NEW SOUTH WALES BEATEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19098, 17 August 1925, Page 9

NEW SOUTH WALES BEATEN

TEAM FROM QUEENSLAND

DOMINION LEAGUE TEAM.

FINAL MATCH AT SYDNEY.

NINETEEN TO EIGHTEEN. By Tclecrapb—Press Association —Copyright (Received 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. Aug. IG. The New Zealand Rugby Leaguo team yesterday scored a notable victory over New South Wales just on time, tho final scores being New Zealand, 19; New South Wales, 18.. The contest scintillated with sparkling rushes whenever tho Blacks handled the ball. The weather was fine and cool and tho attendance totalled 15,000. Tho Now Zealand team was as follows : Fullback: Gregory. Threequarters: Parkes, Webb and Delgrosso. Five-eighths: Saunders and Kirwan. Halfback: WetherilL Forwards: Henry, Carroll, O'Brien, Mouatt, Thomas and Avery. Although tho spectators ungrudgingly admired the visitors' courageous fighting they were disappointed with the dispiriting play of the home team. Mouatt and Henry repeatedly endeavoured to engineer combined rushes among the forwards in the first half, and not without success. Faulty handling at critical periods, however, spoiled several seem ingly imminent scores. Visitors Assume the Lead. McMahon, tho Blues' five-eighth, played below form, to the dismay of his colleagues. The simplest transfers seemed to mesmerise him on occasions. Once ho made no mistake, however, and Stettler finished the movement with a try. This was possibly New South Wales' play of the match. At the interval New South Wales led by 10 points to 2, but the leeway merely galvanised tho New Zealand team to renewed activity in tho second session. Throwing the ball about in short, snappy passing among tho forwards and the backs, tho visitors went into action with more than their earlier confidence. Mouatt notched a penalty goal in the first term, and added another after a respite, Wetherill immediately attacked and sent Parkes across near the corner post. Mouatt landed a splendid goal soon after. Then Kirwan dashed through to the Blues' fullback and sent Parkes over for another try, which Mouatt converted. Tiio score now was:— New Zealand ... ..14 .New South Wales . . . . 10 New Zealanders Win by a Point. The spectators then witnessed fast and attractive lootbali. The New Zealanders, working with clockwork precision, continued their invasion of the Blues' goal, while tho latter were desperately striving to regain the lead. After Rule and McManon had tailed to accept passes Robinson sent Stettler across, but the latter tailed to convert. 'lho score now 1413 in New Zealand's tavour. After Wotherill had dropped the ball on tho goal-lino Mouatt sent Webb across and again converted. The Blues now retaliated like enraged tigers, and Robinson crossed. Stettler converted.

lime was then sounded with the scores:— New Zealand . • .. . . 19 New South Wales .. . . 18 This leaves New South Wales in possession of tho wooden spoon, as they havo been beaten by Eugiaud, Queensland and New ZeaJaud. The New Zealanders, Laing, Dixon and Lowry, also tho team's coacii, Peaice, leu tor Auckland by Uio Alaiieuo yesterday atteruoon.

TOUR OF THE DOMINION. TEST MATCHES AT AUCKLAND. A. and N.Z. BRISBANE, Aug. 15. Following are the fixtures for tho Queensland Rugby League football team's tour of New Zealand:— They will leave for Auckland on September 1. The first test match at Auckland will be played on September 5. Tho match against Auckland veil! be played at Auckland on September 9, and tho second Lest match at Auckland on Septemher 12. The match against South Auckland will be played on September 16, and the one against Canterbury at Christchusch on September 19. The match against the VVest Coast will bo played at Ureymouth on September 23, that against Otago at Duncdin on September 26, and the match against Wellington at Wellington on September 30. The team will leavo for homo on October 2.