RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1932, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TEST V., AUSTRALIA TO-DAY* ■ THE ALL BLACKS’ PROSPECTS (Australian Press Association.) BRISBANE, July 15. Commenting on the second test match prospects, the Brisbane “Telegraph” Says: “It must be admitted that the All Blacks possess rosy .fiances of equalising the test score, and they will take the field with a confidence that was lacking in the first test mach—a confidence born' of the increased imparted by the master, Wallace.. Man for man Australia has a slight, blit dwindling, Superiority in the rearguard; but the All Black a have very definite advantages in tho fovwards In all , but two important departments, namely, the scrums' and the line-outs, The surprise of v the All Black test team is the inclusion of Purdue, ' though he, was originally ' finally excluded from the eighteen'who were chosen to train. :N'd ; doubt, Purdue’s fine game at Ipswich his influenced the selectors, (•though he has still to beat Clarke, who ia showing consistent form. The ■New Zealand backs have almost selected themselves on their ' Queensland form, with lunes winning the second five-eighth position, partly on ,his : pleasing exhibition against the Brisbane-Ipswich fifteen yesterday. 5 The All Black forwards will not be (finally chosen until the morning, but' ■'Purdue played such sound Rugby at Sydney that he seems assured of inclusion before Clarke.”

MORE AUSTRALIAN COMMENT ( BRISBANE, July 15.

UiSWe fire meeting a side that has improved very much since the first Test, but I know we can win again," 'said Baker, the Australian coach. :‘iThe All Blacks are a better team now, but so are we, and we are confident.”

The two i captains expressed the following viefws on the Test:—

: Lawton said: I think we will win. We are up against a tough proportion, ■but the boys are all on their toes, and think we can manage a bit better than we did at Sydney, It wll not be easy, and it should be a good game.

Kilby said: We are very optimistic this time. There lias been great improvement in team*' work and general form, and we are naturally determined to do our best to win this m'atch: I am sure we can put up a ! better game than the/ first test.