DISHEARTENING PERFORMANCE

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29245, 1 July 1960, Page 3

DISHEARTENING PERFORMANCE

Davies Below Early Tour Form [FromW. BOSSIER,, Sports Editor of tiw “Evening Foei. wlin KITWE, June 29. Though they scored three tries thf S^ kS ta^ d favoS iD U O win b g ♦.pst reverse- , It is charitable to remembpr that This was very much a secohd string representing the tourists, but the performance had so many untidy aspects as to be completely disheartening. Many of the All Blacks have had little play in recent weeks and this is a possiole excuse for tlie ' wiaWing. half-hearted tackling, and other errors. It did not, however, excuse such things as several double penalties, each costing ten yards, for nM retiring quickly enoughPavfesk in the first spell. missed six penalty kicks, some from easy and his play generally was below his early tour level, Nesbit often tried to find «aps. Xs rC^-cL 7 ra SrX B pS well, tat bad a recurrence of his much of the ball in the line-outs, but the All Blacks* feeding to the backs was less effective than that of their opponents. Though Burry was a clever loose forward the pack lad : little cohesion.