RUGBY LEAGUE.

Wairarapa Age, 3 August 1936, Page 7

RUGBY LEAGUE.

ENGLAND DEFEAT SOUTH ISLAND. VISITORS SHOW MARKED SUPERIORITY. CHRISTCHURCH, August 1. The Rugby League match between the touring English team and the South Island representatives was played at the showgrounds to-day under atrocious conditions. The ground was inches deep in greasy mud in many places and everywhere was wet and slippery. The game, in the circumstances, was surprisingly good, being full of movement and excitement. The English team won by 17 points to 3. The English backs could not show their full brilliance in passing but they handled the heavy, greasy ball with remarkable skill. The South Island backs saw little of the ball as possession is everything in the League code. England’s win was an easy one. However, the home forwards held the giant English pack verj well in the second half. Tries were scored for England by Edwards (2), Atkinson, Davies and Morley and South Island’s try was scored by Hendry. Hodgson took all the kicks at goal for England. Some of his attempts from hard angles were excellent but he missed one sitter in front of the posts. The game was not a real test but it served to show the very marked superiority of the visitors.—(P.A.) FIRST TEST TEAM. HEMI IN NEW ZEALAND SIDE. AUCKLAND, August 1. The following team has been chosen to represent New Zealand in the League test against the Englishmen at Carlaw Park next Saturday:—Baeks, Henri, Scott, Tittleton, Brown, Trevarthan, Kay Powell (Auckland); forwards, Cootes (Wellington), McNeight, Calder, Glynn (West Coast), Pickrang, Watene, captain (Auckland). —/P.A.)