KIWIS HARD PRESSED TO BEAT NORTH N.S.W.

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22654, 3 June 1948, Page 3

KIWIS HARD PRESSED TO BEAT NORTH N.S.W.

(9 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 3.

The New Zealand Rugby League tourists were hard pressed yesterday to ' defeat northern New South Wales by 13 points to 7 at Armidale after the half-time score stood at 5—4 in favour of the Kiwis. For most of the second half, the home side led 7—5 and it was only in the concluding stages of the game that the Kiwis gained the lead, The New Zealanders were called upon to produce all their tricks for tiro northern team fought back doggedly. The result was that in the second half the crowd of 3UOO was treated to a brilliant exhibition of the code, with stirring, deadly tackling Itinerary in Australia The itinerary for the tour is: May 22, v. New South Wales, at Syd- i iky—Lost, 23-17. May 23, v. Combined Country, at i Wollongong—Won 30-16. May 29, v. Australia, (first test), at! Sydney.—Won 21-19. June 2, v. Northern New South Wales, I at Armidale.—Won 13-7 . | June 5, v. Queensland, at Brisbane, j June 6, v. Rockhampton, at noo. ' hampton. June 12, v Australia (second test),at Brisbane. j June 14, v, Newcastle, at Newcastle, j ]