SPRINGBOKS WIN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 115, 1 June 1937, Page 7

SPRINGBOKS WIN

-Pres# Association. )

First Match of Tour at Perth RUNAWAY VICTORY

(By Telegraph-

(Eeceived 1, S.45 a.m.) PEETH, May 31. The subordinate position of Eugby in Western Australia combined with the late landing of the Springboks intensilied the debut of the visitors as a practice exhibition game. There was sufficient opposition, however, to show the visitors' belief in fast, open play, giving the backs the ball instead of seeking toueh and trnsting to massive forward work. ' With the players obviously ship-stiff it was difficult to judge their real strength but they are undoubtedly fast on attack and strong on defence. Several flashes of brilliance revealed plenty of quality back of the scrum. The fnll-back Turner drew applause for the first score by the visitors after a pretty piece of three-quarter play. The impression left was that it is a good solid team, well combined, with brilliant possibilities among the backs. Thh visitors had 36 points to their credi'c before the local side scored, though Western Australia at one period kept the visitors on the defensive for ten minutes. The Springboks won by 47 to 8. The captain said the team would play under South African rules and conditions only. The tour was not a struggle for the world 's championship but just a friendly visit to another country to play a friendly game of rugger. The whole team were partieularly interested in the New Zealand visit to test their • strength and compare standards. It they did not win they would undoubtedly learn. The team re-embarked to-night.