RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22109, 3 June 1937, Page 14

RUGBY FOOTBALL

FIRST TEST AGAINST 'SOUTH AFRICANS TEAMS TO BE IN TRAINING FOR A WEEK (raESS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAM.) WELLINGTON, June 2. For a week before the first Rugby test match between New Zealand and the South Africans at Wellington on August 14, the South African team will train in the Wairarapa, and the New Zealand team at Otaki. An announcement to this effect was made to-night at a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union by the chairman, Mr S. S. Dean. The chairman announced that it had now been decided that the test match between New Zealand and SoutT Africa on September 25 be played at Eden Park. The match had originally been arranged to be played on the Show Grounds. The Canterbury Union wrote as follows: —“Referring to your circular letter regarding the writing of article for the press, my committee would appreciate your ruling in the case of a member of a club publishing a book dealing with the game.” The letter was considered in committee, and Mr Doan later explained that so long as a Rugby player or official did not refer to current Rugby, no objection could be taken to bis writing a book about the game. By- | Jaw 46 of the Rugby Football Union i reads: “No member of the commitj tec of a union and. unless engaged in the profession of journalism, no 1 committeeman of any constituent body jor club under the jurisdiction of a j union, or a referee or player, shall I write, give information, or an intcrj view for the press, or broadcast on ] current Rugby football for rernuneraI tion.” Mr Dean said the New Zealand I Union expected this rule to be carried I out in its entirety'. j The following reinstatements were i granted;—G. W. Holland, J. Karaka, \T. Ewe, L. B. Spratt, D. H. Miller j (Auckland), V. E. Bailey (Taranaki), S. Poi, N. L. Robertson, J. Ponga (Hawke's Bay). W. R. Douglas, M. J. Parrist, S. J, L. Bramble (Wellington), F. C. Harper, R. V. Kilburn (Canterbury). E. J. McHugh, R. J. Honham, H. Dowling, A. D. Logie, L. Martyn, J. W. Dixon. PENINSULA SUB-UNION The draw for the next series of matches is;— Senior Grade—Little River v. United Bays, at Little River (Mr A. A. Radford): Akaroa a bye. Junior Grade—United Bays v. Little River, at Duvauchelle (Mr J. C. Tikao); Eastern Bays a bye.

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ENGLISH TEAM WINS AGAIN SOUTHLAND-OTAGO SIDE OUTPLAYED FAST AND CLEVER DISPLAY AT INVERCARGILL (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) INVERCARGILL, June 2. Association football at its best, fast, clever, and scientific, was provided for more than 2000 people at Rugby Park this afternoon in a match in which the visiting English team beat a combined OtagoSouthland side by 9 goals to 0. The game was rather drab in the opening stages, but after the visitors became accustomed to the bumpy surface of the ground they played football which delighted the crowd. Their footwork and positional play were a revelation to those who had seen little first-class football. Goals for England were scored by Davis, Mathews, Eastham (2), Lewis (2), Riley i2), and Leek. The combined team ployed as well as it was allowed to by the visitors, but even then it missed at least two good opportunities to score. The Engllsnmen were never really tested by the home side, and when attacks came there was always someone ready to turn the tables. A feature of the visitors' game was their speed on the ball. In this they were much superior to the combined team. Rarely was a pass wasted. Their headwork was both spectacular and weff directed. The Soulhland-Otago side never relaxed Its efforts, but showed little cohesion Opportunities went begging because men were either not up with the play or were out of position. The combined team's players were also inclined to bunch overmuch. Their general work on the ball was below standard, too many passes going straight to members of the opposing side. G. Taylor and A. Sutherland (both ot Otago) stood out In the back division ol the combined side. G. Sutherland (Southland) and S. Duncan (Otago) were the best of a poor set of forwards. J. W Lewis and E. Tunnington in the half-back line, F. Davis, R. J. Mathews, and A. Eastham in the forwards, were visiting players whose form throughout the match was brilliant. The half-time score was 4-0 in favour of the Englishmen. In the second half both teams played better football. Towards the close of the game the crowd was given excitement by the lightning thrusts of the visitors.