FINAL LEAGUE TEST

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 85, 7 October 1935, Page 14

FINAL LEAGUE TEST

AUSTRALIA WIN RUBBER

ALL-ROUND SUPERIORITY

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, October 5. By outclassing New Zealand in all departments of the game, Australia won the third and final League Test today by 31 points to 8. The score at half-time was 8-all, and up to this stage the New Zealand tackling was good. However, after half-time the defence weakened, and the Australians, by clever play, scored tries aliriost at random. The visitors again monopolised the scrums. The weather was dull but fine, and the attendance was 20,000. New Zealand pressed hard at the opening, and Satherley missed two chances from penalties. New Zealand's first try came as a result of a nice movement. Prentice cross-kicked and Kay dashed up to gather in and score a good try near the posts. Satherley converted. New Zealand 5, Australia •0. Australia attacked desperately for a period,! only sound tackling saving New Zealand. A fast exchange followed, with Australia doing most of the attacking. The visitors were eventually rewarded when Ward made a fine run from full-back, and Prigg made a nice opening, from which Brown scored between the posts. The scorer failed with an easy kick. New Zealand 5, Australia 3. Poor tackling by Prentice let Norrhan score a good try by the posts. Brown converted. Australia were bustled, and Riley scored his second try, wide out, after Kay picked up well. Fletcher. failed, and half-time came with the score:— New Zealand .: 8 Australia 8 New Zealand attacked on resuming. Mitchell burst through, and Lawless raced thirty yards, Ward saving well with a fine tackle. Both backs exchanged blows, and the'referee issued a warning. Prigg made a nice run, but Hunt saved. Then a splendid movement by the Australian backs from their own twenty-five saw D Brown make a lovely opening for Hmes, the winf outpacing the opposition. Brown failed from a wide angle Australia 11, New Zealand 8. Then from close play on the line Curran scored a simple try, which Brown converted. Australia were now all over _their opponents, and McKinnon scored, Brown again converting. Australia 21, New Zealand 8. New Zealand attacked' for a period until Norm2?^m^,. a beautiful opening from which McKinnon scored between the posts, Brown converting. Australia 26, New Zealand 8. Goodwin was next to score, when he beat Hunt badly, Brown again converting. There was no further scoring. The game ended:— Australia 31 New Zealand ". 8 Mr. P. Rogers was the referee.