WON ON TIME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 184, 6 August 1934, Page 3

WON ON TIME.

N.Z. 18, N.S.W. 16. TRY IN LAST MINUTE. KILBY SCORES AND POTS GOAL SYDNEY, August 5. Thirty thousand spectators saw the All Blacks snatch victory from New South Wales yesterday with a last-minute try after a game packed with thrills. New Zealand won by 18 points to 16. The takings constituted a record for 25 years. The game was played on a dry ground and in bright sunshine, \vith a slight breeze. Both sides threw the ball about with abandon. The teams which took the field were:— New South Wales. Full-back: Ross (captain). Threc-rjiiarters: Kelaher, Towers, Cowper and W. White. Halves: Primrose and Richards. Forwards: London, .Hodgson, Mackney, Pen-in, W. G. White, Cerutti, Morton and Arnold. New Zealand, Full-back: Collins. Three-quarters.—Bullock-Douglas, Caughey, Hart. Five-eighths: Griffiths, Page. Half: Kilby (captain). Forwards.—Front row: Hore, Hadlcy, Lambourne. Second row: Mataira, Knight, Max, Manchester. Back row: Mahoney. Replacements. Porrin (New South Wales) and Mahoney (New Zealand) both left the field in the first spell with facial injuries, being replaced by Walden and McKenzie respectively. ■ Welshmen Open Scoring.

New Zealand's supporters received a shock when, following a scrum, a bright pausing movement enabled Kelaher to score an unconverted try for New South Wales within the first two minutes of the game. Five minutes later Kilby snapped up from a loosu scrummage and equalised. Collins' kijrk saw the ball strike tho post, then the bar, and fall ou the wrong side. Throwing the ball about in front of the New South Wales goal, the visitors were held off by sound tackling until Kilby neatly landed a Held goal, putting the All Blacks ahead. New South Wales retaliated when Mackney scored after the bounce of the ball had beaten Collins. Ross converted, but, with a penalty goal by Collins, New Zealand re-established ite lead, which it held until half-time, when the score was: New Zealand .". 10 New South Wales 8 Caughey Tricks Defence. Loudon scored from the ruck soon after the resumption, Ross converting. Then with their most brilliant effort of the day the home players drew further ahead. Towers cut out two men before passing to White, who crossed in the corner for an unconverted try.

Play then slowed down until Caughey tricked the New South Walee defence, cutting in to score a great try between the posts. Collins converted.

In the last twenty minutee the New Zealandere narrowly missed eeveral tries. Eventually Bullock-Douglae got over in the corner, the final belj going immediately after Collins' unsuccessful attempt to convert. There was thus a thrilling ending to a brilliant and spectacular contest. The final score was: New Zealand 18 New South Wales 18 Aucklanders In Limelight. The New Zealanders displayed a margin of superiority in every department, although it appeared that some of the forwards might have put more weight into the ecrums. However, Hadley'a hooking of the ball from 65 per cent of the scrums was a fine performance,.,and New Zealand had a 3 to 2 advantage in the line-oute. Against undoubtedly etrong opposition the New Zealanders' win of their first big match of the tour was meritorious. Their inside backs had an advantage in speed off the mark, otherwise the New South Wales backs were just ae formidable on attack.

Only once did luck affect either team, namely, when the bounce beat Collins and Griffiths fell on the ball, which bounced from under him, enabling Mackncy to score. Both Griffiths and Collins played in their top form, Griffiths being the spearpoint of the New Zealand attack. Early in the second spell New Zealand lost its lead. Nevertheless, it held a territorial advantage throughout, and during the last 20 minutes repeatedly menaced the New South Wales lino. Caughey showed his true form in this spoil, instating brilliant movements which were frustrated only by brilliant defence, particularly on the part of Towers and Kelaher. Towers was the home team's best back, with Hodgson the best forward. Knight was the best all-round New Zealand forward; in fact one of the best men on the ground.

RETURN MATCH. MANY CHANGES FOR TO-DAY. (Received 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The eecond Rugby match between New Zealand and New South Wales will be played this afternoon. Several changes have been made in both teams, which are: — New South Wales. Full-back: Storey. Three-quarters: W. White, Towers (captain), Cowpe-r, Kennedy. Five-eighths: Campbell. Half-back: Malcolm. Forwards: Callen, Larnach-Jones, Loudon, W. G. White, Walden, Broadhead, Howarth, Judd. All Blacks. Full-back: Collins. Three-quarters: Holder, Smith, Hart. Five-eighths: Oliver, Lilburne. Half-back: Corner. Forwards: Mahoney. Barry, King, McKenzie, Mataira, Hore. Lambourne,