Letter Box

Press, Volume C, Issue 29572, 22 July 1961, Page 9

Letter Box

Rugby Report "Your football reporter on the Rugby game between South Canterbury and Canterbury gave a somewhat glowing report of the play of the Canterbury team. To most people on the ground, it appeared, especially in the first spell, with a feast of the ball, that we would have seen an exhilarating brand of back play; but no, during the whole of the game the same negative tactics were applied. Actually, the South Canterbury back-line gave the ball “air” right throughout, and on the play did not deserve to lose. Again your reporter did not think It was sufficient to record, which in most games he does, the fact that Canterbury’s front row of Allen, Creighton and Le Lievre lost eight tight heeds to two. NOT ONE EYED.

"Canterbury's tactics j were certainly not negative. but close marking I rendered many back movements useless.” says' our Rugby writer. “True, I the South Canterbury back-line gave the ball ’air’—but mostly through the medium of the boot. If our correspondent’s count of the tight heads is correct, he is to be commended on making order out of chaos: the scrummaging was most untidy.”