid swaying, battle in whieh the Maoris wure hard pressed. .New South Wales dominated the hookirig and gave the backs a feast of the ball,. but the Maori backs detended grandly. . Cherrington was caught well off-side in 'the latter stages and Allan kicked, a penaltv goal.--Maoris 11, New South Wales- 9. New South Wales was a vastly imp.roved tearn compared with that whieh the Maoris beat earlier "but the Maori superiority was established in loose rucking in heavy conditions and in rhis West, Keid, Matthews and Marriner were outstanding. Coueh with Raureti a close second. Mr. Kann says that the addition of ihe Walabies' Buchan and Hirdeastle to the New South Wales pack, made an impressive difference. In the Sunday Telegrapn, Phil Treski der blames the break up of the brilliant Wallaby team as the main cause for Australia's disappointing displavs against the Maoris. He says that the Maori matehes have demorstraied a deterioration in the Australian stand ard since the All Blacks' visit in 1 i'4-7. Eighteen months after the Wallabies beat England at Twickenhaa. 31- -0, barely half the members of nhut touring team are » stjli playing foonhall in Australia. Most of these have sot'tene-J up to such a degree that they have lost favour with the selectors. Only Allan, T w e e d al e,.Sh eli a di e and Cawsey have fihown anything like the form wliich distinguisWd them during the Wu 1 laby tour.