LEAGUE TEST MATCH

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1929, Page 5

LEAGUE TEST MATCH

BRITISH TEAM OVERWHELMED. COMMENT BY ENGLISH PAPERS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 7, 7 p.m. London, Oct. 6. The eclipse of England is the newspaper definition of the Hull test. Mr. Trevor Wignail, in the Daily Express, says not only was England beaten but she was crushed and almost overwhelmed. Never in his life had he seen so many specimens of physical perfection as in the Australian team. By comparison most of the players for England are weeds, England lost because her team was over-slow and ill-combined. There was overmuch individualism. The Australian stars are Shankland, and Treweek, the latter a flying forward as big as Phil Scott. The second line, as a body, are weak, not knowing how to pack and there is not a hooker. Apart from Treweek the forwards had nothing to do with the victory. The Australian combination is neither better nor worse than others who have visited England, but the team is extremely fast and playing excellently together. . Gorman’s generalship in outpointing Kinnear, an ex-Scottish Rugby Union international, was favourably commented on by many veterans after the game.