NEW ZEALAND II, SOUTH AFRICA 3

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29265, 25 July 1960, Page 16

NEW ZEALAND II, SOUTH AFRICA 3

(From GRAEME JENKINS, N.ZJ>JI. Staff Correspondent] CAPE TOWN, July 23. Newlands was by no means packed when W. J. Whineray led his team out on to its quest for its flrst test victory over South ’Africa in South Africa for 32 years, but it was comfortably filled. There were plenty of lightly-populated areas around the ground, apart from the coloured section, which was tightly packed. Instead of a capacity 50,000 confidently expected, the crowd was down to about 44.000. Newlands, the most picturesque of all South African test venues, was in perfect order. Teams were.— New Zealand: D. B. Clarke; R F. McMullen, K. F. Laidlaw, J. R Watt; T. R. Lineen, S. R. Nesbit; K. C. Briscoe: C. E. Meads; K. R. Tremain. R. H. Horsley, I. N McEwan. D. J. Graham; W. J Whineray. D Young, I. J. Clarke. South Africa: R. G. Dryburgh; Hennie Van ZyL J. Gainsford, I. A. Kirkpatrick, M. Antelme; K. Oxlee, D. Lockyear; J. Nel; M. Pelser, J. T. Claassen, A. Malan, Hugo Van Zyl; P. S. Du Toit, A. J. Van Der Merwe, A. C. Koch. Whineray won the toss and Oxlee kicked off. The New Zealanders had the sun at their backs and soon went on the attack. When Kirkpatrick tackled Watt without the ball in the second minute. Clark kicked a high up-and-under to the Sprinebok goalmouth. Drybureh misfielded, and a scrum went down on the Springbok 25 in front of the goal Youne won the ball and Nesbit ran on the blind side, but Watt was bundled out In the corner The New Zealanders were penalised when Briscoe and Graham went found a line-nut ruck too quickly, but Koch returned the compliment by getting offside 30 yards from his goal. Clarke kicked the penalty to make the score after four minutes: New Zealand 3. South Africa 0. ”

The New Zealanders had started much better than In the first test, and kept up stem pressure. In a brief spell the Springboks were within (he New Zealand 25 but although the Al) Blacks gave them a chance with a double penalty, the home team could not get across. Watt Failed The New Zealanders had a chance when Graham and Lineen charged down Dryburgh’s clearing kick. Briscoe set Nesbit and Watt away, but the winger was held up. The scrums so far were fairly straight forward, but when Du Toit got up to his old tricks of working on his opponent in the eleventh minute, the referee spoke to both front rows •

In the eighteenth minute there was a penalty against Meads, although Hugo van Zyl was spoken to by the referee. It was the sixth penalty the New Zealanders had conceded to this point Clarke put up a magnificent up-and-under from a penalty to put the New Zealanders on attack again, but Oxlee drove them back with a beautiful kick. Then Dryburgh missed his second penalty. After 28 minutes Dryburgh kicked for touch. Clarke took the ball with a clear yard to spare, but the South African touch fudge signalled a line-out. The Springboks forced a five-yard scrum and from that position scored the first try of the match.

Lockyear ran wide and reverse passed to Oxlee, who dived over for a try. Dryburgh missed the conversion. After 30 minutes the score was: New Zealand 3. South Africa 3. The Springboks charged through when there was a breakdown in passing between Briscoe and Nesbit. They took play fiom their own 10vard mark to the New Zealand goalline. The Springboks got Clarke on the run and Gainsford actually crossed but was called back for an infringement. Clarke cleared with a magnificent kick from behind his own goal-line, which went out five yards over halfway. Another kick a few minutes later drew gasps'of admiration as it went well over 50 yards. The All Blacks had a lucky letoff two minutes before half-time when Laidlaw missed finding touch with a kick from in front or his

own goal. A five-yard scrum followed beside the New Zealand goal; but the situation was saved. Halftime score was: New Zealand 3. South Africa 3 In the best New Zealand back move of the game, Nesbit ran blind and reverse passed to Briscoe who set the line away with Watt up as first five-eighths. Watt kicked ahead for McMullen’s Wing but Dryburgh put the ball Into touch. The New Zealanders were now well on the attack. Clarke was playing a fine game at full-back. With play 10 yards from the Springbok line and immediately in front of the posts. Young won the ball and while it was still in the back row Lockyear came round off side and then Pelser, but the referee saw neither infringement The All Blacks put bn the pressure but did not make much headway against a stream of penalties. Whineray. Horsley and Tremain. running hard, forced a Springbok defender to kick wildly and a lineout was formed a yard from the South African line. The New Zealanders had a glorious scoring chance but they let it slip by losing the line-out.

Several runs from broken play saw McMullen. Lineen and Clarke checked after valiant efforts. The AU Blacks were still around the Springbok twenty-five and there were about 12 minutes remaining. A double penalty against the tourists, the second of the match for a delay in retiring, allowed the Springboks to ease the pressure. Then with nine minutes remaining the All Blacks got the points they needed. Try By Meads

Meads scored a try from a scrum on the twenty-five. The ball went back to Nesbit, who sent a perfectly judged kick for McMullen. Antelme got his hands to it just before McMullen, but the New Zealand wing tackled him. Laidlaw jumped in, grabbed the ball, and swung it to Lineen who, in turn, passed to Meads, who went over 10 yards from the corner. Clarke converted. New Zealand 8, South Africa

With three minutes to go, Briscoe sent the ball back to Clarke, standing deep on his own 10-yard mark. Clarke, with a beautiful kick, scored a dropped goal. New Zealand 11. South Africa 3.