LEAGUE TEAM DEFEATED BY ST. HELENS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3493, 1 November 1926, Page 9

LEAGUE TEAM DEFEATED BY ST. HELENS

SCORE OF 28 TO 14. (By Electric Cable—Copyright.] (Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Sunday, 7 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 29. Now Zealand 14, St. Helens 2S. Superior Speed Wins The Game. St. Helens fielded a weakened team because four of their men were playing in a country match, but they fully deserved their victory. It was a strenuous game throughout. Though a much lighter side, St. Helens wore quicker on the ball, and often had the visitors guessing. The Now Zealanders were persistent in tackling, however, and kept the score down. The passing on both sides was noteworthy, St. Helens left wing being outstanding.

The Blacks drew first blood, Sanders scoring a gift try in the first few minutes, this being their only score in the first spoil, while their opponents put on nine points. McComas forced an opening and dropped a goal. Grundy got a goal from a free kick, and Wilson notched a try, which Grundy converted. The Now Zealanders started much more brightly in the second spell, but fell away before St. Helens’ persistent lightning atiacks. Most of the scoring occurred in the closing stages. Mason, Avery, and Sanders secured tries for the Blacks. Gregory converting one, while Dolan, Smith, Halton, Bailey, and Pike crossed for the Lancashire men, Grundy adding goals to two of tho tries.

The New Zealand team was: Gregory, Brown, Cole, Brisbane, Sanders, Delgrosso, Hall, Herring. Parkcs, Mason. Avery, Gardiner and Thomas. LEAGUERS NOT A HAPPY FAMILY. (Received Sunday, 7 p.m.) LONDON Oct, 29. Trouble has arisen among the New Zealand League Rugby players, said to be due to half a dozen players Insisting that there should be a more impartial selection of the team, and objections to what they consider ultra economy of the management, for Instance sending only a bare team to the place of a match ,and leaving the remainder behind at headquarters. One of the team’s chief faults has been indifferent hooking. It was significant at Leeds on Wednesday, that two backs played in the pack, while the wing-threequartcr piayed as hooker, and Gardiner in the back row. RUMOUR OF SERIOUS INDIFFERENCES. (Received Sunday, 7 p.m.) LONDON Oct. 29. The New Zealand League Rugby management denies the report that some of the team refused to play tomorrow, adding that the team turns out in full strength.