N.Z. RUGBY TOURING TEAM

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2201, 14 July 1914, Page 7

N.Z. RUGBY TOURING TEAM

COMMENTS ON SATURDAY'S. GAME. By Telegraph—Pres3 Aesociation—Copyright Sydney, July 13. Commenting on .the; Now ZealandNew South Wales football match; the ' 'Daily Telegraph" says: "The_New Zealanders' methods wero truly in accordance with; the traditions: of the' greatest Rugby country on [the earth. A Sear Mire of the game was' the splendid ex- ■ hibition' givenby Roberts. Ho' did : things that leffc ,+.lie opposition literally agape. Despite tH<y licking, New South Wales was not _ disgraced. Had there been anything like consistency in the New Zoalanders' goal-kick-:, . ing, their score riiiglit have reached 43 points." The "Herald" sajfs: "It was tlio-old New Zealand. story ; over . again; there was always one All Black too man.y, and he was generally linj a: scoring position. The seven 'New Zealand forwards. ■ more than hold their own in the scrum. A short, tricky run, capped by a lightning pass, was the forte of the Black three-quarters. Passes' were v seldom missed, while the wing irien were' never Ipver-crowtled or forced over the line." TEAM FOR TEST MATCH. ■AUSTRALIA'S REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph—Prera Association—Copyright '■ (ltec. July 13, 8.35 p.m.) ! ; Sydney, July 13.. ' The team selected to-play in the-first test game , against-'New Zealand, ion, Saturday is thoroughly-representative^of Australia.- Five Queenslahders are in- • eluded,'-and it is-claimed' that ' the' changes have considerably strengthened 'the team,'which.is-as follows: — \ - , Full-back:' Dwyer. Three-quarters: Francis (Q.), Flynn ' (Q-)i Uarr, arid .Wogan. • Five-eighthi'; Tasker. . Halt-back: Wood. Forwards Williams (Q.),.Murphy ,(Q.), J. Thonipsoii (Q.), Watson, Wallacli, F. Thompson, Baker, and George, - THE ALL-BLACK TEAM. Coclcroft, the South Canterbury threequarter, is to be sbnt "to Australia to join the. All-Black toam,; The New, Zealand 1 Union decided upon; this course, os G. Loverjdgo, the Taranaki wing-three-qiiarter, was- injured in last Saturday's matph against New South. Wales., Cockroft will sail by the.Mau- . nganui on Fridaj -'" - '. 1 '' 1