Sydney too strong
NZPA Sydney Sydney piled on five sec-ond-half tries in overwhelming a Barbarians XV by 36-15 in a representative rugby clash at the T. G. Millner Field yesterday. Led by the former All Black captain, Andy Leslie, the Barbarians held a 12-7 lead at half-time but wilted under heavy Sydney pressure after the break The schoolboy international, Tony Melrose, showed that he is ready for
I top-class football with a 'magnificent display. He figlured in four of Sydney’s tries and contributed 12 points in landing three conversions, a penalty goal and a field goal. After the match Andy Leslie said he believed that Australian rugby was “on the mend” and within 12 months would again be a [force to be reckoned with at i international level. Leslie was full of praise for the young talent which was 'emerging.
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