BRITISH RUGBY TEAM

Evening Star, Issue 20586, 11 September 1930, Page 4

BRITISH RUGBY TEAM

NEW SOUTH WALES WINS SECOND MATCH _ VISITORS BEATEN BY 28 TO 3 Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, September 10. New South Wales defeated the British team by 28 points (six tries, live converted) to J (a penalty goal) on the Sydney Cricket Ground in the presence of 11,689 spectators. The weather was summery and the ground was as hard as a rock. It was expected that, as this was the British players’ last match here, they would [day brilliantly, exploiting the international rules to advantage, as in the previous two matches. However, with a weak back division the visitors were quite below form, and the forwards were listless. The passing was erratic, almost the solo exception being Spong, wlien he enhanced his repuataion in endeavouring to carry his side in the second - half, until a succession of tries demoralised the British p.ay. Cerutti and Ford replaced Woods and Findlay in the New South Wales team. The New South Wales forwards held their uivn in the scrummages and were vastly superior and more enterprising in line-outs and speedier in the loose. Malcolm was resourceful, and his varied moves were excellently supported in attack, particularly by the centres, Egan and Towers, while Ross, who graduated in medicine on Tuesday, showed all his old torm as full-back. At half-time tire score was New South Wales 10, Britain 3. Cerutti, seizing a chance through the British centres fumbling the ball, scored a brilliant try; then Morley, anxious to intercept, allowed Towers to cut m and score. Ross converted both tries. Ho also converted three tries from lour attempts in the second spell. Prentice kicked a penalty lor Britain, after which the British players rarely troubled the New South Wales players except when Spong broke through. Crossman scored twice, outpacing ins opponents. Knowles, Ford, and W lute scored tries after brilliant runs. lord initiated a movement when , Towers gathered from a long throw-in m the British twenty five. . The British players were tired and spiritless long before the whistle blew. The passing by their three-quarters was mainly lateral, only Spong’s straight running gaining ground. On the other hand, New South Wales introduced clever tactical moves, exploiting their pace to the fullest. Malcolm’s reverse passing to Ford as the scrum was breaking up twice caught the defence napping. • . . , The British inferiority m the forwards is exemplified by the fact that Ford rarely packed in the scrum, but waited for chances in the loose. He was frequently offside and this spoilt his display. At times during the second spell play was exceptionally ragged. After the whistle the teams joined hands, forming a ring in raid-field, and sang ‘ Auld Lang Syne.’ The British team will leave (or Melbourne to-morrow. Sobey witnessed the match after his operation to his knee, which is believed to have been successful, but it is doubtful if lie will play in England during the coming season.