NEW ZEALAND'S WIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24835, 7 February 1942, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND'S WIN

THRILLING RUGBY DISPLAY GAME AT ALEXANDRIA (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service) '$ CAIRO, Feb. 3, iWith the backs and forwards collaborating cleverly in a series of thrilling attacks, the N.Z.E.F.,Rugby team overwhelmed the Rest of Egypt by 22" points to nil at Alexandria. The pace of :the New. Zealand back .line time and again brought the crowd of 10,000 to their feet. 7 ; .The star of the match was W. I. Perriam, the Otago and, South Island centre three-quarter, who was the presiding genius of the back attack. Four tries, two of which were -converted, and" two penalty goals, were scored by the New Zealanders. Their try-getting was an example of the benefits that accrue from swift <and accurate passing and' the constructive supporting play of backs and fSrwa'rds ,alike; Lamhourn in Form" > Great cheers rang round the stadium when the teams ran on the sun-baked field; the. Rest of Egypt in red jerseys and the New Zealanders in their, traditional sombre black. Plenty of weight ;ih\ the set scrums gave the All Black hooker, A. Lambourn, every" opportunity, and he heeled with regularity for the-greater part of the match and D. J. Parsons, behind the scrum, with. accurate dive-passes had the New Zealand back -line frequently sailing full cry for the Rest goal line and it was only the resolute, tackling by the defenders, notably Van"' der Walt, the ftill-back; of the centres, and the scrum half, that kept the: score from being-even;,higher,,:in New Zealand's -favour..>'; ■ With the Rest backs .moving up fast on the attackers, it "was Perriam's guile andv subtlety that gave the attack the essential, thrust that paved the way to success. "Van 'deb Walt, "the -South.: Afficari;: played %ith the polish of; that'brilliant Springbok full-back-,' Gerry Brand. . '<•;, : :tA'v : -\ ,'. Vi. ■. L-\ P.erriamlppened the score wrtn two penalty ; goals; Then there was' a, touch of comedy when: Lambourn scored at the end of a brijhantmove—but. he scored over the dead ball; line and it was not'allowed. ..Before the end of the : first; spell," tries were scored by Burgess, Pve and Finlay, the lasthamed*s try-being converted by Fleming: •C. ! t. n ""■'-*■■"::<-,■:: ■■

',„ BewiMefa ; pefencef'V-' ;i ' J ' ; ?The best try of ttiematch came tpr wards the end of the game: New Zealand won the ball from a scrum. Around the open side shot Parsons and before the bewildered defence, had time to recover he had raced clean through to the full-back without a hand being laid on him. Parsons drew Van der Walt and passed on the blind side to Hegglun. The rest was easy. Hegglun ran round w hind the posts for Perriam to converts .'.■', ■.; ,-■: '■'■. .'.' „ Enthusiastic cheers broke from all parts of the ground asHhe.teams left the field. Each player .was presented with a miniature silver cup. The match was the main feature of the annual sports day of i the British Legion and th* Greek community, in Alexandria. ''*;■■><■•

The teams were as follows: New Zealand.—Fleming (Wellington) ~ Morrison (South Canterbury), Perriam (Otago), McAnaney (Poverty Bay), Burgess (Canterbury), Welch (Wanganui), Parsons (captain, .South, Canterbury),-Heggluh (Wel!lirigtoh)f 'Lambourn,,- :(Wellington), Walker (Taranaki), JEfbbbs (Canterbury),;- Coull :;(Taranaki),. Pye (Manawatu), Fihlay (Manawatu), and Mahoney (Bush Districts). Rest of Egypt.—Van der Walt, Marriott, - 'Lincoln, •: .Freeman,- Morgan, Wade, Raymen, Ross, Mahoney, Gordon, Gardiner, St. Quintin, La Borde, Pringle, du Toit. '