VICTORIOUS "ALL BLACKS."

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 168, 17 July 1924, Page 5

VICTORIOUS "ALL BLACKS."

• ■ WIN THE THIRD TEST. THIRTY-EIGHT TO EIGHT. 'WALERS OUTCLASSED. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) ' SYDNEY, July IG. There wen , 5000 spectators at the third test match between the "All Blacks" and Xew South Wales to-day. The game resulted in a decisive win for the "All Blacks" by :1S points to S. Meagher replaced Walker, the captain of the NewSouth Wales team (the latter having sustained a broken rib), and Greatorox replaced Elliott. The teams were: — "All Blacks." Full-back.—Xepia. Three - quarters. — Lucas, Brown, Svenson. Five-eighths.—Cooke, Xicholls. Half.—Dalley. Rover. —Porter. Forwards.—lrvine. Munro, Master?. M. Brown'.ie, Cupples, Richardson, White. New South Wales. Full-back.—Xothl ing. Three-quarters. — Lrossmnn, Wogan, Stanley. Foote. Five-eighths.—George. Half-back. —Meagher. Forwards. — Thompson. Blackwood, Ritchie, Hoskins, Taylor, Greatorcx, Fox, Thorn. Clever Porter. The "All Blacks"' kicked off against the sun. Play went to New South Wales' twenty-five, but a free-kick brought it back to half-way. Brownlie secured possession and transferred to Nicholls, who passed to Brown, the. latter scoring at the corner. Xepia failed with the kick. The "All Blacks'' backs were umiblp to get going, the sun in their faces proving most troublesome. Ultimately Lucas obtained the ball at half-way and carried it down the field. lie transferred to | Porter, who scored brilliantly behind the posts. Irvine's kick was disallowed. Play luin ? at half-way for a while, till Porter broke away. Dalley. Xicholls. and Svenson carried on, tits lust-iinmed scoring, cleverly. Xepia's kick missed. The New South Wales forwards now began a threatening movement, but I Porter saved, and transferred the fr.iinc | to the half-way. The "All Blacks" wenpenalised for a scrum offence. The ball went out to the "All Blacks" twenty-five. Several scrums and linc-outs followed, the "All Blacks" keeping the ball tight. Another Xew South Wales attempt from a penalty failed. Porter showed up in a dribbling rush, and the scene of action went into Xew South Wales' territory. The "All Blacks' , were obtaining the ball from the line-outs more often than the local men. From one of these the ball passed through the hands of all the backs, Lucas scoring at the corner. Nepia's Fine Game. Xicholls and Porter were prominent in an attacking movement, but a knock-on spoiled it. The ball went out in Xew South Wales' ground. A line-out followed, and Munro picked up from the ruck and dived over. Xicholls failed to convert. From the kick-off the "All Blacks" forced. New South Wales then had a turn at attacking. They were awarded a penalty, hut Thorn's kick failed. Play returned to Xew South Wales' twentyfive, but Xothling's kick brought the ball back. Xepia, however, found the line well down with his return kick. The "All Blacks" obtained possession from a line-out, and Lucas was pulled down at the corner. A long kick by Xothling saw the ball fall into Xepia's hands. He carried it up and passed to galley, who transferred to Lucas, the latter sending it to Porter, who scored behind the posts. Xicholls added the major points. Shortly after this Crossman retired I hurt, and Smith took the field in his place, Xew South Wales pressed hard, but White relieved. The '"All Blacks" wore again penalised for off-side play, enabling Xothling to kick a goal. With five minutes to go to half-time, Xew South Wales continued to exert pressure. Wogan broke away, but was collared. | After a passing rush by the Xew South Wales backs, following a scrum, Stanley scored, and Xothling converted. The first spell ended with the score: — "All Blacks' , 20 Xew South Wales S Play in the Second Spell. Play hung about half-way for a considerable time in the second spell. The Xew South Wales backs participated in a likely passing movement, but were crowded out at the corner, and Cooke saved. The Xew South Wales forwards returned to the attack, but Xepia was sure. Xothling had two shots in succession at goal from penalties, but both failed. Porter was prominent in a dribbling rush, but Xew South Wales returned.! Off-side play saved the " Ml Blacks" from a dangerous position. The bounce of the ball then beat the Xew Zealand backs, and X'ew South Wales was nearly over. but a scrum was ordered. X'ew South Wales hammered away, but the "All Blacks" defence withstood the test. A cross-kick by X'epia and smart following up by .Munro paw play in Xew South Wales' territory. The ball went across the field, where, from the loose, White picked up. He ran round and scored. Xicholls converted. Two dangerous rushes by the ''All Blacks" followed, but they were resultless. Xew South Wales was now gettins the ball from the scrum, but the "All Blacks" forwards smothered their backs. George centred the ball across the goal and Lucas secured. Witli a clever sidestep he cut out two opponents and transferred to Cooke. " All Blacks " Fresh. The game continued in the Xew South Wales' half, the "All Blacks" tackling solidly. The New South Wales backs were at length set in motion, but Xepia's splendid line-kick saved. Brownlie broke away from a semm and transferred to Richardson, who passed to Lucas. The latter, when ho was collared, returned to Brownlie, but he was pulled down. X'ew South Wales again came on. and two dangerous movements were frustrated by Lucas arid Porter respectively. Xew South Wales was penalised at half-way, and Xepia found touch near the local line. From the line-out Porter picked up and ran round and scored. Xepia converted. The "All Blacks'' continued to press. Just on the call of time Porter rushed up and enabled Cupples to scure. Xicholls' kick was charged down. The game thueuded with the scores: — "All Blacks" 3* Xew South Wales _ —OA. and N.Z. Cable.)