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Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1932, Page 4

ThE result of the second Rugby Test match which ended in' a win for the New Zealand representatives by the substantial score of 21 to 3 y/as received- with' general pleasure. Following. their defeat in the first Test at Sydnoy, and feo result of the play in the smaller matches since, it was gathered that.the AH Blacks had found their feet and were in good form, Following a .line taken through their two first. g n m‘:s ard fee ‘general improvement thereafter it was considered feat the AH Blacks* would be able to hold their own, but he would have been an optimist who would have expected the win to have 1 eon of such n substantial nature. From the cabled reports it would appear that the forwards had dominated th o game, and that though the Australians had shown good form, the special brilliance of the visiting forwards had been such . feat .it had swept al] before them, and had given the backs th\ opportunity to show their abil ty and power of scoring, The inability of the All Black forwards to> hold their opponents was one of fee special causes of the

defeat in the first Test, as the Australian ianside backs were able to get away with, the ball on almost every occasion of a line-out or sc: urn, and as a result Malcolm, Lawton and . Co. were able to show to such great advantage. With the New Zealand forwards dominating the game with a brilliance that was of a notable nature, the opportunity was given of their backs to show to advantage also an this was taken, full uce of. Now the honours are even and there will be the keenest interest shown in the third and final Test of the series, which will be played at Sydney on Saturday next. The New Zba-land team is now fully into its - stride, and the games they have , played togeth ,-r coupled with Saturday's decisive-,vic-tory will give them a confidence and combination purely should carry them to victory ( jn this deciding test.