EXCITING RUGBY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1927, Page 7

EXCITING RUGBY.

I " —— j WIN _FOR SYDNEY. • N.Z. Iniversity Loses Third Test. A LABT-MDTUTE VICTORY. 'By I'aWt —Press AwKKlatios. — Cor-rriphi ; SYDNEY, June ]. Sydney University defeated lb<« Aew Zealand University team in tbe third Test match to-day by 27 point* to 15. The Sydney ieam was:—Ros.% Foote, Burgw, Gibson. Johnson. Sbcohan, Lamport, O'Dea, Waddmpion, Windevor, Firdey, Flynn, Hinged, Doyle and Rosenblum. The New Zealand team wi- : —But)<-i. , Loverid.ge. Ro«*. Lindsay, Pacey, ItmIdAnovitch. HoHcn, Child*. Hindenacji. Linton, AMey, Dunne. OT?egan, IVtkes and Morete.. The weather was ideal for the jranx-. Dunne won the tows and Sydney kirkod off and immediately attacked. Four minute* after the *t.art New Zealand was penaJiwd in a good position and I!"** kicked an eaer goal. Sydney cainc a pain aod .Tohn«>sn »ad« mini pround with the hall at ki» tor. The ball went out in the Xc» Zealand twenty-fire. Then •frrjn tlie ]<.usf Lamport pocur«-d the ball and passed to Bnrjpc. ■n} ) n passed to Johnt.cn. who srored. JJosv eauvierted. LindKay thon made a prat aUewj.l t« kirk a poaj from juvt inside- the halfway line, but the ball hiv a post. The New Zealanderf kept tip the attack, but their pa.Rsinp was rag-pod. A penalty against Sydney p-ave Li:idmv hi* opportunity, and he a nice poaL After a *pe]l of even play .She.rhun made a pxeat run down field and hi« movement was finished l>y <;ihson. vim scored well out. K->>« failed to emiverU Lindsay on the -urn? wa<- doinp grout work for New Zealand. He ran powerfully and kicked well. With IS minute* in Hindrnnrh had to leave the field and he was replaced by Keep-an. Sydney twice siarted dnngerou« j rushes but each lime mulled their I chance. A penalty ajrainst Sydney sa-n----jthe Itall out on the Sydney line, Froui 'the loow the ball went lo'Liodeay, who by means of a powerful run crftfcsod ! near the line. His kick w&e unsuccessful. The New Zealand forwards were working like Trojans. Bolden picked up j smartly and passed to Bradanovitch, I who sent the ball on to Paeey. who, after a great run, soared. O'Repan'e kick was unsuccessful, as the ball rolled

over. A dashing rush between Gibson and Biirjro took the ball to the New Zealand territory, and after i-ojuc hard

! work Foot* wuml at the corner: Kos* I failed to convert The first half ended: Sydney, 3 1 ; New Zealand, 9. Edwards replaced For.te at half-time. The woond spell opened with a desperate assault on the Sydney Ijne, whifil v«a# relieved bv a free kick, piven againct ! Holden. who hunp on to the Tiall when I trying in push his way orrr. Lindsay had a pf>rwi bat unf«c«*«.*ful aucmpt at a field pfiaL From the loose nosr I]ip Svdiiey line j Holdrn obt.ainod the liall and ran xnmd the scrum and passed t,. l.inU,n. mlm jiassed to and the InHcr ►<nred at the rcrnci. I.mdisay's kick ■na* \vj<ie. N>w Zoalaini maiijl;i,iic ( ] Ou- piv-ure. Lindsay siippr-ij <m a i-nfi |iatr-h and let Sydney prt away, l.ut the \isiior«.' .1/I frnoe was sound, .ind a line kick I'V iJinJor saiod the situation. A sprl] of hard }.L.- followed, in whk-h Mnretc show »<J up prominently. The New Zealand li;nl-.« iwere comliininji well: end » renjuu iiv j was spojlod by n foiAvard jiast fron PaocT to Ijo\ciid^c.

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