defeat of kiwis
disappointing display HEMI'S GREAT GOAL (Received June 20, 2 p.m.) BRISBANE, This Da>, In paying a tribute to the Kiwis tenacity in the second half • of the Rugby League match on Saturday between New Zealand and Queensland, despite the overwhelming domination of the Queensland forwards, the "Courier-Mail" says: —' "There were moments when, with the score 10-ll» the Kiwis had a chance of taking control. That they failed was entirely due to the magnificent work of the Queensl3 The P "Sunday Mail" says: "The Kiwis failed to give even glimpses of the brilliancy that wore down tfae New SouJi Wales . forwards. Th<f were overshadowed in all phases of the game. The "Telegraph" describes the match as disappointing, the Kiwis' weakness being their failure to tackle effectively. A compensating high light, however, was Hemi's great goal from 65 yards The manager, Mr. Redwood, and the captain, McNeight, do not offer excuses, "We were beaten by the best team we have yet encountered," said Mr. Redwood. "They are a great team," said McNeight. . , The Queensland League officials are opposed to the cancellation of Queensland's Sydney engagement on July a to allow a Test to be played against the Kiwis.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380620.2.123
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 10
Word Count
199defeat of kiwis Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in