UNIVERSITY TEST

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 130, 5 June 1933, Page 14

UNIVERSITY TEST

AUSTRALIANS OUTCLASSED

OVERWHELMING VICTORY

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHUECH. June 4.

Scoring ten tries, seven of which were converted, the New Zealand University fifteen overwhelmed the Australian Universities' team by 44 points to 8 (a goal from a try and an unconverted try), in the third Rugby Test match today. The ground was heavy after a week's rain, but otherwise conditions were ideal for football. The Australian forwards were as good as the New Zealand pack in the tight work, but the visitors' backs did not

tackla well. They showed enterprise in passing at times, but their attack lacked thrust, and several times it seemed that their showy passing had little useful effect. The New Zealand back division controlled the game from the outset, and early in the first spell established a commanding lead. Caughey, at centre threequarter, was the pivot of the New Zealanders' attack. He scored two tries himself in the first spell and gave another to Milliken on the wing. Millikon scored another try-after shaking off a weak tackle. The Australians' first try came at the end of the first spell, when by daring passing the Australians made their first strong drive. It was arrested in the New Zealand twenty-five, but there Rees mads a dash in front of the goal and passed to Maekey, who scored under the posts. At half-time the score was New Zealand 20, Australia 5. In the second spell tries were scored by Caughey (two), Eae, Andrews, and Dunne (two). The Australians' second try was almost a solo effort by Rowe, who was playing at the time as five-eighth. It was the best run of the match, a. swerve infield and dash*past the centre; and the full-back. The first seven of New Zealand's tries were converted, five by Bush and two by Rae. Westfield kicked Australia's only goal.