New Zealand Beat Australia

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 230, 30 September 1935, Page 7

New Zealand Beat Australia

IN FIRST LEAGUE TEST AUCKLAND, Last Night. Tkore was an attendance of 115,000 at Carlaw Park yesterday to see the AH Black Bugby League team beat Australia in the first test match by 22 to 14. Tho conditions were perfect and a fast, open game resulted. The teams were: —

Australia: L. Ward, S. Goodwin, W. Mahon, D. Brown, B. Hines, E. Norman, V. Thickncssc, F. Curran, P. FairaU, K. Stehr, J. Gibbs, S. Pearce, W. Prigg. New Zealand: A. E. Cooke, L. Brown, W. 'Littleton, E. Mincham, C. Kay, S. Prentice, E. Powell, J. Calder, L. Hutt, J. Laird, W. Glynn, C. Satkcrlcy, H. Tetley. The first score camo after eight minutes' play after Thickncssc had taken the bail through near New Zealand’s last lino to bustlo Cooke. Brown, the Australian captain, was on hand to snap up tho ball and dive for a try. Brown’s kick failed. Australia 3; Now Zealand 0.

Play swung to tho other cud where Satkerley camo near to kicking a penalty for New Zealand. Play was hard, but not brilliant, with both sides having turns on offensive and defensive. Cooke gained 30 yards with a penalty kick, and following this the Now Zealand forwards raided with gusto. Norman was held up on tho attack momentarily, but the ball rolled clear and Glynn dived for a try to open New Zealand's account. Satkerley missed a. fairly easy kick. New Zealand 3; Australia 3.

The run of play was favouring New Zealand at this stage. When next the Australians attacked Kay was penalised for a lato tackle and Brown turned the mistake to account.

Australia 5; New Zealand 3

The crowd roared approval when Lou Brown outwitted. Goodwiu on the right wing and in-passed to Tetley, who was well supported by several forwards. Tetley sent tbo ball along to Sathcrley, to Hutt, who barged his way across. Sathcrley goalcd. New Zealand 8; Australia 5.

The visitors were being hard pressed mainly as a result of the good play by the New Zealand forwards, who nearly paved the way for a try. A few minutes later the crowd was electrified by a jinky ruu by Cooke,: who sent a high pass in to Tetley. Tho forward went over the line, but lost tho ball. Kay was there, however, and dived for a try. Satherlcy goalcd from right in front.

New Zealand 15; Australia 5

When the Australian passing broke down in front of the stand, Brown snapped up and scored after a 40-yard dash, running through a taeklo by Norman. Sathcrley failed and haiftimo was called w T ith the score:— New Zealand 16; Australia 5.

Eollowiug tho phange-over the New Zealand forwards bustled the opposition and in the tight stuff fists began to fly. A try looked likely for the visitors when Mahon and Hines had a gallop, but Cooke forced tho winger out. Then D. Brown chimed twice into a swift-moving Australian passing bout, only to be tackled on tho line by Tetley. D. Brown reduced the deficit with a brilliant kick from 35

yards out. New Zealand 16, Australia 7. Ho repeated tho. performance within two minutes. New Zealand 16, Australia 9. Cooke, playing brilliantly, was frequently extracting New Zealand from danger in the face of strenuous attacks launched by the visitors fore and aft. After a period of give-and-take play, Kay cut the defence to shreds with a fine run, for Brown to roceive on the wing and run round to a good position. Mincham missed. New Zealand 19; Australia 9. New Zealand forged further in front whdn Lou Brown and Kay went passing on the right flank, for Brown to burst kis way across at the comer. Mincham.’s shot struck the upright and bounded back. New Zealand 22; Australia 9. Goodwin scored for Australia and Brown converted and the game ended: New Zealand 22; Australia 14.

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