ALL BLACKS WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 285, 1 December 1924, Page 5

ALL BLACKS WIN.

A MORE SEVERE TEST. WHEN THEY MEET ENGLAND. TACTICS OF THE BACKS. (By Cable.—rress Association.—Cop. risht.l (Received 2 p.m > LONDON, November 30. The "Daily Mail" representative interviewed members of the All Black team, who expressed themselves as delighted at having defeated Wales. They expect a more severe test against England if the ground is fairly dry. They declare that the English backs will develop their | own tactics, whereas the Welsh insides ■ mainly endeavoured to frustrate the! beginnings of the All Black movements |' from the scrums. They anticipate a : hard game against Llauelly on Tuesday, and also against the Combined Services ' on Saturday. Munro has recovered and will be playing shortly. The first question the rescued miners at Dunvant asked was who won. They spent much of the time during the two days they were entombed in discussing Wales' prospects. — ("Sun."l WALES' HEAVIEST DEFEAT. BY AN OVERSEAS FIFTEEN. This win of the All Blacks is the heaviest defeat inflicted on a Welsh International side by a visiting colonial team. In 1903 Wales beat the original All Blacks by 3 to 0. in 100* they j defeated the Australian team ll—o, and i in 191'- they won 3—o against the j second South African team, but they j were beaten by the first South African! team in 1000 by 11 points to nil. J In the Calcutta Cup series of international mutches in Britain between j England, Scotland. Ireland -tnd Wales. the Principality was suprei.i. in 100... and tied with Ireland ill 1900. Scotland won the scries in 1907, and Wales was champion again in 190S and 1909. England then came lo the front, winning in 1910, losing to Wales in 1911, but after a tic with Ireland in 1912, winning outright in 1913, 1914, 1921 and 1923. In 1920, England. Wales, and Scotland tied, and in 1922 Wales won. l_ast year (1923) Kngland bent Wales i by IT to 9, the first time since 189.1 that ! Wales had been beaten !>t Swansea by an English international side, though the first South African team had accomplished this same feat at the expense of Wales in 190(1. and in 1921 Scotland triumphed by 14 points to H over a Welsh side at this ground. Back in 1888 Ireland beat Wales at Swansea by two tries to nil. but since then the Welsh fifteen has always beaten Ireland at this centre. Against England, Wales was beaten in 1893 at Swansea by 14 to 0, and England also won in IS9. (at Black- | heath, by 23 to nil I. in IS9B nt Black- i heath (14—7), in 1910 at Twickenham (13—01, in 1912 at Twickenham (B—Oi, in 1913 at Cardiff (12—Oi, in 1914 at Twickenham (10—91, in 1021 at Twickenham (18-3). and 1923 at Swansea (17 —9). Wales' greatest triumph of recent years was the defeat of England at Cardiff in 1922 by 28 j points to (i. i EMOTIONS LET LOOSE. ! EPITHETS FOR ALL BLACKS.; HOOTS FOR REFEREE. j TAFFY'S TERRIFIC FEELINGS. (Received 2 p.m.! j LONDON, November 3.1. I All the world knew that the All I Blacks had been waiting 19 years to. avenge the historic defeat by Wales. | Anyone seeing them enter the field at ■ Swansea must have felt: Here arc (if-1 teen champions realising tbe great day j has arrived. If the football fervour and religious rapture of the immense crowd pro-: dticed any terrifying effect on the All. Blacks, they showed no symptom of it.! but walked on to the ground as if unaware of the crowd's existence. The crowd sang hymns and patriotiic. airs with musical effect, for no crowd in the world can sing like the Welsh. The emotions reached a climax when the red jerseys came into view. I They were greeted with "March of .the Men of Harlech," sung with extra-1 ordinary gusto, but surpassed by I "Land of Our Fathers," when tho | entire 50,000 spectators rose and] bared their heads. j The visitors began with admirable, steadiness, and soon got into their! stride. They were masters to the end. I Wales gave the crowd a thrill occasionally, when the forwards swept down ! the field with the ball at toe, but the All Blacks invariably stemmed the onrush. The crowd encouraged the Welshmen with inspiring songs, alternated i with epithets hurled at the All Blacks, and hooting at the refcreee. — ("Sun.") OFF TO PARIS. JOURNEY BY AIR. THE TOULOUSE. MATCH. (Received 2 p.m.. PARIS, November 30. The French Rugby Federation is bearing the expenses of a visit of the All Blacks, authorising the team to proceed to France by air. At present it is arranged that the All Blaoks depart from the Croydon aerodrome for Pari", in four aeroplanes on January .">, visit the battlefields, plac--wreaths on the graves in New Zealand cemeteries on January 8. and play a match at Paris on January 11. Thereafter they will tour the Pyrenees. There will be a match against All France at Toulouse on January 18. The team leaves Paris on January 10 en route to • Liverpool, where they embark for (ana.la lon January 24.—'A. and N.Z. Cable, i