THE ALL BLACKS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 273, 12 August 1920, Page 6

THE ALL BLACKS

FINAL CONTEST OF TOUR

GREAT SCORE AGAINST METROPOLITAN

By TelecraDh-Proßß ABsociatlon-OopyrleM (Itee, August 11, 10.25 p.m.) Sydney, August 11. Now Zealand's final contest .against Metropolitan was a rmiaway affair, tlio visitors winning by SI points to 5. The local team were without sonny prominent players, and were <is helpless as schoolboys before the Black invasions. Shortly, after ■ the commencement of tlio game Ilingst gathered in tlio ball near toucliRoal, and, skirting past Badeley, crossed to Mingay, who converted. I'roiu this out the ftaw Zealand players initialed a succession of passing movements. which ■invariably ended in a score. The local men's defence was the feeblest iniagni' able. Tries were scored by the followins• —Baird and Badeley, three each; Tilvard, Jacob, M'Leau, and Moffitt, two each; Storey, Wilson, Roberts, Duncan; and West one each. The following lacked goals:—Hoberts live, Jlofiitt two, Baird, Brown, Tilyard, West, and Storey, one each. New Zealand has played seven matches altogether, scoring 2GG points against 77. —Press Assn. HAWKE'S BAY DEFEAT TARANAKI. By Telegraph—l'rcec Association. Hastings, August 11. The weather was raw and the ground rather Heavy for the Hawke's Bay-laja-n:\Ui football match to*tfay. It was a jyood, open, fast Fame, but Hawke b Bay had the better forwards, and superior combination. In the first half both Bidei had bad luck. From a passin? rush O'Jjonoghue took possession of the ball, and acored for Hawke's Bay, dc Castro failing with the kick. The spell ended: Hawke's Bay, 3; Taranakl, 0. U the ppcond half the Hawke's Bay forwards bustled, tht visitors, and except t for the last ten minutes the ball was m Taranaki territory. From an. off-Ride penalty O'rionoffhuc scored for Havvke s Bay and from a penalty for lyinir. on the ball Kuru placed a neat goal to his credit. Hawke's Bay, Taranafci, (h The visitors bunched up in ,the laßt minute and attacked determinedly, but there was no further score. CANTERBURY V. SOUTHLAND. By Tcieeraph—PreSß Association, Invorcarglll, Augurt 11. The representative football match, Canterbury v. Southland, played to-day, resulted in a win for the home team by 15 to 9. ' The weather was fine, and there was a, larr>e attendance. The ground "was heavy. The match was an intcrestine exhibition. The Southland forwards were too heavy for the visitors, whose good back play saved them ou more than ouo occasion. The local backs were outclassed by the visitors. MANAWATU BEAT SOUTHERN COUNTRY . TEAM. By Telegraph-Press Association. Palnwston North, August 11. In a representative Rugby match, Manawatu defeated the South Island country team by 22 points to 8. Play was ragged and was mostly confined to the forwards. Manawatu were superior 111 the forward division, and also used their b&cks to creator advantage. For South iilanu O'Brien kicked a penalty goal, and falconer scored, .Nelson converting.