SIDELIGHTS ON TEST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 179, 16 August 1937, Page 7

SIDELIGHTS ON TEST

Points About the Play and Players BAY MEN PROMINENT For tlie tliird time in the Test series betwcen Ncw Zealand and South Africa tbc figure 13 occurs to denote New Zealand's wiuning score. # * & New Zealand were awarded a penalty just five yards from' the African goal, but Trev.atlian gave everybody beart tremors by taking tbe kick away back almost to tbe 25. It appeared waste of valuable space, but fears were needless, the ball travelling true. * # e Craven, Springbok first-five, dropped suecessive passes that npght have brought trouble otiierwise. Good in defence, the captain for the day was very indecisive otiierwise. * » ' • New Zealand enjoyed a 60 — 40 territorial advantage, and towards tlie end of the game beeame corisistent winners of tlie ball from the scrums. * • « With ten minutes to go South Africa tliree times took a scrum instead of a iine-out, and it was ironical that New . Zealand .sbould hook the ball on eack occasion. « * ♦ Ward was a most unperturbed wing three-quarter, and he brought a gasp from 45,000 throats when he threw the ball right . to midfield in a .line-out, hnt the trusty Trevathan was there,. A minute or so later he ran down the line and centred. In tlie second half he gave the pass to Trevathan for the latter to pot a great goal.

Dalton commenced the attack that brought New Zealand's solitary try, and Jackson, but for slipping, would have been over between the uprights. The ball travelled on' for Dick to go over with a. Springbok draped about hil legs. » # • Simon took a mark falling backwardsi and it was lucky for him tkatke was falling, bccause Fanie Louw wras applying his torpedo tackle, which, if it had connected, {would have reduced the New Zealand side to 13. # « • The scrummaginqj looked tough at times and this appearance was liighly ^coloured when Parkhill gliot out very like a comet aud landed a good six feet clgar of hostilities, « * » * Tho referee haited proceediugs ; onee to discuss inatters with Rob MeKenzie and Ebbo Bastard. Everybody, of course, reekoned he was getting their opinion about the weather. 1 Van Reenan gave tliree penalties for scrum infringiements\ Although in ; the second row llank he took purt at times in flie hooking, # * " • J'urner a was never very happy at ■ full-back, being frcquently ouj> of : jjosition, and his place-kicking at- ■ tempts wero very ordinary, lt was - not his day. ■* # m Wben Williams was sent away in a passing bout in tlio second half, Ward flew at him high. Out went the Springbolc's arm to fend, and Ward, with the celerity of a wrestler trapped it to apply an arm-bifr with complete success . • ♦ • Pierro de Villiers. Springbok scrum hall', was giveu a real life of misory by the quick-breaking Black forwards * 0 • Towards tbe middlo of tho second spell, Ferdie Bergh and Van den Berg begau to tiro and were late up to many of tbe line-outs. • » * Hooper was great with his tackliug, and Dick brought down salvoes of cheering when lio came right across from liis wing to tackle Williams on the other.. , # *> « Tori Rei4, following fast, looked likely to score, but he skidded on the slippery surface and Turner cleared in a, great hurry.