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"TERRIER FORWARDS"
HOME TEAM'S STRENGTH
SADLER'S HARD GAME
' LONDON, October 12. The special., correspondent of the United Press Association, commenting on the game, "says'that the great reception accorded the All Blacks indicated that Scots were glad to welcome the return of the New Zealanders after .thirty years. Hawick Park,' the famous Scottish Rugger, centre, was crowded. Pipers played for an hour before the start and piped the All Blacks on to the field. The weather was cloudy with a threat of rain and the ground holding.
The home forwards . were of the terrier type, to which.chief credit was given for South of -Scotland's scoreless draw with the Springboks in 1931. A Scottish international who had witnessed several AH Black matches in England, advised the Borderers that the right tactics to adopt were to upset the New Zealand attack.
CHOICE OF ALL BLACK BACKS. Even some of the All Blacks were surprised at Mr. Meredith's selection of the back division, which appeared leaderless owing to- the absence of Oliver, who was much missed as he occupies a key ./position;. The opening stages 6t the game favoured South, the All Blacks forwards being pushed/ off'the'ball in several rucks, and scrums.' ."Smith's first try was well earned. Gilbert was cheered for his picking up in'the face of a forward rush/A minute after McKie's try Mitchell saved another' through determined tackling. Only Hart's pace could have scored the' All Blacks' open-, ing try., >,' ; - : , ' .:
Vorrath was prominent in two rushes and also in the-loose, once dummying his: way. past an ..opponent. • Gilbert. saved well ( but "his: kicks did not gain much, ground.-■ \ Afteif ya ■■■long period of exchanging kicks with' the- advantage to South, Gilbert dashed through, hurling himself against:his-*opponents- and gained forty yards. Then- Solomon made a grand dash down the .centre of the field, beating five., men, but his pass to King {was ■ not . taken. . Vorrath played half on occasions when Sadler was; caught in the-rucks. >USHED OFF THE BALL. , "The South forwards. were playing grandly and were easily the best pack encountered on the tour. Despite the fact that they had less weight' than ;the,New Zealanders,' they pushed them off the- ball many, times.' In the second half the; eight men were playing as one, whereas some of the All Blacks forwards were inclined to hang out of the rucks. ■ The game developed into a great battle for., supremacy among the forwards in which South gave the All Blacks a lesson in quick heeling in the scrums. There was a period when the South forwards took control, bustling Sadler, whose forwards did not shield him." ■ ' The crowd was delighted with the home team's efforts. Beattie, Shaw, and Cottington, among the forwards, and Dorward, Breckenridge, Fairbairn, and McKie, in the backs,' were making unceasing efforts to secure an attacking position. Gilbert just failed to put Over a penalty from the sideline at half-way. SOLOMON IMPROVED. Solomon, though sounder and surer than previously, was often content to kick to the line after receiving the ball. He had good and bad patches, sometimes punting well and handling finely and at others knocking on and displaying poor positional play. Sadler's play was hard rather than spectacular, but was always interesting. Hart at this stage made a desperate effort to score and was only held out by grim tackling.
Souths backs fought tigerishly to retain their slender lead, but the All Blacks changed their formation, Griffiths going to first five-eighths and Gilbert to second five-eighths. This proved effective. The All Blacks were certainly somewhat lucky to have the lead as the final whistle sounded. South o£ Scotland gave the side a [great shock.
Hart, Sadler, Vorrath, King, and Mc-
Kenzie were the best New Zealanders. Solomon and Mitchell did not rise to the occasion. Their tackling was generally unconvincing and they will have j to improve greatly in the future as the team will probably meet far better Scottish backs against Glasgow and Edinburgh on October 16, when it is expected that their opponents will include eight internationals,
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 13
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"TERRIER FORWARDS" Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 13
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