ARMY RUGBY

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 17, 5 April 1940, Page 6

ARMY RUGBY

New Zealanders’ Success In Cairo By 20 points to nil, the New Zealanu Army Rugby representatives beat a coni bined British Army and Royal Air Fore team in a match played on Easter Monday, before one of the largest football crowds Cairo has known. The match, it is reported, was a triumph for tireless, aggressive forwards, and speedy cooperative- backs. New Zealand had by far the greater share of the bail, and th.combined team was on the defensive practically throughout. The losers had some individually brilliant men, but lacked the combination of the New Zealanders, and were constantly worried by the forwards. The New Zealand team wtas: — Backs: Rollinson, South Canterbury; Morrison, South Canterbury ; A. Arnold. Taranaki ; Knowles, . Wellington; Griffiths, Wellington ; L. s Arnold, Taranaki ; Parsons, South Canterbury. Forwards; Thomson. South Auckland, M-dßeath, Auckland; Stow, Canterbury ; Wynyar.l, Waikato; Coull. Taranaki: Kidd, South Aiulcklandj Anderson, Auckland ; Wales. Wellington. Griffiths, who captained the New Zealanders, was the key man in the backline, and played a fine game. He was strongly supported by Morris’on, Parsons an.] L. Arnold. The forwards played as one man in a magnificent all-round performance. Wales, who was perhaps the best forward on the field, scored two tries. Morrison scored and converted a try, am; kicked a beautiful field goal. Griffiths scored the last try, Rollinson converting.