NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TEAM

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17750, 29 June 1929, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TEAM

Vl/ET WEATHER FOR THE GAME. .The playing conditions were very had, part of the ground being a quagmire. There was a strong wind blowing, New Zealand opening . against it. The teams took the field as lollowsr. New Zealand. FuH-bfick.r—Nepia. Three-quarters.—-Waterman, Carlton, and Grenside. •Five-eighths'.—Lilburne and Oliver. Half-back. —Dailey. Wing-forward.—Gundy. Forwards. —Snow and McWilliams (back row), Rika, Steere and Sontag, with Reid and Cotterell as hookers.

New South Wales.

Full-back: Ross. Three-quarters: E. Ford, Towers, King, Mann. Five-eighth: Bartley. Half-back: Lamport.

Dailey to the Rescue

Forwards: Breckenridge, J. Ford, Palfrey man, Finlay, Telford, Wadelington, Ferguson, Cerutti.

New South Wales got a free kick in the' opening stages of the play but It was unsuccessful. Dailey took the ball and made ground for New Zealand. A scrum was formed near the halfway, the ball going to the home fullback from the following play. New South Wales were penalised and sent back to defend. Gundy cut round the scrum and broke through the defence, Lamport being prominent in defence. New Zealand got the ball out ten yards from the home goal and New South Wales dribbled clear to Nepia who saved the situation. It was raining hard at this stage. Dailey got the ball to Nepia whose long kicking was again In evidence. \

Play Very Fast,

The play was very fast considering the state of the ground. McWilliams was penalised and the kick placed New Zealand on the defence. New South Wales were nearly over at the corner. From a line-out the New Zealand forwards packed round, hut New South Wales secured. New Zealand were penalised and the kick sent the hall behind the visitors’ goal line.

Nepia Finds the Line. • Nepia took a good kick and found the line at half-way. ' New South Wales got offside from the throw-in and Nepia found touch about ten yards from the home line. The play changed quickly, the ball going out in the New Zealand twenty-five. Lamport secured, but Nepia was in again with brilliant play, the visitors carrying the play to midfield. The ball later went down to Ross, who found touch. A New Zealand dribbling rush followed, but play eventually came hack to half-way. There was a free to New Zealand a little later and a lineout followed in New South Wales’ twenty-five. New Zealand carried on the play, but the home team broke away with a strong dash, which took Ihe ball back to New Zealand twenty-

8, I

h five, Towers' being the prominent || figure, in this dash. New Zealand for-. < wards took charge and cleared the < ' danger. The home forwards returned '■S;,- but Dailey’s good defence was in evidence and stayed the advance. Ross was a little later called on to save "the situation.

The Rain Pelts Down. The rain was. pelting down at this stage. New Zealand, from a free kick found the line in tile homo twentyfive. Lamport effected a good clearance for New South Wales. From a serum the ball went to the home side, but from an intercept a New Zealander broke through and placed the home team further on the defensive. Dailey and Oliver went dangerously close to getting across, but Ross saved. Play went back to the visitors’ ground but Dailey returned. From a penalty New Zealand missed narrowly, the baft bouncing out into the field of play.

On resuming New Zealand became aggressive but Ross saved brilliantly and the play returned to New Zealand’s 25 where Dailey found the 25. A series of scrums followed and the home forwards took charge, the ball being difficult for the defenders to handle.

Dailey Prominent. Dailey was particularly prominent at this stage. The pace had been terrific to this stage. New South Wales took the ball to Nepia who returned. It came back again and Dailey sent it to the touch. Play carried on at a still rapid rate, first one side and then the other attacking, until the ball went out at half. Nepia made good use of a kick from the half-way line. From a scrum New South Wales secured, Lamport running down and 'kicking out at the visitors’ 25. Nepia had a spectacular shot a little later. The visitors appeared to be tiring. Ross took the ball at half-way and his kick opened up the attack but a home forward got offside and Nepia made good use of the kick. The home forwards put in a dangerous charge but a scrum stayed the movement. New Zealand heeled out to Dailey, but the half was caught. New South Wales forwards with the ball at their toe made progress. There backs then opened up the play, but dropped the- ball. Waterman mSde a dash,

but Bartley stopped him. The ball y reached the home full back who ‘found New Zealand’s twenty-five, but the latter rallied and carried play to midfield. Lamport defended well, but knocked on. Greenside was prominent in a New Zealand dash which placed y New South Wales on the defensive. | The rally ended in a force. a quick rally by New South Wales took play right to New Zealand’s line

where Nepia saved. The latter was not playing up to his usual form at this stage.

OPENING OF AUSTRALIAN TOUR. MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES. v THIS AFTERNOON’S PLAY AT SYDNEY. The Now Zealand Rugby team opened Its Australian tour this afternoon with a match against Now South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Groat Interest was taken In the match on both sides, of the Tasman. The game In Australia has considerably Improved of recent years while from the New Zealand viewpoint the tour will prove a good guide as to the quality of the material we will be able to place In the field against England next season.

A Penalty Falls. , New South Wales' were awarded a penalty hut fhe shot .failed. On the resumption the hall went .to the home twenty-five, but New South Wales came back. Nepia slopping Mann close to the scoring mark. Botli players were temporarily knocked out. The rain had kept up incessantly since the start of the game. Nepia got a nasty knock. A. dribbling rush by New Zealand assumed dangerous proportions but New South Wales came hack to the visitor’s twenty-live, where the hall went out of touch. The defenders cleared play io half way. New Zealand Invaded New South Wales’ territory and the advance ended in a force down.

New Zealand were penalised and the kick took play to half-way and subsequently into New Zealand ground.

Dailey took the ball from the feet of the home forwards, but the return saw play still in New Zealand’s twenty-five. New South Wales did

not make much use of a free kick. They started passing hut Ford was out of position. Lamport dropped the ball and his forwards took charge. New' Zealand retaliated, Carleton getting the line on the New Zealand side of half way. A home five-eighth missed the ball and Ross, later on, was at fault but New Zealand were ruled against for “shepherding” near the line. Lamport opened up a home attack in which Nairn later appeared, but McWilliams was prominent in placing New South Wales on the defensive. Lamport kicked to Nepia, who passed out. but the movement was checked as half-time came without score. Second Spell Opens. New South Wales were penalised in the opening stages’, Dailey taking the kick, which Ford returned to the New Zealand twenty-five. Dailey got the ball and punted over the home full back, but Ford freed. Another movement in which Dailey and Grenside were prominent, gained ground and New Zealand set up a hot attack to the home quarters, where they went across but knocked, on. Nepia* had a penalty shot at goal but missed narrowly. Ross found his twenty-five in a further pressure.