THE WARATAHS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 85, 9 January 1928, Page 10

THE WARATAHS

BEATEN BY ENGLAND FAST, THRILLING GAME BY TELEGBAPH. —PBESI ASSOCIATION. Copyright. (Rec January 8, 5.5 pm.) London, January 7. Sixty thousand people attended the England-Waratah match at Twickenham, including the Duke of York. The weather was line and the ground was dry with a light wind. The game resulted in a win for England by 18 points to 11. England won the toss and kicked off with the wind. The Waratahs were first on the defensive, but gradually made ground, obtaining the ball from the scrimmages. King broke through close to the English goal, but CoveSmith tackled him almost beneath the poses, secured the ball and touched down, the Waratahs pressing. Young secured the ball and brilliant threequarter play resulted in Tucker getting a try, which Richardson convert, ed. Within five minutes, from a beautiful passing movement, E. Ford obtained another try and Lawton converted. The game was fast and thrilling. England came down with a great three-quarter run. Young smartly picked up within the Waratah’s twen-ty-five, enabling Taylor to score a try, Richardson converting from a most difficult angle. England was greatly improving in the scrum and pressed hotly. Laird, securing amid a passing movement, ran in, Richardson again converting. . The struggle continued to be most strenuous, only desperate tackling preventing scoring. At half-time the score’was England 15 points, Waratahs 5. In the second half the Waratah’s fought valiantly and penned England in its own half practically the whole time. Only the defence’s vigorous tackling aiid excellent touchfinding kept out the attack. Periton obtained a try from a breakaway. The Waratahs, going hardest in the concluding stages, increased the pressure and desperate combined runs resulted in Towers and E. Ford adding tries, Lawton failing to convert either. England was repeatedly in the most difficult straits, nevertheless Twickenham luck held. The damaged ankle of the Waratahs’ five-eighths, Jack; ’-Ford, was troublesome and prevented his showing his best form.—Sydney "Sun” Cable.