COLMORE-WILLIAMS SCORES FIVE TRIES FOR ARMY v. AIR FORCE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 86, 12 April 1941, Page 5 (Supplement)

COLMORE-WILLIAMS SCORES FIVE TRIES FOR ARMY v. AIR FORCE

, . A 1 SPECTACULAR victory by 30 point# to three was scored by th.' Army against the Air Force in a l'ugby m.v. eh at Athletic Park, Wellington, on >.ir:r- ---' day. Numbers of prominent lia'i.'tial and pii'vincial player- were included | the Army team, and on paper i; app-care \ i mueli the stronger ride. This <•-;im. t•I was fully borne out, for .iiraini-: such ! class the Air l\ree had no chance. 1 For the Army were scored by J Oolmore-Willian.s *>. Sherratt 4. 1 ' Harvey iml Wett-»n. d:i'k-oit e i. v s! ; live and l~inl.iv two. I > :?i t-11 y .- i 'an unconverted try tor Air Fer.-e. I Army was superior in every dep'irtI ment of the game. Flte Air 1-"■>-r. .• n:. •; I played with plenty of -pirit l"1 J tiie end. but tliev neter looked like ]•••!■'- I ing their mu.'.i fa-ler and v..- :>• u i opponents. i A Classic Line. ! The outstanding featuie of the n'-t a w.is the pi iv of the Arn.y w ( olniore-Williani- and Sherratt. «li" 1 id j All Bla-k I*. SnUi.an as centre in tbi--1 tir-f half till he iv{ ;t kie'e '.niurv. •Both tiK-ii gvt plenty <•( upportns.iti.> o: showing iheir pace, and wire •j<n -- k t" take them. Sherratt'- fir-t try follow .>1 a solo run for the be.-f part of half th<» field. It was one of his best, for be cleverly cut out three or four opponent* to score under the posts. Sherratt provided the spectators with a thrill every time he received the ball, and so did Colniore-Williams (who wa*= captain of the Auckland Training College XV. which ran over Takajmna. Uallaher Shield winners, in the Jubilee Trophy challenge last winter). The fall An.lnlander used an elusive -ide-rtep to gica: advantage, and the Air Force men could never be sure of him. , The combination of tho Army back line was good for such an earlv season match. Play was varied greatlv, with the result that spectators found plenty of interest in the contest in spite of the uneven scoring. Finlay led the forwards and his team well, and men like McKenzie, Daltnji and I Kirscliberg were prominent throughout, j Army packed down a solid scrum, but there was also great weight on the Air j Force side, and some of the tight play j was very willing. Personnel. The teams were:— Army.—Full-back. Sergeant F. F.. Donovan (Poverty Bay); three-quarters, Lieutenant V. I."Sherratt (Wellington), Private .T. L. Sullivan (Taranaki), Lieutenant L. W. Colniore-Williams (Auckland) ; five-eighths. Private L. R. Thomas (Wellington), Second-Lieutenant D. E. Murray (Otago); half-back, Private H. Egdell (Wellington); forwards. Private ,D. Dalton (Hawke's Bay), Private H. i M. Kirschberg (Wellington), Private A. M. Lincoln (Hawke's Bay), Corporal J. A. Wetton (Taranaki), Sergeant S. McKenzie (Hawke's Bay). Lieutenant M. W. Devine (Manawatuj, Lieutenant S. F. Jackson (Hawker's Bay), Second-Lieu-tenant J. Finlay (Manawatu), captain.

Air Force.—Full-back, Aircraftsman Gilbert (Wellington), captain; threequarters, Aircraftsman Thompson (Wellington), Aircraftsman McAdani (Auckland), Aircraftsman Fry (Auckland); five-eighths. Corporal Skerton (Christ - church), Flight-Lieutenant Vear (Auckland); half-back, leading Aircraftsman Saundercock (Christchurch); forwards, leading Aircraftsman Hall (Auckland), Aircraftsman Heebie (Hawkc's Bay), Aircraftsman Thomas (Wellington), Chaplain Day (Bay of Plenty), Leading Aircraftsman Yeatman (Wellington), Aircraftsman Cook (Wellington), Aircraftsman Donnelly (Wellington), Aircraftsman Berry (Christchurch). A number of changes was made in both teams at half time.

Referee: Mr. B. Matthews.