SPARKLING RUGBY

Southland Times, Issue 21179, 4 September 1930, Page 5

SPARKLING RUGBY

BRITISHERS IN FORM QUEENSLAND DEFEATED BY 26 TO 16 . BRILLIANT BACK PLAY (United Press Assn. —By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 10.25 p.m.) Brisbane, September 3. The British Rugby team defeated Queensland to-day by 26 points to 16. The teams were: Britain: Bonner, Aarvold, Jennings, Knowles, Murray, T. E. Jones-Davies, Pooie, H. 0. C. Jones, Rew, Dunne, Welsh, Martindale, Ivor Jones, Hodgson and Wilkinson. Queensland: J. Steggall, J. Carter, G. McGhie, S. Brown, F. h eelenhauter, T. Lawton, G. Bennett, E. Thompson, E. Bones, E. Mott, N. White, F. Whyatt, J. Clark, F. Reville and P. Banks. It was a great game, full of excitement and thrills, and up to the closing stages it appeared that either side might win. Then, however, the Britishers dominated the play and launched attack after attack on the home goal-line, finishing with two fine tries, after movements which baffled the Queenslanders. The crowd, which numbered about 5,000, was kept at a high pitch of excitement from beginning to end. The visitors played a fine sporting game, throwing the ball about with delightful abandon. It was the freedom of the movements which defeated the Queenslanders. The latter were a fine fighting side and have a reputation of doggedness, but to-day they were at a big disadvantage in weight, and the clever, quick movements of the Britishers found them disorganized. Play was fast from the beginning, and it was not surprising when the visitors broke through the strong defence for their first try; but when Queensland gained the lead with a try and a goal both sides put further efforts into the play, and the crowd was continually on its feet cheering brilliant bursts first by one side and then the other. When half-time came Britain had the advantage in points, the scores being 13 to 10, and that just about indicated the merits of the teams.

Early in the second session the home side evened the scores, but from that point the Britishers were on top, and although the Queenslanders made several bursts, one of which resulted in a try, the home supporters could not feel confident while the Dark Blue threequarters were sweeping down on the Queenslanders in wave after wave. A try scored by Knowles early in the game was a masterpiece. AU the back division and some of the forwards Jiandled in a brilliant passing movement, and when the defence had been drawn to the wing a pass was flashed infield to Knowles, who capped it with a fine dash across the line. If Queensland supporters still had hopes when the scores were 21-16, they were dashed when the final ecore came, Wilkinson crossing after Hodgson and Ivor Jones had done the work. The Britishers asserted their superiority from that stage, and the Queenslanders could only tackle desperately to keep the scores down.

So well did the visitors combine that it is difficult to single out individuals for special mention. Jones-Davies was in everything, and his work was more successful because of the assistance given by Knowles and Aarvold. Bonner, at full-back, was safe, and in the forwards Hodgson, Wilkinson and Ivor Jones were the best.

Those who showed to advantage for Queensland were Lawton, Brown, Steggall, Feelenhauter in the forwards, and Reville and Clark in the backs’.