RUGBY LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1937, Page 15

RUGBY LEAGUE

SATURIiAt'K MATCHES BIG WIN FOR ST. GEORGE In Saturday's Rugoy League competitions St. George scored a big win ovar Newtowrr by:.4o..points to 6. ■.'■'.•'.■ Newtowrr; kicked Off and St. George attacked immediately, Simons bursting through from half-way to score a .good try under the posts. .O'Connor converted. St George 5, Newtowri 0. Brimble went over soon after to make the score 8-0. St. George were combining well and a back movement saw' Swanberg. score. The kick failed, U-0.; Newtown took!play to the St. George: twenty-five and kept them bottled up for fifteen minutes, all the Newtown. players tackling1 well'and' keeping St. George very subdued. The St. George forwards, however, broke away for. Weight to score near the posts, O'Con-' nor converting to make the score 16-o.' Arrowsmith went over for another try. O'Connor converted. 21-0. Merson broke away for Newtown and handed to Clausen, who scored in the'corner.. The kick failed. - This made the halftime score 21-3 "in St. George's favour. Faced with the wind and a heavy, points deficit.1 invthe. second half, Newtown pressed St. George, but a good line-kick by O'Connor took play Back to half-way. From rucking play.in the middle of the field Bro.omneld further advanced St.vG'eorg.e's' total: with &=try, the kick;failing." 24^:C Beatori ..(Newtown) provided a, thrill->with" p great run of ■'sixty* yards''only''-to vlose the ball-over thelipe. v • ' ": . Continuous light rain at: this stage was a handicap to any attempt at team work. St. George: were definitely, superior in the. scrums and their backs wers gaining a good percentage.-of the ball., Simons went over for his second try, O'Connor converting. 29-3. Brimble made ; another. gpod ; run-to score under the posts. "O'Connor agam converted. 34-3. Newtown, however, took a hand in things and Merson finished- a' good solo effort to score under the-posts. The-kick failed. 34-6. Swanberg arid, Broomfield added tries to.make the final score: St. George 40, Newtownj6. . : , Spencer,'the"/St, George, full-back, owing to illness, was unable.to play,;;-.