TABLES TURNED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 138, 14 June 1938, Page 17

TABLES TURNED.

N.Z. VICTORY.

HEMI'S KICKING.

NEW SOUTH WALES BEATEN

37 TO 18.

BIG FIRST-HALF LEAD.

S\ DXEY, June 13.

After lending by 17 points to eight at hill-time the Xew Zealand Rugby League t>~mi gained a glorious victory in the ri tm n match against New South Wales to-day by 37 poir.U to 18.

There was an attendance of 15.426 spectators. Ihe weather was cool and cloudy with slight drizzling rain.

lries tor Xew Zealand were scored by Smith i— i. Chase. Walter Brimble, Tittleton. Heini and Wilfred Brimble. Hemi kicked eight goals, fries for Xew South "Wales were scored by Dawson (2), Hyde and \\ llliams. The last-named kicked two goals and Conlon one. The teams were as follows: — XEW ZEALAND. Full-back.—Hemi. Three-quarters.—Smith, Cliase, McNeil. Five-eighths.—Walter Brimble, Tittleton. Half-back.—W lift ed Brimble. Forwards.—Cootes. Orman, McNeight, McLcod, Brodrick, Tetley.

NEW SOUTH WALES. Full-back.—Conlon. Three-quarters.—Goodwin, Roser, Hyde, Dawson. Five-eighth.—Kerr. Half-back.—Williams. Forwards. —Nerval, Narvo, KiTham, Porter, Kilkaldy, Stehr. Hard Exchanges. New South Wales won 19 to 13 scrums in the first spell and 23 to 10 in the second epell. New South Wales received lt> penalties to 15. The match was extraordinarily hard. Twenty minutes before the end, Porter and Conlon (Xew South Wales) left the field injured, but New Zealand had the game in hand, then leading by 25 points to eight. Later Cootes (New Zealand) was ordered off. New Zealand began with fire, but for a period in the first half flickered out. Subsequently the team burst into vivid flame. It was the nippier side on the day, tackled magnificently and its positional play was altogether superior to that in Saturday's match. The visiting forwards and backs combined splendidly. The best try of the daywas scored from the New South Wales twenty-five when McLeod, Tittleton, Wilfred Brimble, McLeod again and Smith handled for the last-named to cross in the corner. Hemi's try was the result of bluff from a penalty near the home goal. The fullback punted, gathered in the ball, crossed tb'! line and converted his own try. Williams later repeated the trick for New South Wales. Hemi had his kicking boots on, kicking eight goals from ten attempts. Chase's try in the first half resulted from a beautiful individual effort. He gathered the ball following a dribbling rush, feinted past Conlon and swerved inside Goodwin, who rushed across in a vain attempt to cut him off. The outstanding forward was McLeod, but McNeight, Brodrick, Tetley and Cootes were all conscientious ruckers. Ornian was useful in all phases, but was outclassed in the Rugby League methods of hooking. Fine Tackier. Walter Brimble was again a g. r and tackier regardless of the size of his opponents. He gave excellent service from the rucks. Wilfred Brimble was a lively first fiveoichth. Chase was a lively first fiveHemi was always safe. Both wings were superb. Cootes was to-night severely cautioned by the Rugby League. The manager of the New Zealand team suggests that in view of New Zealand's showing another Saturday match should be arranged, at the conclusion of the tour, in Sydney, either- against an Australian or a New South Wales side. The Xew Zealanders left by train for Liamore to-night.