NEW ZEALAND WINS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12198, 24 July 1925, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND WINS

SECOND RUGBY LEAGUE TEST HARD TACKLING BY BOTH SIDES SIX GOALS TO DUFTY By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received July 23, 11.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, July. 23. In the second Rugby League Test Now Zealand defeated New South Wales by 21 points to 13, after a hard game. . The outstanding feature of the play of both teams was the determined tackling, which, though appreciated by spectators, effectually circumvented all

efforts at enterprising play. Brisbane, at centre, playea brilliantly for •the visitors, his tackling being deadly and his trickiness in attack of the first order. Dufty . kicked six goals, but defended weakly. u The New South Wales combination proved weak. Hardman shone among the forwards, but the backs were dislocated By the effective tackling of the New Zealanders. J*aiiig was omitted from the visitors’ team. They won the toss and elected -to play against a strong wind. Dufty drew first blood with a penalty goal; then Brisbane ..struggled over from a scramble, Dufty* converting. New Zealand threatened again, (but a penalty was awarded to New South Wales, and Wearing scored and converted, making the score: New South Wales 7, New Zealand 5. Hardman crossed soon afterwards, and Wearing converted. Dufty piloted another penalty over the bar before the interval, and New Zealand was one point behind^ Immediately after the resumption of play Dufty. landed another penalty, to which Mouatfc added three points. 14—10. ' The visitors, playing with clockwork precision, added five points, per medium of Brisbane and Dufty, while Dufty ridded another goal, bringing the visitors’ total to 21. New South Wales, in a despairing effort, failed to overtake the visitors. O’Rourke crossed, but Wearing’s kick was weak, and’ full time arrived without an addition yfco the scores. New Zealand ...... 21 points New South Wales 13 points