THE RUGBY TEST

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20273, 16 August 1937, Page 11

THE RUGBY TEST

SATURDAY’S GAME. OPPONENTS PRAISED. “ REALLY GOOD SPORTS.” (By Telegraph.—Preaa Association.) GREYMOUTH, Sunday. “Our opponents are really good sports," said R. R. King, captain ol the All Rlarks, at. a reception In his honour at Greyniouth to-night. He flew lo Chrislchurch to day, and motored home. “ During the game,” he added, j " I came through the hard ruck with | Van den Berg, and fell over. The first | thing he did was to assist rne to get I hack on my feet. The other members of fhe team I found to be equally fine | on or off the field, j “As far as the All Blacks are conj cerned, they are the finest body of men | it has ever been my privilege to asso- [ ciate with. After the game had gone I 10 minutes I could see that we were going to make good. We felt Cobden’s I loss severely, but the dark clouds soon j passed, and in a few minutes we saw clear sky again. “ On a fine day, i believe New Zealand, as a team, will be an even harder proposition than it was on Saturday,” King concluded. “ PLAYED MAGNIFICENTLY.'' TRIBUTE FROM MR S. S. DEAN. WELL PLEASED WITH RESULT. “ The All Black forwards played as w f e expected them to play—magnificently. They were right up to New Zealand standard," said Mr S. S. Dean, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union. The backs also went very , well and he though that on dry ground they would go even better. They v.e'rc all wearing their international caps for the first time and acquitted themselves with great credit. It was a magnificent game, played in the best spirit. Ron King, the All Black captain, had no comment to make’. “ The Better Team Won.” Danie Craven, the Springboks’ vicecaptain. said that, the better team won. although there was no marked I difference territorially. They realised, i however, that New Zealand had | played with only 14 men and lie’ thought the All Blacks deserved all that came their way. ALL BLACKS PRAISED. ‘‘FODMEN WORTHY OF STEEL.” OFFICIAL DINNER TENDERED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Monday. The Springboks and All Blacks were guests at the official dinner of the New Zealand Rugby Union on Saturday ; night, among the guests being Rugby officials from all parts of New Zealand. | Proposing the toast of the South I African team, the president of the | New Zealand Rugby Union, Mr R. L. i Meredith, of Invercargill, said the visitors had endeared themselves to | everyone with whom they came in j contact and none could wish to meet | a finer body of men. Mr P. W. Day, responding for the [Springboks, congratulated the New | Zealand team on the decisive Test vic- . f QI T aed said since their arrival in New Zealand they had been treated with j overwhelming hospitality. He hoped j that when they got to the South Island they would receive not quite so much hospitality. They would carry away with them the happiest memories of the visit to New Zealand. The health of the New Zealand team was proposed l.y P. J. y c l. the South African captain, who said when it was considered that the New Zealand team played together for the first time that day theirs was a very fine victory. The Springboks found the All Blacks foemen worthy of their steel and were looking forward with pleasure to the next encounter. EFFICIENT TRANBMISBION. FOOTBALL PRESij MESSAGES. SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT. iHy Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The Telegraph Department’s tcle- [ printer service from Athletic Park on Saturday resulted in (lie highly efficient transmission of press messages throughout the Dominion and | In consequence of the success of tin* experiment Hie department tins j decided to install teleprinters (if acI commodalion can lie obtained for Ihoni) at Christchurch. Dunedin and Auckland for the matches against Canterbury, New Zealand .(second test), (dago ami New Zealand (third test). The message hoy service will be utilised in oilier centres where the traffic will be less congested and where tin* grounds are nearer io [ telegraph offices. The total number of words handled jat Athletic Park on Saturday was [ 8160, of which i A 73 words were wriv lodged before lull'-lime. AlloI -iifS addressees. * '' " M “ ° CANTERBURY TEAM. SATURDAYS MATCH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday. The following learn will represent Canterbury against the Springboks next Saturday:— Fullback.—-G. j . Nolan. Threequarlers.—H. Chinnerv, c Pawson, D. G. Cobden. 1 Five-eighth*.- .1. A. Hooper, W. A. ll* If hark.—.l. .1. Me Auliffe. (Continued In next column )

Front Row Forwards.—o. Jlattersley, W. Fleming - , N. J. McPhail. Middle Row.—C. Pablecheque, C. W. Williams, 11. Milliken, J. G. Rankin. Back Row.—F. J. Foley. Emergencies.—Backs: G. B. Eathorn, K. S. Mortlock, R. Garrett, L. Brown. Forwards: R. Burke, W. Coll, E. Whillans. HAMILTON REPRESENTATIVES. TEAM TO PLAY MAMAPOTO. The following team has been selected by Mr N. Hamilton to represent Hamilton against Muniapoto at To kuiti on Saturday. As Technical "Id Boys’ Club is engaged in the Stag competition none of its members were Inelmled in llie side. Pullback, It. Paterson; threeI quarter, A. 11. GrllTllhs, It. Everest, 11. (Sayers; live-eighths, W. Bythcll, W. Pearson; half, T. Dovi; forwards, H. j Sharpe. .1. Best, Belcher, F. Jones, G. W. Kirkbridc, Hick, c. Holloway, Sklenars. Emergencies: Backs, J. Carroll, T. W. Hecps, T. (tilling; forwards, J. Gray, Scott, Ugilvie. IN OTHER CENTRES. Auckland—University 21, Ponsonby s; Grammar 23, College Rilles 3; Shore 13, Marist. 11; Otohuhu I , Grafton Te Kuiti—Peace Cup elimination match: Maniapoto P, Waipa 7.