BIG RUGBY GAME

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 988, 3 June 1930, Page 10

BIG RUGBY GAME

WELLINGTON’S MATCH WITH BRITAIN OPENING STAGES OF PLAY Special to THE SCI V WELLINGTON. Today. The weather is cold but fine, with a strong breeze. An immerse crowd is m the city for the match, the hotels being crowded over-night, while many more people arrived this morning. The gates were opened at 9 a.m., and the first-comers started to congregate immediately. By noon a good crowd lined the terraces. The big stand, extending the length of the ground, was completely booked out. On the interest revealed by the Wellington match. Athletic Park will be inadequate to accommodate the test crowds. A great struggle is expected this afternoon. The British players express disappointment at not meeting Cooke, as they would have liked the opportunity to gauge his strength before the tests. The teams are unchanged. They are as follow: BRITAIN Fullback.—Bassett. Threequarters. Morley. Aarvold. Bowcott. Novis. Halves. —Spong. Murray. Forwards. —O’Neill. Parker. Kendrew. Black, Hodgson. Prentice. Beamish, Ivor Jones. WELLING TON Fullback. HeazlewoodTlireequarters. Mackay, Ramson Oliver. Five-eighths.—M. Nicholls, Johnson. Halfback. —Kilby. Forwards. —Coulston. Jessup. Peek. MacPherson. McLean. Barry. Cave Porter. THE PLAY DESCRIBED The British forwards. Beamish and Ivor Jones, ligurred lin a rush which rattled Wellington, and then Aarvold sent the British threequarter. Murray, racing down touch, afetr receiving brilliantly from a scrum in which Britain had no difficulty in hooking cleanly. Both Murray and Morley were sent down the line but the Wellington backs, particularuy Johnson, were defending well. Dai Parker, in Wellington’s twenty-five, led the British forwards in a rushfi. but Johnson took the ball from their toes. Britain was given a penalty kick on Wellington’s twenty-five, when Parker was penalised. but tlie kick at goal failed. Kilby mulled and Britain was let away, the British backs pivoted by Aarvold coming through well. Another rush and oMrley dashed over unopposed at the corner. Ivor Jones landed a magnificent goal. Britain 5 Wellington 0 The first try was registered after eight minutes’ play.