British Team’s Good Record In North Island

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 July 1950, Page 3 (Supplement)

British Team’s Good Record In North Island

With all of its provincial matches in New Zealand now played, the British 1 Isles Rugby team will face its fourth. test match tomorrow with an allround record about equal to that of. any of its predecessors. | The South Island record was six wins and three losses and one draw with 170. points scored, compared with 85 against. In the North Island, however, the team has carried all provincial opposition before it and the only loss in 11 games was in the third test at Wellington. In the North Island it has scored 228 points with only 59 > against. | Its full record to date is: 21 games, ■ 16 wins four losses, one draw, 398 points for, 144 against. I Thus, the British Isles team will ( end its New Zealand tour with only.

two losses to provincial sides —to Otago and Southland. ! - At this- stage, Malcolm Thomas the Welsh right winger, is the highest scorer in the team with 75 points made up of seven tries, 12 conversions and 10 penalties. The Welsh full-back,! Lewis Jones, who did not join the team .until its tour was half completed, rapidly gained his 48 points to be second highest scorer, all gained from kicking. Before Lewis Jones kicked 17 points at Auckland last Saturday, the flying Welsh left winger, K. J. Jones, had a. clear lead as second highest scorer. With 14 tries, he now has 42 points,] and has been the most prolific trygetter in the team. ■