LEAGUE TEAM WINS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1038, 31 July 1930, Page 11

LEAGUE TEAM WINS

BRISBANE DEFEATED YESTERDAY TWO-POINT MARGIN United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright BRISBANE, Wednesday. The New Zealand Rugby League footballers today defeated Brisbane by 19 points to 17. The New Zealand team was: —■ Backs. —Gregory, Abbott, Brisbane, Seagar, Amos, Dodds, Wetherill. Forwards: Calder, Stephenson, Timra3. Griffiths, Dufty, Eckhoff. The visitors showed the best form of their Queensland tour and treated the small crowd of spectators to a fine exhibition of free, open football u glorious weather. The hacks and forwards combined splendidly in delightful passing. The homo side also played with dash, and the interest was well sus tained throughout. Toward the end. with the scores close, the excitement was intense, and only stubborn defence by the New Zealanders and their deadly tackling checked the determined bursts of the keen Brisbane players. BRISBANE SHINES One try by Seagar was the result of a fine movement started by Eckhoff in the home twenty-five. The ball flashed across the field to Calder, and Abbott, Stephenson, Wetherill, Duftv and Brisbane participated before the winger dashed across. The New Zealander, H. Brisbane, played a brilliant game throughout, showing fine anticipation in attack end defending well. Wetherill suffered an injury to an ankle and had to leave the field in the second half. The play was never one-sided, but the New Zealanders seemed to have the abil ty always to get out of tight corners, and they played with the utmost confidence. The scores for New Zealand were: Brisbane, two tries; Abbott. Seagar and Timms, one each; Eckhoff, on“ goal and a penalty goal.