ENGLISH LEAGUERS TROUNCE BRISBANE

Northern Advocate, 13 July 1936, Page 3

ENGLISH LEAGUERS TROUNCE BRISBANE

; 27 POINTS IN SECOND SPELL I (Received 10 a.m.) : BRISBANE, July 11. ! After being down 8 points to 5 at ; half-time, the English League side ran all over Brisbane in the final match of ; the Queensland portion of the tour. The winners scored 30 points in the second half, to win by 35 points to 13. ! The English managers had decided to field practically a test match 13, the only absentee being Brough, who has an injured groin. During the first half the visitors appeared to take matters quietly, Brisbane maintaining the territorial advantage for the greater portion of the game. England exploited short punting tactics, but the handling was faulty, many promising openings being wasted. After Brisbane had scored the first try. it spurred the Englishmen on, and they threw the ball amongst their backs. As a result, Risman scored a try, after Brogden had made an opening, by a smart run down the touchline.

Brisbane Never in Picture,

! On the resumption, Brisbane never j looked likely to repeat its 1932 success | against the visitors. Xhe English for- ! wards began to make their presence felt. The referee had to caution Beverley on several occasions. Little, whose claims as Australian “rake” have been advocated in Queensland, practically broke even with Armitt in the scrums, Before the second half had been in progress many minutes, the superiority of the Englishmen was evident. Belshaw, whose error earlier in the day had given Brisbane its first try, played splendidly later on. Atkinson, by clever backing up, scored two tries. A (jrem of a Try.

Edwards, the young winger, also crossed the line twice, one effort being a gem when he backed up to receive from Atkinson. Tries were scored for England by Risman (2), Atkinson (2), Edwards (2), Arkwright, Beverley and Watkins. Hodgson converted four, bringing his points tally on the tour to the century. Stanton scored twice for Brisbane and Dwyer once, two tries being converted by Wright. The teams were:—

England.—Belshaw, Brogden, Risman, Atkinson, Edwards, Watkins, Jenkins, Beverley, Arkwright, Hodgson, Silcock, Armitt, and Woods. Brisbane.—Wright, Bowling, Reardon, Stanton, Angus, Stapleton. Dwyer, Hickey, Gilbert, Ryrie, Little, Law, and Rudd.