AUSTRALIANS ELATED AT WIN

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30533, 31 August 1964, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS ELATED AT WIN

(K Z Press Assn.—Copyrtghti SYDNEY, August 30. Sydney’s Sunday newspapers brought out their larger display type for the headings over the story of Australia’s victory in the Third Rugby test. The “Sunday Mirror” headline was, “Wallabies run riot in R D test ” “Australians’ Rugby shock —tables turned on All Blacks,” said the “Sunday Telegraph” and “Wallabies in surprise test win—biggest

margin ever,” said the “SunHerald.” The “Sunday Mirror” special representative in Wellington said the Wallabies had salvaged their previously dismal tour with their magnificent win in the test. “The Australians, in their victory, the biggest against New Zealand since 1934, relived some of the glories of last year’s South African tour. They dominated play from the outset and at no stage did the game look like slipping through their hands as it had done in the first test.” The “Sunday Telegraph” report said Australia’s victory,

which should have been even bigger, broke the unbroken run of 16 wins and one draw by the All Blacks since 1959. “Australia’s forwards, with superb leadership in play from John Thornett, paved the way for the thrilling Australian win. Giving away weight and height, the Wallaby pack took everything the powerful All Black forwards threw at them, and then drove through themselves in a vigorous non-stop display.” The report from the Australian Associated Press special correspondent with the team, used in ’he “Sun-Herald” said the Wallabies had confounded the critics with their resounding win. “For the first time on tour the Wallaby backs backed up the tremendous play of their forwards, who were Australia’s heroes in the three tests.

The correspondent said the Wallaby full-back, Terry Casey, had played an outstanding game. “The pon-

derous All Black full-back, Don Clarke, who was overshadowed by Casey had a bad game and missed two shots from 40 yards out.” “John Thornett’s Wallabies certainly made a late run to restore Australian Rugby Union prestige But how they did it,” the sports editor said in today’s “Sun-Herald.” ‘We still don’, know whether the Wallabies in South Africa last year caught the Springboks on the wrong foot as older players were making way for new. “We’ll know the answer to that early next winter when the Springboks play here on their way to a full-scale New Zealand tour,” the “Sun-Her-ald” sports editor said.: