NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TEAM

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8784, 14 July 1914, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TEAM

PRESS COAIAIENT ON PLAY, By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh* SYDNEY, July 13. Commenting on the New ZealandNew South AVoles football match on Saturday, the “Herald” says: “It was tho old New Zealand story over again; there was always one All Black too many, and he was generally in a scoring position. The seven New Zealand forwards more than held their own in the scrum. A short, tricky run, capped by a lightning pass, was the forte of tho black three-quarters. Passes were seldom missed, while the wing men were never overcrowded or forced over tho lino.”

Tho “ Daily Telegraph” says:—“The New Zealanders’ methods were truly in accordance with tho traditions of the greatest Rugby country on earth. A feature of the game was tho splendid exhibition given by Roberts. He did things that left the opposition crowd literally agape. Despite the licking, New South Wales was not disgraced. Had there been anything like consistency in tho Now Zealanders’ goalkicking, their score might have reached 43 points.” AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR SATURDAY. (Received July 13, 8.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 13, Tho team selected to play Now Zealand on Saturday is thoroughly representative of Australia. It includes five Queenslanders. It is claimed that the changes have considerably strengthened tho team. ' „ , The team is as follows: —Full-back, Dwyer; three-quarters, Francis, Flynn Carr,. AVogan; fiveeighth, Tasker; half-hack, AVood; forwards, AVilliams, Murphy, J. Thompson (Queenslanders), AVatson, AVallach, F. Thompson, Baker, George.