'VARSITY GAME

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 50, 28 August 1922, Page 4

'VARSITY GAME

NEW ZEALAND DEFEATS SYD

NEY BY ONE POINT.

(IT miSIUPI.—PIIIJJ ASSOCIATION.')

AUCKLAND, 26th v August.

The university football match, Sydney v. New Zealand, was played at Eden Park on Saturday, before a large attendance. In the first spell, Sydney played with the sun. New Zealand was on the verge of scoring within five minutes of, the commencement of the game, 'but Sydney cleared, invading the New Zealand line. The latter worked down field, and from a scramble the ball bounced over the lino, Millikeu scoring. Sinclair " failed to convert. Sydney'set up an attack, but New

Zealand turned it, but were penalised. The relief was skort, as Lusk passed to Pea, and the- latter beat a couple of opponents and sent to Jackson, who scored. Sinclair failed with the kick. Black and Raymond .broke away, but Milliken' intercepted, and from a scrum Lusk ran through and passed to Jackson, who scored. Sinclair failed to convert. Fea got possession from tight play at half-way, outpaced the opposition, and passed *to Dickson, who scored, but no goal resulted. Resuming, Sinclair mulled a long kick, Black scorjing, but Sydney's first try was unconverted. The visitors came again, Raymond being well stopped when' a score appeared imminent. Eventually Jackson, Calder, and Stewart got away, the latter scoring again. Sinclair missed a kick, and from a scrum at midfield, Morgan passed out to Foote, the latter scoring, Hesslein failing with, the kick. I A -little, later Black gairled possession [■'and touched down, Hesslein goaling. Profiting by bad handling by the New Zealanders, Foote raced over and touched dow,n, but the try was unconverted. In the second spell the New Zealanders attacked Stewart passing to Milliken, who scored, but Miller's kick failed. Sinclair went off injured, .and was 'replaced by Hardy. Sydney forced, and, on resuming play, quietened for a time. From a visiting, forward passing rush Caiiaghan scored, and Hesslein missed with the kick. Fea placed New Zealand in an attacking position, the ball passing among several of them, .Stewart scoring. Miller goaled. From a line-out, the Australians attacked, Foote getting well away ; he • passed to Raymond,, who scored, and Hesslein goaled. The^game centred at half-way, but the visitors again got away. Foote passed to Woodhead, who scored. No goal resulted. The remainder of the spell was well contested, the ball travelling up and down rapidly without further score., The final scores were : New Zealand .'.. 2?", Sydney ... ..... :..-... ... 22; Fea, Calder, ■ and Jackson were the pick of the local backs, and Milliken the best forward, Foote and Raymond were dangerous when near the line.