ARMY TEAM TOO CLEVER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21850, 31 December 1940, Page 11

ARMY TEAM TOO CLEVER

Guy’s Hospital Beaten

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, December 29.

The New Zealand Army Rugby team beat Guy’s Hospital by 33 points to 3. The Army side was much heavier and faster, and their marking and tackling were so close and resolute that Guy’s were rarely seen attacking. The New Zealanders gave the Hospital team little latitude and hemmed them in in their own half most of the time.

The New Zealander, G. King, was absent for the greater part of the match because of Injury. Tindill was brilliant at half-back and paved the way for most of the tries. He also got one himself and converted one of Solomon’s two tries. Parane, the left wing three-quarter, showed surprising speed when going to the line, which he crossed four times. Neighbours, at five-eighths, often had the defence in two minds with his tricky runs. Solomon, who opened the scoring nine minutes after the start, and McLean, Thompson, and Donoghue were the outstanding forwards. After Solomon's first try, others by G. King, Parane, Neighbours, and Tindill followed regularly, and at halftime the Dominion team led by 19 points to 0. A Speedy New Zealand Wing Parane, whose running was a treat to watch, obtained three tries in the second half and Solomon, who was most enterprising, got another, which Tindill converted, before Guy’s scored a penalty goal. The final score fairly reflects the allround cleverness of the New Zealanders, who Improve with every match they play. The High Commissioner for New Zealand (Mr W. J. Jordan) watched the match. Another New Zealand Army team lost to Gloucester by 33 points to 8. The New Zealanders played determinedly, but never quite recovered from a period early in the spell, when Gloucester built up a lead of eighteen points. McKane and Brown scored tries for the New Zealanders. Erikson converted one.