RUGBY LEAGUE TEST.
NEW ZEALAND WINS. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 28. The first Rugby League Test between New Zealand and Australia, played at Carlaw Park to-day, resulted in a win for New Zealand by 22 points to 14. Conditions were ideal, and the attendance was estimated at 20,000. The game was fast and exciting throughout, and brilliant at times. The New Zealand forwards played a great game, and were superior to the visitors except in hooking. The home inside backs I tackled splendidly and upset the fine ! combination of the Australian rearguard shown in the Auckland match a week earlier by keeping the ball at their toe. The New Zealand forwards in the first spell had the opposition clearly worried, and New Zealand led at half-time by 16—5. Cooke, full-back for New Zealand, was brilliant, and once left the opposition standing in a great solo run. Calder and Glynn, two West Coast forwards, were outstanding. Brown, on the wing, scored three fine tries. The Australians, although gaining the ball from practically all the scrums, made little headway against the very sound tackling, but the visitors were seen in many clever combined movements.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 259, 30 September 1935, Page 10
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193RUGBY LEAGUE TEST. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 259, 30 September 1935, Page 10
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