RUGBY LEAGUE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1932, Page 3

RUGBY LEAGUE

ENGLISH TEAM AT AUCKLAND. AN OVERWHELMING VICTORY.' (Per Press Association — Copyright ) ‘ ' WHANGARET, July 27. [■ The opening match of the English Bugby League team’s tour in New Zealand was played oh Kensington Park here this afternoon, before 2590 spectators. The game resulted in an overwhelming win for the visitors by G 6 points to 5. ', 1 For twenty minutes the much lighter northerner team held their own against the visitors, but, could not stand up to the wearing away tactics -adopted by the tourists, who, in the second spei’ revelled in spectacular open passing, the home side being quite outclassed, and it was not uncommon to se e one blue man have to come to a team ■mate’s assistance before a hefty Englishman was lowered.

The Englishmens’ hacking up was to perfection. Time after, time the ball passed right along the back chain and the wingers, Hudson and Woods, made the most of their opportunities. Hudson cracked -a rib, and England finished a man short

•Sullivan,. .. whose tremendous line kicking was a feature of the game, made himself a unit in the attack, and several of the scoring movements had their start in the English 25.

Once the fullback ran from behi’v 1 his own goal line, and the ball was handled .thirteeh times before Hudson tok'dhed; down between;, the posts it the opposite pnd; of th fiij’.d. Atkinson, the right centre, initiated many of the isosfc •' brilliant essays, but the greatest of all was Davies, the fly-half,, wfif was superb'. It wiw :< his timistfulnerii which straightened out most of the .-English attacks. The English forwards, had a twostone advantage ?in the pack, and when their fending off tactics were exploited, they left the tneklers -lamenting. Hodgson was the leader of the pack, and others to show up were iSilcock and Fender.

Tire scorers were Hudson (3), Woods (3), Fender i(2), Davie-', Pollard, Atkinson and Wright ■

Sullivan kicked a penalty goal and he converted nine tries, several being from the side lines.

The northerners did -surprisingly well in the Scrums, thanks to the hook, ing of Welils, but they found the wh".ie-‘ jeiiseyed backs like a moving stone wall in defence.

Penny ran fearlessly and White ""’ c the bp't .forward. The tackling of both sides was magnificent. Twenty minutes after the game started,. Keith scored for th e North and f\ Hamilton converted.