RUGBY LEAGUE

Evening Star, Issue 19001, 24 July 1925, Page 1

RUGBY LEAGUE

WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND DUFTY KICKS SIS COALS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY, July 23. After a Lard game Now Zealand beat New South Wales by 21 points to 13. A dominating feature of Jioth teams was tho determined tackling, which, although appreciated by the spectators, effectually circumvented all efforts of enterprising play. Brisbane, at centre, played brilliantly for the visitors, his tackling being deadly, and his trickiness in attack was of tho first order. Dufty kicked six goals, hut otherwise defended weakly. The New South AA’ales combination proved weak, Hardman shone among the forwards, but the backs were dislocated by the effective tackling of the New Zealanders.

Laing was omitted from the visitors, who won the toss, and elected to play si>rninst, a strong wind. Dufty drew 1 t I hod, with a penalty goal, and then Brisbane struggled over, Dufty converting. New Zealand threatened g when a penalty was awarded New South AVales. Wearing scored mill converted. 7-5. Hardman crossed soon afterwards, and AA’caring coui I Dufty piloted another pennltv ?r the bar before the interval. 10-9.

Immediately following the resumption ol play," Dufty landed a penalty, null Mouatt added three points. 14-10. The visitors, playing with clockwork j c sot, added five points through the medium of Brisbane and Dufty. The last-named added another goal, bringing the visitors’ total to 21. New South AA r ales, in a despairing effort, tailed to overtake the visitors, i kc crossed, but AA ? caring’s _ attempt was weak. Full time arrived without an addition to the scores, l I New Zealand 2] Now South AVales 13