The Archive · 1925

An Even Second Half

Immediately after the resumption of play Corbett by a clever kick carried the play into the New Zealand half. The English forwards, still scrummaging finely, kept up the pressure. Occarivnally the home backs got going, but were never allowed to make much ground. The game then veered round in favour of the visitors and 10 minutes from the resumption M. Brownlie crossed close to the corner flag. The place kick was extremely diffeult, but Nicholls with a grand effort converted, The New Zealanders conti ied to.

Richardson, gathering, up the ball in a louse serum, managed, although collared, to pass! the ball to Svenson, who scrambled

convert this try. over the tine. Nicholls did not

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