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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1958.

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DEFENCE IS THE BEST FORM OF ATTACK

THIRD TEST MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW

Durban, Jan. 29.

Dogged halling by Jim Burke, Neil Harvey and Ken Mackay enabled Australia to hold out against the South African attack and force a draw in the Third Test match here today.

Australia were 292 for seven in their second innings, and led by 71 runs when bad light ended the match.40 minutes early. They had been dismissed for 163 in- their first innings, South Africa replying with 384.

For the South Africans, who are now one down with two Tesis to come, it was a match of jost,

opportunities IRFIEL chances

of lost through luck Initiative and enterprise in the batting. The Inspired Spring- bok attack put the Australiuris .sut for a low first innings score after the toss had been lost. but the batsmen lost the ad- vantage by their policy of slow motion scoring.

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Today the ran out for the uttack. On a pitch which showed gly ACRTA

bolli ends, but did not prove diMoult, they were held up by the solid bating of Burke (03), Harvey (08) and Mackay (52 not out).

For

spectators 0.000 attended the five days' play it was perhaps the most frustrol-

whe

ing of all Tests, An aggregate of

four hours six minutes. He hit bowlers eight boundaries. The were unable to oust Mackay from the pitch as he defended solidly for three hours 25 min utes for his invaluable un- defented 52, which Included Ave fours.

The Scoreboard

AUSTRALIA

1st Innings 163 (K. Craig 52. Adcock six for 43)

SOUTH AFRICA

1st Innings-194 (J. Walle 131. J. MoGlew 106, Benaud

Ave for 114)

AUSTRALIA

2nd Innings

(overnight 117 for one)

839 runs was scored, averaging | C. McDonald, law ↳ Tayfield 33

only 187 a day

rate of 27.

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K. Mackay, not out

The main culprit was South African opening batsman Jackle McGlew, whose century, the alowest in Test history, lost the value it deserved beesuse A. Davidson, e McGlew, b spanned more than nine hours.

Pace Attack

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Wales Challenge Scotland For Rugby Championship On February 1

By JOHN COTTRELL

London.

It's a popular adage among generals and sportsmen that attack is the best form of defence. True in many battles, and in many sports. But not in the most belligerent game of Rugby Union football.

Under the present laws, which enable forwards to dominate the play, we find time and time again that defence is the best form of attack. A strong pack, supported by, dour defenders, invariably ensures success, however hostile the opposing backs may be.

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Thus Oxford have defeated a, plonship. The Welsh selectors England have never beaten a Cambridge team which has been made four changes after beat- fully representive · Australian rated us the best club side in ing Australia 8-3, but are well tiring aide at Rugby Union, the world. Thus Wales have satisfied with a team which bit tow people indeed, can drawn, and scored a moral vic managed to share honours with imagine that they will fall to tory, against an Englund side England.

do ao now. popularly tipped for another

Who will be the victors at grand slam.

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Australia, already humbled by Wales and Ireland (for the Irish it was their first-ever, victory It did not matter that Cam-Cardiff I expect Wales bridge and England had excel-rge on top in a game menu over a touring alde), will be bolised for the most part by the eager to salvage what remains lent attacking backs behind rewards. There may be little of their much-battered: reputa competent set of forwards. The

to choose between the packs.tion.

And how well they spoiling tactics of the opposing but Wales should have the odge succeed in this will depend fotwards and the brilliant cover-behind the scruna, Scotland has largely on the conditions. ing of the opposing bucks gave one so shrewd and elusive Ex the ground is wet or them no chance to prove their

as the great Cur Morgan, al-muddy, I see Ittle hope for Bob worth.

though his counterpart Gordon Davidson's merry The result in both cases was a Waddell Can diaplay superb low scoring game with an in- tactical courage and skill on his CATHAY PACIFIC | Eredible number of scrums and day.

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lincouts. In the international match there were no fewer than 175 stoppages-nearly 100 of them for incouts!

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But it,

as has been the case during the recent cold Bap, the ground is hord and dry, the Wallaby backs could prove troublesome. Match Winner

Wingers Rod Phelps and -Ken Donald know the shortest 'way Wales also have a great match to the line. Donald has clocked Wales

were up against a winner in Terry Davies, whose 9.8 see for the 100 yards,

backs must show potentially stronger side, but kicking and covering agaiust

ranks shrewd defensive tactics saved England

among

more imagination than they 11. day, The Welsh centres, greatest full-back performances have done In the majority of I have seen. Robin Chisholm their games and the forwards chosen purely as stoppers" against the powerful Butterfield has been fielding and kicking re-will need to get the ball back and Davies, were scarcely ever markably well in place of Ken very quickly. ured in an attacking role. Scotland, but I consider Davies

Instead, Wales' Ble genius, fly-bulf Clif Morgan, continual- ly made ground by magnificent Kicking to touch.

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of the lev Could Wallabies whose play seems at tional Championship. they achieve one of these feats all inspired. this season?

Another Australian who has Following the England-Wales played with distinction on this draw, only Ireland and Scotland nur is 19-year-old six-footer, T. are left in the running for the Curley, one of the youngest ever Triple Crown. And so for only to play for his country in on Scotland against France has international match, scored a victory in the Interno- As full-back he should have tonal Championship.

his powers tested to full at Twickenham.

Ideal tactles against an Eng- land side so strong in allack. Hut what happens when Wales meels

side which is equally We shall have the answer on February 1 when Wales meet Scolland at Cardid Arms Park. On both sides the strength lies In precisely the samo places.

the beginning of a revival of Both countries have fiery for Scottish Rugby. Certainly, this wards, Intelligent ball-backs,

is going to be a tough side to and an excellent full-back. Both countries have a three-beat, but I do not believe that fi

has the all-round strength quarter

Hine-up which is far achieve great things. stronger in defence than oítack.

In the circumstances it might seem strange that Wales have In the side made no changes which held England to a draw, But it is a snd fact that, al- though the Welsh backs are below the standard one expects at international level, there are

But there is no reason to be- have that this victory marks

Two Changes

England have

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made two changes for their meeting with Australia at Twickenham. Fen- wick Allison pays the price for his most unlimpressive display

gatnat Wales and is replaced at

who WEB д soccer centre- only four years Wales have no one with half forward the talent of that great centre,ngo. Centre Phli Davies, rather Bleddyn Williams, but in Mal- less deservedly, loses his place colm Thomas, holder of 22 caps to Malcolm Philips of Oxford

University and who first played for his country nine years ago, they Both newcomers are awarded have most solid "stopper" in their first caps, Hetherington is quicker on his feet than Allison, the middic

The Welsh selectors have and in the final trial his kicking Similarly, pluyed safe. Their no change" was more reliable.

than Davies decision is a vote of confidence Phillips is faster In

team which

deceptive body employs and possesses a Negative methods, but methods swerve. which bring high dividendn Otherwise, England is under the present laws of the changed, Phil Horrocks-Taylor, who did not use his backs suf-

no obvious contenders to take full-back by Jim Hetherington, their places.

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