UNIVERSITY TEST

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 127, 3 June 1929, Page 3

UNIVERSITY TEST

NEW ZEALAND WINS

BEIGHT BUT FORMLESS GAME

(By Telegraph.—lress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Ist June. In splendid weather with only a light easterly wind, the first Test match between Australian and New Zealand Universities' Rugby teams was played" to-day. NewZealand won by, 15 points to 3, but the I margin should have been greater, as many ] good scoring chances were not accepted, the backs being specially at fault in this respect. The visitors did better than their earlier form would have-suggested. The crowd of 6000 thoroughly enjoyed the bright but formless game. The visitors' weakness, as against Canterbury College on Wednesday, was in their inside backs, who. lacked penetrating power. Australia won the toss, and played with a bright sun behind them. New, Zealand scored a try in the first ten minutes. From a forward attack Houghton secured and passed to M'Cl-yraont, who ran Loveridge into a good scoring position before passing, and the winger went over.at flic corner. The kick at goal failed. New Zealand 3 Australia :.. 0 It was twenty minutes before another score came. An Australian forward opened up the game by a long pass from the line-out to his backs, but after the two Kennedys and Barker had handled, the movement broke down. A moment later D. K. Kennedy beat several men in a tricky run, and passed to A. Kennedy, who capped a clever piece of work" with a good try. Morey missed with the kick. New Zealand 3 ■Australia .[,. 3 It was not long before New Zealand was in the lead again. A dashing loose rush by the forwards disorganised the Australian defence, and Douglas dashed over for a good; try. Lov<ridge failed with the kick. .:■■.-.■ :? New Zealand ...:........'......'6 Australia 3 This was the half-time score. The backs then the forwards, then the backs .again carried out a fierce New Zealand attack! I'rom a scramble the ball went to Mackenzie, to Houghton, M'Clymont, Mackay, and the last-named speedy winger fa'Swith'tne Eiik.° £lleelS- L °-Veridge New Zealand 9 Australia ■■■..........[ 3 Australia fought hard for fifteen minutes, but never looked like scoring except from one or two penalties awarded. These however, were fruitless. The cleverest fay of the day was scored when Leys secured pretended to run across the field sent a reverse pass to. Mackenzie, vho ran Lovendge into a good posit on, and the-winger coSeT gf'A T° and'scored iv tSS corner, jie failed to convert. New Zealand ' ; . 19 Australia .'!"!!!!.!"." 3 Australia nearly.scored again when A New Zealand ■,- Australia ..;. :.]•'.[:[[[][ " ,