RUGBY LEAGUE

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1932, Page 3

RUGBY LEAGUE

ENGLAND V. NEW ZEALAND.

VISITORS WIN BY 59 TO 8.

(Per Press Association-*- Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, August In

The English League team gave the New Zealand Thirteen a football lesson qn : the Winter Show Grounds this afternoon,'when, in an exhibition match the visitors piled up 59 points to the New Zealanders’ 8.

Just after the game started, L. Hut.t one of the New Zealand' forwards, sustained a •compound fracture of the thumb,: and he to6k no further pari in the game. • -.-ni/ .<• The Englishmen were, superioict in weight, pace, itacticsviand handling l . Freely throwing .the ball ■; about tin visitors gave the 4000 Spectators pre sent a brilliant display - •of-, parsing The English wingers, >„• HudsUn an<3 Woods, possessed rare,pace a nd elusive side-steps, and they frequently raced clean from the opposition. Tries were scored . for . England by Woods (4), Feetham (2\ Brogden (2), Fender, Hudson (2), Williams, Atkinson. Jim Sullivan, the English captain,, converted ten of the thirteen tries, some of them with magnificent kicks from the side-line. New Zealand’s points were made up by two tries scored, by Calder, one of which was converted by .Sea-gar., The English team this morning visited the Karori Cemetery,,, where they laid a wreath on the grave of the late A. H, Baskerville, who organised the New Zealand League team which visited England in 1906. v •