GAME DESCRIBED

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

GAME DESCRIBED

— Press Assooiation.) -

A Splendid Display oi Rugby TWO POTTED GOALS

(By Teleprapli

c " WELLINGTON, Aug. 14. In mingTgd sunshine and rain, the world 's two foremost Rugby nations met at Atliletie. Park, Wellington^ today, when the All Blacks, in a magnifieent display of football, beat • the Springboks by i3 points to seven. For fully 50 minutes the New Zealand .team was one man skort.' Even so, on a soft and soaked ground and with a slippery ball they showed marked superiority, especially in the forwaifis. The hero of the day ..was Trevathan, who scored 10 of New Zealand's points; and at the close of play Trevathan was mobbed bv the cheering crowd, while 40,000 spectators went wild with excitement at such a' victory. - j The .crowd began to gather at Ath-j Tctic.Par-k late . on Friday. night andi iwhen" the gates were opened at 9| ;o'c'loe'k this- morniug some-300 enthusi-! rnsts were," already awaiting admission. Rain sin ' the night and again to-dayi : soaked the ground, making the condi-| j tions f ayourable for the honie team.j Tha. crowd was a colourful one, .the! :bright'hues of the umbrellas, women 'sj 'cloaks and wa'terproof sheets catehingj the gay' sunshine, between the rain] nqualls from ' tho south. The bleakl wind was strong-enbugh to mahe kiek-j :ing difficult.- Long before the matchj jbegaxi the . om'bankment and available j jseats. were, all crowded, while reserves; j were ."fetchiiig big .prices from specu- ! jlators. The respurcexul folk whosej. jhouses afe ' adjacent to the groundi Iprofited- by>bfiilding improvised scaf-1 Sfolding' gr.ah,d5!taiids and selling sittingi •space on the >«jofs, while the grass bank.; ifuUy a .qudrter'of a mile from the field' i was 'bl'aeki with figures. ! From the e'arliest -phases it was obvi-:' •out that New Zealand would make a |good showing. Lambourne's hooking at' jonce drew comment, also Taylor 's line : jkicks. Trevathan was prominent ithroughout and he kieked two fine pen-. ,:alties and a field goal under by no^ jmeans easy conditions. Dick's tacklingi |was outstanding and he scored a pretly Jtry with a fast dask for the cprner.: {The Africans' two scorers were Wil-,' jliams, who completed a beautiful back' imovement with a try, and White, who] jpotted' a goal from about 40 yards out.: j MeKenzie, of the New Zealand for-j iwai'ds, was conspicuous for Ms work in! I the lineouts. | Cobden retired injured in the first ;half. ■ The referee was Mr. L. E. Macasseyland the Africans repeatedly were penlalised for infringements in the scrum. ! " While the better team won, it was' •the penalties which ruined us," said jCraven, the African. captain of the day, after the match "We are not squealpng but. we did find difficulty in understanding some of the decisions, par.ticu* 'larly iu the scrums." R. R. King, fhe New Zealand captain, Who as loek .borethe brun't of tho terrifie forward struggle of seven. men. against ciglit, was a weary man after the game but happy. He had little toi say beyond appreeiation of the sportingi spirit manifest throughout the hard ' fought game. One of the first to congratulate him was Nel, fhe Springbok lcaptain, who told him the win was; richly deserved. The tcams were entertained iinmedi-, ately after the game by the New Zea-| land Rugby Union when the president,! ;Mr. R. T. Mereditli, oi Southland, wel-; lcomed.the guests, inc'luding the Minis-j :ter of Internal Affairs and the Minis-, •ter of Education. The Game. 0 I Rabrow kicked off but the wind; ,swept the ball back behind .the linoi !where the forwards joined battle in a; -vigorcus scrimmage. A series of set scrums in midfield followed until Africa. •were penalised for a forward lifting j jand Taylor, with a tremendous kick,! igained considerable ground. New Zea- , :land held their own in the earjy line-' ojits and scrumsi indeed several times: they pushed the heavier Springbok! jpack, while L'ambourne was outhooking! jLotz. When Africa hooked, the "ball; Iwent out to White, whom Hooper ! ibrought down. Taylor found Ithe line! jwitli an accurate kick after having diLj •fieulty jn picking up the ball. ] New Zealand were awarded another Ipenalty and a roar broke frojn the | crowd when, frqm the liheout, Hooper obtained the ball and kicked. Lyster: missed and Dick chargjng down on him gnaqipod up and very nearly made the African Imo. Mc.Kenzio was jumping well in the lineouts and he, Jackson, Simon and Dick wero in turn thwarted narrowly from scoring. The First Score. A hard . struggle on the line ended when Craven cleared • with a fine 1"J(' .kick. The New Zealand forwards continued to press, howcver, and when tlu i gamo had been in progress only 1J. min - utes Africa were penalised on tii' twenty-five line midway between tia touch line and the centre of the field The crowd went wild with joy, flinging h-ls and programmes in the air -when Trevathan 's kick sailed right betweer. thc posts. Now ZeaJand bacl had easily the bct ter of the play so i'ar. The forwarda were playing iikc champions aud to Ihe • surprise of their supporters lt was in this department that they showed most superiority. In tho scrum which followed ihe kicl ofl: they pushed tho Springbok pack an broko through, taking the ball at thci feet. Babrow Idcked into Cpbden '. ■ hands. He eluded Williams and kiekeV' toxn Cray.e n snajpsd .itn aadjran well

iinto New Zealand territory where New iZealand' ' [ball. Turner 's kick was wide. | A lengthy period of hard play beitween the African twenty-five and halfiway followed and a pretty movement jtook play in front of .the stand when, ,from a serum, Simon passed to Dick,. iwho ran infield from the wing. Trevathan cut in and kicked' aeross field to reach the line. From the lineout the ,>Tew Zealand backs went away again but Hooper i'umbled a pass and from a penalty a moinent later Turner sent 'play into the safer -half of t)ie field. Dalton, MeKenzie and Jackson led a ;forward rush and a scrum ensued from •which South Afriea obtained the ball, jSimon charged down on Craven 's kick jand Lambourne picked up and ran to j within three yards of the African line, j The "South African forwards beat tlie iattack'ers .back within the twenty-five jbut .there they were penalised and Trejvathan took a second shot at goal and Igusts carried the kick just outside the •posts. | Driving.rain now drencked the playjers and spectators, making the ball Iheavy and the ground greasy. • ] Taylor was clapped when he found f the line in the African territory with a ] l0llg , penalty kick; From a scrum the [Africans kicked the ball out at the side jbut the referee apparently did not ;notiGe. • Trevathan missed a •lortg' kick jbv Craven. and the ball bouneed out., A | scrum followed the 'lineout. Ncw' Zeajlaud hooked and . Simon sent' the ball to j Hooper who swerved neatlv round j Wfiite and let out to Cobden on the jwing but Turner brought him down with ja splendid tackle. Cobden took an- ! other nasty tumble a minute later when ! Williams picked him up by the legs and jdumped him. Cobden limped to tho j sj.de line and. was helped offi the field by jthe ambulauce men while the game went j O.n, ; Playing 14 men only New Zealand jwere beaten back. I^illiams slipped past IWard and passed t'o Babrow who cen/tred. Simon xelieved a nasty position jwith a linn kick but South Africa" then jlafinched a. hard forward attack on the iiine with such rough work in the melees ithat tlie referee stbpped the game to jwarn . the players. j South Africa Even the Tally. ; Strachan, van den Berg and Bergh jfought their way down the line and a •series of five-yard, scrums ensued. Qnce jStrachan nearly won his way over. Then the New Zealand front row coljlapsed and Lo'tz hooked the ball to De Villiers, whom King tackled, but Cra:ven picked up the ball and passed out |to Williams, wjio evaded Ward and •made for the line. .Taylor challenged ;him but arrived too late and together .they crashed to the ground right on the jeorner, Williams successfully toucuiuq ;down for a most spectacular try. Turner failed to convert. Africa were penalised shortly afterwards when De .Villiers, putting the ball into the scrum, tlirew it to his own forwards' feet. Trevathan took the kick from ten yards outside the twentyfive and close to the side line. It was a magnificent kick and the ball again soarcd between the posts. The half time wiiistle blew as the excitcd crowd gave expression to their pen't up eesta>'y. Soon af.ter half time Williams re.tired from the field bleeding from the Taee but later he Tesumed. New Zealand, however, continusd to play ono man short. New Zealand's Try.Hooper obtained a low pass from Jackson and the New Zealand pack bore down on the Springboks' goalposts. MeKenzie picked up the ball and threw it to Sullivan who in turn passed out to Dick and Dick flashed across in the corner. Bastard charged down on Trevathan as he took the kick but the referee would not allow this. Trevathan 's kick, however, went wide. New Zealand were now leading 9 — 3. , For some time the forwards fought out the issue in the African coun'try with a pause when MeKenzie signalled frantieally to his manager for spare pants. Suddenly fhe whole aspect of the game ehanged. Africa hooked from a scrum. The ball flew out to Craven, White and Williams and the lastnamed flew up the field, fending off Ward. Taylor 's tackle missed but Dick. -sprinted right across from the opposite ;wing and brought him down on the side sline in New Zealand territory. Dick I again distinguished himself when ho lcollared Lystcr a moment later. Taylor jrelieved the tension with a cjever kick, [but Craven kicked the ball down to the 1 posts and there was another anxiouj jmonient when Taylor, dazzlcd by ihe [low sun, missed it but managed to ;clear. \ The light now was very. .trying. .Tayjlor was repeatedly applauded for his jline kicking and the New Zealand forIwards woxked their way back upfield. |From a lineout the ball came to iSulli("vnn who was taekjed. Trevathan pickjed up and kicked a beautiful field goal. IThe c.rowd was taken by surprise and it jwag some seconds before the cheering i broke out. . i j The Springboks, however, retaliated jimniediafcely when, after a hard for[ward rush, the ball was hooked from a jset scrum and De .Villiers gave White jample opportunity to drop kick a goal j for his side, from 40 yar^s out. Tho [score was 13 — 7 • : The Springboks went very near scor'ing again when De .Villiers beat the forwards and kicked on and Suljivan, ehasing hard, stumbled. A scrum iooh place right on the New Zealand line and a Springbok forward was penalised: for lifting when the New Zealand! scrum collapsed. Again Trevathan and laylor saved the situation. Hooper! started a back movement but Sullivan ■ was collared and Lyster kicked the" ball down to the line, pounding after' it. The ball struck the foot of the goalpost and bouneed the wrong way for ' Lyster but. the right way for Simon to ! touch down. ' . Aftcr tiiat New Zealand rallied and' m the last few minutes forced tho play