A Four Points Win

Evening Star, Issue 19931, 30 July 1928, Page 5

A Four Points Win

All Blacks Beat Orange Free State

A Ragged Game

[Special to Pkess Association-.]

BLOEMFONTEIN, July 28 At Bloemfontein to-day, before a crowd of 7,000, and in brilliant sunshine, the All-Blacks beat Orange I'ree State■ by throe converted tries (lu points) to one converted try, one try. and one penalty (11 poit*4s). Although

hard fought, it was a ragged match. The game was played on Bloemfontein cricket ground, which had been ploughed an.d watered for the occasion, and was not recognisable as a cricket ground. The teams wore: NEW ZEALAND FULL-BACK, 11. Lilhurno (Canterbury, 11.2). THREE-QUARTERS: C. E. Rushbrook (Wellington, 12.3). T. R. Sheen (Auckland, 11.3). F. W. Lucas (Wellington, 11.0). FIVE-EIGHTHS: W. A. Strang (South Canterbury. 11.4). L. M. Johnson (Wellington, 12.3). HALF-BACK: W. C. Dailey (Canterbury, 10.10), WING FORWARD, G. Scrimshaw (Canterbury, 12. G). FORWARDS: J. Ho re (Otago, 12.12). Ti. J. Swain (Hawke’s Bay, 13.2). M. Brownlie, captain (Hawke’s Bay. 14.3). G. G. Alley (Canterbury, 15,7). C. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay, 11.3). P. Ward (Taranaki, 14.10). E. Snow (Nelson, 13.10). ORANGE FREE STATE Duplassis, Tromp, Vanderpost, Wansbnvy, C'ootzer, Zeeman, Fischer, Basson, Potgietcr, Visser, Henze, Rest, Gouldie, Fitchat, Vandcrlinfe. The side was regarded as stronger than that which last played against the All Blacks. FIRST SPELL The New Zealand backs opened up the game from tho start with a succession of effective runs, which took play to tho Free State line. They were driven back by good kicking by

Strang Converts Three Tries

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from loose play an African forward kicked the ball over the lino. Potgiefcor, racing up secured it, and also kicked a goal.

At half-time the All Blacks were attacking hotly.

SECOND SPELL Sheen was earned off at tho interval, but ho appeared again when play resumed. The first time ho touched the ball, however, ho had to bo helped off, his knee giving out once more. New Zealand were thus a man short for the rest of the game, and a rearrangement of the backs had to be made. Lucas took Sheen’s place at centre, and Scrimshaw was m«t£d from wing-forward to three-quarter. The Free Slate backs attacked from tho first scrum, Tromp boiug pulled down by Lilbunie within inches of tho lino. Tho State players, however, were the first to score again, Potgietcr landing a goal from a penalty. ORANGE FREE STATE ... S NEW ZEALAND 5 Tho New Zealand forwards then started serious packing. Cyril Brownlie and ' Ward , led off witii a clever dribbling movement, and a serum followed. Dailey worked the blind side, and the ball was handled in turn by Johnson, Strang, and Scrimshaw, who fell over and scored a good try. Strang kicked a line goal from a difficult angle. NEW ZEALAND 10 ORANGE FREE STATE S A minute later the All Blacks’ backs were again sent away by Dailey from a scrum. Lucas side-stepped bis man, and Strang came round for tho pass, and handed on to Scrimshaw, who got over near the posts. It was a pretty piece of combination, which deserved success. Strang again converted. NEW ZEALAND K ORANGE FREE STATE S The Free State forwards worked hard for a recovery, and the hacks made several good runs, Coetzer cutting in on one occasion and reaching Lilburne before lie was tackled. The New Zealand backs, however, were not idle, and made thrust after thrust on their own account. They wore snowing improvement with Lucas at centre, and took play to the Free State twenty-five, but a penalty stopped their advance. A good break by the free State’s forwards, led by Basson, Potgietcr, and Visser, removed play to fhe New Zealand twenty-live, whore Maurice Brownlie was penalised lor olt-sule in front of fhe posts, but Potgietcr missed an easy kick. A minute or two before time the Free State backs opened out with a beautiful movement, which ended in Tromp scoring tho best try of tho match. Potgietcr again missed the kick. NEW ZEALAND U ORANGE FREE STATE 11 There was one fine run by the All Blacks’ backs before tho end, in which Scrimshaw was within an inch of the line. Lucas picked up and sent Strang over, only to bo penalised for using his hands in the serum, and tho game then ended. Final:— NEW ZEALAND 15 ORANGE FREE STATE 11

RESULTS TO DATE v. Western Province—Won 11-3. v. Combined Cape Town Clubs —Lost, 3-7. V. Griqualand West—Won, 19-10. v. Transvaal —Lost, 0-6. v. Orange Free State —Won, 90-0. v. Transvaal—Won, 5-0. v. Western Transvaal —Won 19-8. v. Natal—Won 31-3. v. SOUTH AFRICA (First Test)lost, 17-0. v. Northern Province —Drawn ''' 18-18. v. Rhodesia—Won, 44-8. v. SOUTH AFRICA (Second Test) —Won 7-6. v. Pretoria Districts—Won, 13-6. v. Orange Free State —Won, 15-11. REMAINING MATCHES August I—v. North-eastern Districts, at Burghersdorp. August 4—v. Border, at East London. August S—v. Border, at Kiugwilliamstown. August 11—v. Eastern Province, at Port Elizabeth. August 18—v. SOUTH AFRICA (Third Test), at Port Elizabeth. August 22—v. South-western Districts, at Oudtshoorn. August 25—v. Western Province, at Cape Town. September I.—v. SOUTH AFRICA (Fourth .Test),, at Cape Town.