SECOND RUGBY TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 7 July 1930, Page 3

SECOND RUGBY TEST

# WON BY NEW ZEALAND >t! 13 TO 10 POINTS ——<*— — f A MAGNIFICENT TUSSLE :i ; • V.. . . PLAYED UNDER PERFECT CONDITIONS i>, HUGE CROWD WITNESS PLAY MANY THRILLS DURING GAME BRITISH HALF INJURED ftfilßAY 'MfEf FIELD BEFORE , HALF-TIME

At Lancaster ■ Park 1/ on Saturday aiternooft- NeiV----' Zealand defeated the.jßcitish.team, .in the second test match?/; by 13 points (two tries and> goal from- a mark) to 101 points (two converted tries.! vy ** ; " •It was a wonderfully fast game and way/ full of " interest throughout. The forward >playy-was Of; a very high order, and both teams were well matched. Unfoirtuniately the British pci/ltm' half; Murray, was injured in they collarbone just before half time anjd l had to leave the- field, Britain playing! With If men for the rest of thevgAme. The British backs handling -was

h march \yas,a very fine one and tlieir 4'mhsio inspiriting. ' The waiting crowd were in good ibumour and the time quickly passed [ Watching the arrivals' and the maiiI ner in which the large crowd was I handled without trouble, the arrangej ments being very complete and well carried out. Lunch time found many miniature picnic parties enjoying the good things they had brought with them.

THE PLAY. Britain kicked off against the sun, Morley’s kick going out near the twenty-five. From , the scrum in midfield New iZealand Won the hall, but Niebollis failed// to . take 'Corner’s pass and knocked on. ’; Beamish (broke .through?'the next scrum , and a liner; . yi • t ./;.• j ••• >■ . ~-% ■ * font \va-T;, formed near half-Way. Frpni la scramble' New Zpalabd olvtai ned /a penalty.' ‘Mark NichollA kicked high arid; .the/New ■Zealand forwards got on to the hall, hut Beamish and Co. dribbled hack to • half-way. . Hero Britain won their first of the four sf-rrims, Spong kicking out on 'the full just as Nicholls tackled him. Corqerjptihted from the next scrum, but the British forwards came through again and Nepia kicked cut into British territory. The British back line ■bandied and ' tlie ball Went to Mbfley who failed to take Aarvold’s pass, and the New Zealand' backs sWarmed 1 all lovis-r the’ opposition. The Ufitlsh forwards retaliated, but' Nepia found the line' in their twenty-five. Hero Corner secured possession and kicked; hut a. return, kick Was made to near halfway, where New Zealand- obtained a free; kick after a scrum. Mark -Nicholls again booted high and Aarvold brought play back to half-wav with a 'liner, > / , ■' / 1 ;/ CORNER SHOWS UP. ..... Nicholls spoilt , a promising movement by failing to secure from Fin--layshnaud the /British/ hacks- obtained possession. Corner, who was playing a great game, let the. New Zealand back line away to the corner,, /here Oliver was grassed. New Zealand came on the other ring the whole hack line and Porter ..airing part in the rush, which went •to within five yards of the line. NICHOLLS’S GOAL. Here Mark Nicholls, claimed a mark, and attempted a goal. ! There was deafening cheering as the ball went safely between the uprights from a difficult angle. .7, /New Zealand 3, Britain 0. Play had been in progress about seven minutes. and the New Zealanders were having decidedly the better of it. They broke up what passing rushes the visitors could start, and Nepia stemmed the rushes with good , line kicks. , Britain came into the New Zealand twenty-five when Murray cross punted but Cooke marked. Aarvold fielded ‘the ball and tlie bounce' beat Nepia into touch. From the line-out Porter kicked smartly to near half-way, Where New Zealand again obtained possession and Nicholls lined. There was a (series- of line-outs between the British twenty-five and half-way, and from a scrum Britain obtained a penalty kick, with which Murray fiiied; at the twenty-five. BRITAIN ATTACK. New .Zealand were winning more of the scrums and line-outs and thenspoiling work was more effective. Short line" kicks took Britain' deep Alto Ne\V Zealand territory; but Cornte'r Was/ smart wi th line kicking. Plily hung on 1 the 1 Ne\V Zealand .twenty-five' lino until Spring missed'a .pass front 1 Murray, and Porter and ■ Nicholls went through, bet Nicholls held on too long, and a good chance was missed. | Nicholls fielded a kick from Aarvold . in New Zealand territory and-lined at half-way, where Britain obtained possession. the whole back line handling until Hart, grassed Novis. Aarvold

fine. .Tlj^yil,are ( /«l)i;ex:tremely . faitj/ lot and jglvte a ifirie '^hibatihn. (The fii-sjtf^liaif:'Was |an /even'/i gaine thej/fadt-afttagfe! rini \labour of ! ;N e>w Zealand* ■ ; half; ' HJTew z|jsaii[’c| *wed;aif3W)||ng: /very" stronglyjijfor ' stubb<srti ‘op tire /Briti|sb--teaih l theld bri|fc> thq '|Tttttckets arid’ at; tim.es H»umedt|lefenco^nto;! strong: on one afssr. one of pieces of play of;jshe day, resulting in Aarvold scori ntf(under• aftet| a// very clev'^©rwtdyomentf.//. Excitement'- then rah

as another score would have at least,’ equalled the points-, but. New / Zealand held their opponents, safely was called., Then there was a jpsh on to the field of play the csWd swarming everywhere, Corner atttjf; Porter being .carried off tlie field shoulder liigh. The play of the New Zealand team wall particularly watched, esp6cially who ■ • had replaced men whj|? had; been dropped after? thedfirfd tefs| (Foremost; came Corner the 9.7 haJ| from' Auckland; who made good frdjjii • the s'first '-scriiin and, pijritire air the"'/game giving* a very! filched’ ensu|| hiin l the.' n po'Ritipn for the remainVtlifepirturo and igave a good performAinro. were; of great- advantage and hijs' three goals w-erih ,^t 4 WiW7h' 'f;i'irly diffic(ilt position. Of the other hacks Cooke did not strike one as having the reputation he has won. He hardly cut in once during the game and he had plenty of! opportunities during the second spell especially, when the backs were rep-atedlv attacking. Lucas did some good work at times, but at others lie seemed to be fairly at sea only to make recoveriep after losing good '%'ttackiiig positions. -The great Nepia was just “it.” He had a lot of work' to d 6 and did it apparently without trouble, and was effective and soiinrl, • all/ through the., game. Porter fAjiliWe./Jo. tackle? jccqpbnfe/letting his The BVifish full-back Bassett had a 1 harder' tfijsk'than Nepia and ho also -Jkfjid rtcll cOming out' with' honours. "* Spong- at - fife-eighths had a big day and was a«ble' to beat Porter time and again. An-rvhld, Morley, Novis and Boweott all played [well and -Murray was showing up/dn/gprid style till he' was injured.

A special feature of the play of the two teams was the very fast pausing,' and th<£ heaiitiful manner in which the ball was generally handled. This fast,.. jalean .parsing was particularly attractive and made the game so open and fast, making for the attractiveness of >.the- play, many of the passing runs having the huge crowd on their • J toes roaring in their excitement. The pw. tackling also was hard and solid in ' most instances, but there appeared to jap utter absence of any ropgjfi or -play.;,, / The referee, Mr W. Hollander, of ■-Christchurch', had excellent control and his, decisions appeared to be and gave general satisfaction,. There was a huge crowd, estimated at 35;000. The gates opened at 9.30 and atm a*mv-there wfere 10,000 present. • Vfhb^crowd had five junior games played before them to pass awav the time; while shortly before “the big match the Woolston Band i paraded the ground playing some fine Then the Highlanders - Hand in .full dress paraded and they had a wonderful reception. Their

carried on the burst, but Corner saved with a line kick fiom the New Zealand twentv-five mark.

ing half-back was hustled by Porter with Rew. Ivor Jones who was playarid had to lose - aM'ew yards with a line kick. CJooke marked outside the British twenty-five and Nicholls placed the ball for a kick along the side line. When '.lie British ton-wards rushed him lie kicked softly into touch. Ivor Jones led the British hacks, with whom the forwards co-operated, to half-wav where Ccrner sent, play back with a good hard " line kick. New Zealand were given a free kick for offside play, and Nepia punted out within fifteen yards of the British line. New Zealand won the line-out, and Nicholls again kicked out. GOOD FORWARD PLAY. The British forwards were pushing the opposition in the loose scrums, but the New Zealanders wei-e gaining thoif proportion of the set scrums. There wa!s a scries of line-outs on the British twenty-five line, and from one of these Porter escaped, being ruled offside. > New Zealand obtained possession from a scrum, and Corner, Nicholls, Cooke and Lucas handled until Han was grassed in the British' twenty-five, where Britain obtained a penalty, which Ivor Jones sent to Nepia at halfway.

CHANCE MISSED

The Auckland half-back was using the line frequently. Gradually the British forwards worked play well into the New Zealand twenty-five, with a series of short line kicks, Parker being prominent* in bursts through. Britain had a good chance until Aarvold failed to take a poor pass from Boweott and Morley was smothered when lie tried to revive tlie movement. Corner again lined at halfway. Britain obtained from the line-out and Boweott kicked over to the wing but Novis failed to. field tlie hall, which the New Zealand forwards rushed hack to half-way. Spoilg, whom Porter was hustling, kicked to the twentyfive, where Murray dashed round a 'scrum and Rew dribbled to within 2U yards of the New Zealand line. BRITAIN’S TRY. Porter made a mighty kick at the ball when Spong was fielding it, but missed, and a moment later Britain qbtained a penalty near half-way. Black’s kick was poor and was returned. In the New Zealand twenty-five Murray broke away and passed to Ivor Jones who raced along for Beamish to barge across, but they were recalled lor a scrum. Here Murray ran round again and two other backs handled before Aarvold took possession, and streaked over at the corner for a good try. Prentice goaled from a difficult angle. Britain 5, New Zealand 3. Play hung on the New Zealand side of half way, with the British backs seeing more of the leather. From . a line-out Murray let out, to Spong to Boweott. who was smothered, and • . 1 Hart and Novis raced after the kick which went out. New Zealand obtained from the scrum, but Lucas upset the movement with a mistimeu pass alien turning round. Oliver had a short run from the next scrum, but the ball went out. Oliver was fielding poorly, but Corner was playing like a champion. Britain secured from the scruiu and Spong gained a few yards with a. short kick as Porter bustled him. , The crowd showed its displeasure when Ivor Jones hung on to Corner’s jersey round the neck When he did not have the hall, but its displeasure turned to delight when, from a scrum, the whole New ’Zealand back line handled, some of them twice, for Hart to scorch round and score in a fairly handy position. Cooke was prominent in the movement. Nicholls converted. i New Zealand Britain 5. FAST AND FURIOUS. Play had been in progress half an hour, and was becoming keener. it llung in New Zealand territory until /rtniaysori bustled Murray as lie got the hall from the scrum and dribbled to half-way. where from the line-out Beamish barged through. He was held uip'and Cooke and Lucas went through with a passing bout, which broke 1 down,in British territory. ’ MURRAY LEAVES FIELD. J • Murray twirled round like a cath- ■ erin wheel when Cooke tackled him high and play was stopped while Mur- 1 ray received attention to nils ami, ; He left the field holding his'arm as 4 , ,if his coilar-bolie were broken, r l}6 i /replace Murray, Ivor .Jones came out i of the serum. From a scrum at the British twen-ty-five line Now Zealand hacks gain- . ed a dozen yards with a short bout at the end of which Britain were awarded a free kick, but Aarvold made little use of it. 'Bassett saved with a line kick, hut Rew and Black dribbled into the New Zealand twenty-five, where Nepia found the line 60 yards away with a penalty. • From a scrum Hart came round to give a pass to Cooke who let out further, but the effort was /smothered, and from a ruck the British backs got under way. They kicked and Nepia found the line well down. RUSH BREAKS' DOWN. The New Zealand backs again got under way but Lucas again failed either to kick or to pass. Corner, however, revived the effort but was pushed' oiit. Nicholls pfniycd well when the British' forwards bore down on him aild Corner also stemmed a vigorous attack; Ivor Jonas, who had come out of the scrum, dodged a couple of opponents and let out to Morley, and Beamish barged lii's way through' until Porter grassed him Well and truly. Corner, who had taken Mill’s place' in the New Zealand team, was playing an outstanding game at half. The spell' ended • after Nepia. found the line'with a truly taken mark. The half-tinie score was: NEW ZEALAND 8 • \ BRITAIN 6~ ■ The teams remained on the field during half-time. SECOND SPELL. The sun had gone behind the clouds when New Zealand kicked off for the second spell, and there Was practically no wi'hd. The ground was holding well ‘and made fast play fairly easy. Nelpia gained the crowd’s approval with a. wonderful dine kick to the British twenty-five, where, from a scrum, Finlayson barged through, but was smothered. Porter ran round the hunch and came into sharp collision

There was an exchange of kicks between the rival fqU-backs., Gradually, by means of short line kicks, play went to half-way, where from a lineout Corner let Nicholls away to transfer to Cooke, whose kick Spong fielded. Nicholls sent another one and Jet out to Cooke. Corner and Lucas carried on the bout,'..and Corner collared Bassett on the British, twenty-five., where a serum was formed.

POT AT GOAL. MISSES. After some loose work, Nic-holis lined, and this player again led the hacks but Cooke was smothered. New Zealand were penalised within ten yards of the British line, but there was a British player in front of Bassett when kicking. From the resulting scrum, Porter barged his way into the thick of it, and the next scrum saw Corner transfer smartly to Nicholls, who lust failed in <a potted goal. Nicholls was playing a fairly sound game, hut Lucas was the cause of some of file movemenrs breaking down. The New Zealand hacks, handled the hall as far i s Lucas, but were held üb. Then Oliver created a sensation by following up a quick pass, fielding when making, for the line. He overbalanced within two yards, and Bassett held him. . FORCE DOWN. ' I hen iroin a ; long kick' Nepia ran ii|j into JiuCc-quaiJicr pine, anu nu o-uia. away- ui V.iini'ii ion yards of tlie• une. qjuick as a'iiiish, tlie movement onangeu io me oilier wing, wiiere the back line handled/ ‘and Lie 1 onwards loilowed up.- Jjom Mie resulting mixup, oveorts went' over, out a loroe-down aaS ruled. _ ,/ ’ ' ... /,. Bassett was temporarily hurt.in the tight work on the line. The British (lacks mainly owing to the ioss of Murray, weie not playing up to the snappiness of the-first test, wniie the New Zealanders were • excelling themselves. |

'The British backs got away from a scrum at half-way, and. Aarvold outstripped Lucas.and ran into the New Zealand twenty-live, where, he handled to Boweott. The latter was held up, and Porter’s kick for, the- line was, smothered oy Novis. There was a vigorous- ime-out on die New Zealand twenty-rive, from which. Ivor J/ones transferred to Novis, who was pushed out. A SCORE MISSED. Another hectic struggle among tli. forwards ended in tuts same way ana gradually play edged towards hallway. Corner improved matters with a snappy line kick and play was held up for a moment while Rew mopped a damaged eye. Corner kicked into tlit British twenty-fi.e and Nicholls fielded Bassett’s return. The New Zealand hacks followed up the kick, but when in a handy position, Oliver failed to take a pass from Lucias. Thq mistake probably cost Ne\y, Zealand a try, though Lucas’s pass was.very poor. The New Zealand hacks, in brilliant play, were throwing the ball about and were attacking on both flanks, keeping the Britishers busily defending in their own territory. A cut-in by Lucas topped off a movement which had come from near halfway, but again a 4 scrips of line-outs fallowed on the British twenty-five, where "'"amish and O’Neill were prominent in passing and the former player let Ss hacks away with a pass at halfway. The whole back- line' handled, hut the defence was well in position.

HAZLETTJOLTED. Britain were not showing tlieir usual versatility among- the backs, Play was .held up for a few moments while Hazlett recovered from a hard jolt on the facei Corner, lined smartly from the next line-out, but again the British K c o ks got tlie" ball. Porter mmlfl sure of Spong n”d again . ’vif found the line on the New 7" -

land side of halfway. Spong- was' injured after his en~ount"'- with Porter, hut started again as smiling as ever. Porter was going through the scrambles in great style and kept the versatile Spong quiet. Nepia took play to near half-way with another of his great line kicks, and Nicholls used the line to advance play another twenty yards'. There was some heavy work in the line out on the British twentv-five line from- which the New Zealand backs

gained possession, Cooke and Lucas handling after Oliver. Bassett, in fielding the kick, went out two oi three yauls from the line. Here Corner transferred to Nicholls, who ran round tlie blind side and transferred to Oliver who scored five yards from ‘.lie side line amid deafening cheer and the throwing of all sort of missiles into tlie air. Nicholls converted with truly magnificient kick. \ * NEW ZEALAND 13, BRITAIN 5. . INSPIRED GAME. The New Zealand hacks, compared ;th. tlieir form in the first test, wer laying an inspir'd era fne, wli le tb 'ritishers lacked what, pcmTretini 'me- had had at Dunedin. New Zo: land secured from a scrum at hall way, and the hack line handled out t-c r "iver. Lucas then look a pass er'’ ■entrerl with a hi"'! kick which tic Vpw Zealanders could lmt field mv'rr 'o obstruction by the o-iposmnr for-, wards. Oliver scorched up to Bass C "n the British twenty-five, hut tinlatter was able fo get in his kick. The New Zealand forwards, with " mighty surge, .swept in a mass to th ''rttish twenty-five. Another scrum saw New Zealand win, and NichoV Folded Bassett’s kick. He let out t' Hart, who was pushed out. ' SENSATIONAL TRY. The back line again swept into act ion, and Cooke found the line ter yards from the goal. British obtained • possession and the ball went to Spong who ‘was.missed’ by Porter and when tackled' by Lucas passed to Ivor Jones, who sailed straight down the field to Nepia, who took him, but lie had passed to Aarvold, who had a clear run down the centre. Hart came across from the wing but just failed n his dive at Aarvold, who went or. outpacing the frld to score a great trv under the nosts. Prentice converted though the ball rolled over Before hrHied it-. NEW ZEALAND 13 ‘ BRITAIN 10. Play went to the British twenty-five ine, where the British hacks got possession. Spong short-punted and fol'owed up fast, but was beaten for the hall. He secured again and wriggled himself to half-way, where New zea'vrd obtained' a free kick. Nepia "o-ind the line.at the twenty-five. Porter obtained from the line-out and Ivor Jones made sure, of his man. and the. line was found at half-way. "he New Zealand forwards dribbled '•he ball deep into the British terri'•orv. where Porter passed to Oliver, •H Morley intercepted. The British •vinger was pushed out twenty yards r rmfi his own goal. Prentice, the "-•itish eapt iin. wa.s playing scrum' ' -’if. Ivor Jones being left to watch kilter.

Prent'co let out to Spong. but Nicholls collared, the latter and the final whistle went just, as Ivor Jones ticket out in his own twent.v-five. The; final

score. ..was : NEW ZEALAND ... ... 13 BRITAIN ... 10 Referee: Mr -9. Hollander.

SOME INCIDENTS. Jt was a huge crowd that gathered nt Lancaster Park on Saturday. Every point of advantage was utilised. The whole surroundings were a huge liv/ng mass and, judging by the repeated hursts of laughter before the big game -started were out to enjoy tlienirives. To give an idea of the deride to'witness the game, at 10 a.m. 'here were fully ten thousand on the 'round, and by 1 p.m. practically the whole ground was filled, except for ho reserved seats with stands. The arrival; of the two teams on the -round was the signal for loud hursts •C cheering but a moment later the ” olston' Band struck up the National ".r m and the huge crowd rose to ■;s foot bared heads and joined in -••’•rt'v in the singing of the grand old' song, a huge volume of human voices resulting.

’’-wimps the quietest moment in the

.-Unlr g«me Was that 1 when Mark Nk-li-.lls dropped back from tlie |)lacer to ,: Hc’ his mark. .The crowd held its breath, hut when the ball was kicked ‘and went sailing well between the posts, the crowd let out a roar of enormous volume in its express-on of appreciation • at the* first score of the game.

Both sets of forwards played with worderful dash. They were a very •wen lot, and hardlv one stood on! above his fellows. Perhaps the three heaviest men were the most notable beamish (Britain 15.4) and Stewart 1P.3 and Finlayson 15.13 N.Z.) all however gave of tlieir very Ijest. Hart’s try in the first spell was the result of a fine combined passing run Ip which most of the hacks handled. When Hart got the ball he went over with a great dash. Unfortunately in the .second half the play did not go his way, nearly every passing run going towards the other wing where Oliver wari playing, but he was continually "rowded on to the line when the ball •’anip his way.

The second try secured bv New Zea 'and -ame from a clever movement by ’ Nicholls. There was a scrum ■’.t +he 25 flag in front of the British --pal. The hall came out- to Corner who nnssed out like lightning to Mark v;,.h o lls who gave, the dummy to Spong 'nd' turning almost right around ’■vdiled oast almost half his oppon•mts, and then when almost on tlie ,: no s’vnpg out a beautiful' pass to °Tv.p-. who went over the line without -crionr opposition being near enough to be effective. It was a clever and