ALL BLACKS WIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 August 1930, Page 3

ALL BLACKS WIN

SUPERIORITY ESTABLISHED

. BRITAIN’S HEAVIEST DEFEAT

[PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, August 9. Before a record crowd of over 40,000 people, New Zealand had a decisive victory in> the fourth and last Test against Britain this afternoon by 22 points to 8. The game was exhilarating from start to finish, with the New Zealand team attacking for twothirds of the time, and it was remarkable for the number of times the home -forwards secured the ball, and thus allowed Corner to set the ( backs going

frequently. With the exception of brief spells in the first half and in the opening ten minutes of the second half, the British forwards were defending, though it was not till fairly late in the game that the New Zealanders could be said to have had the game well in hand. Porter scored twice for New Zealand, Cooke twice, and Batty and Strang once each, and Strang converted two tries. For Britain Novis scored a magnificent try, after cutting in and leaving the defence completely beaten. Parker kicked a penalty goal, and Black converted Novis’s try. The British full-back, Bassett, had a lot of work to do, and with the exception of when he was too far away to recover and therefore let Cooke in for a try, he proved himself a safe last line of defence. McWilliams, McLean and Porter worked wonders in the New Zealand pack, though every member of the team justified his inclusion; and Corner. Lucas, Strang and Cooke shone in the back division. Spong was the best back on the field and he frequently had the defence puzzled with his swift elusive runs. Murray and Bowcott played soundly. Murray was particularly enterprising in evading Porter’s attentions, while ' Novis, Aarvold and Reeve made the most of the opportunities that came their way. There was no doubt as to which was the better team.

FIRST HALF

Britain won the toss, and there was a thrill from the start when Porter kicked off and caught the ball, on the rebound from one of the British forwards, whose comrades, however, packed around and a line-out was formed on the half-way line. Britain hooked the ball, and Murray passed to Spong, who sent to Bowcott, Aarvold and Reeve, who put in a short run and found the line at the New Zealand 25, where both the forwards and backs combined in returning play to halfway, Lilburne and McWilliams being prominent. From the first set scrum, Britain hooked the ball neatly, and Spong received from Murray. He got in one of his characteristic speedy runs, but he was held up, and McLean and Cotterell were to the fore in heading ,a dribbling rush that took play back to half way; McLean again, and McWilliams got the ball at the toe from a line out, but a penalty for offside play let Britain clear, Nepia allowing the ball to go over the line, and thus giving his side a drop off from the 25. Farrell got offside when the forwards were scrummaging in neutral territory, and Nepia found the line. From a scrummage, Corner sold the dummy, and though he was smothered by the British forwards, he managed to send on to McWilliams, who forged ahead for a few yards, and passed to Porter, and New Zealand’s first try came when the‘latter hurled himself across the line. Nepia took the kick but missed.

New Zealand 3; Britain 0.

Within three minutes, Britain had equalised. Murray and Spong combined well in an exchange of passes. Cooke ihtercepted and a scrum was formed. New Zealand was then penalised, and Dai Parker kicked a splendid goal from five yards inside New Zealand’s half way.

Britain 3; New Zealand 3.

Scrummaging followed, until Poitei stopped an attempted break away by Murray and Ivor Jones. Murray got offside, and Nepia found the line well down. From a scrum, Corner was given the ball, passing out along the line to Cooke, who clapped on the pace, and passed to Hart, but the latter was pushed out by Reeve. Again getting the ball Corner worked the blind side, and passed to Hart and McWilliams. For a spell the forwards dominated the contest only a few yards away from the British line. Eventual y an infringement allowed Britain to clear. Strang, Lilburne and Cooke handled in a passing bout, and the last-named cut in in an endeavour to make an opening for Lucas. He lost possession, but Strang was handy,,, and picked up and attempted a “pot.’ He missed and Aarvold forced. NEPIA’S GOOD SAVE Black and Beamish were together in a rush started by the British forwards, which'gained 50 yards, before Nepia stopped it. From a scrum in New Zealand’s 25, Murray sent the ball out along the line to Novis, but the latter s pass in was well intercepted by Nepia who brought off a great save. Spong was again prominent in evading Strang and Corner, but Porter headed a counter rush successfully, beating off a tackle and passing on to Lucas and Cooke. The centre was clean away, with Hart in support, when he was called back for an infringement, and New Zealand lost practically a certain try. Ivor-Jones secured from the scrum, and broke away supported by several forwards, but Porter and Lucas stopped the movement. Porter was penalised in a line out, and Parker missed another shot at goal. Corner at length set -his line going. Lilburne cut- in and sent a pass back to Strang, who went over for a great , try. He missed with the kick.

New Zealand G; Britain

Corner worked the blind side to advantage on several occasions, and New Zealand steadily gained ground, until in a scrum not. far from Britain’s line, McLean was penalised, though he did not appear to bo offside. Evidently some of the New Zealand forwards had some remarks to make about the ruling, for Porter was called up, and the referee had a brief, but convincing chat with him,

O’Neill and Rew headed the British forwards in sohie hard work that took the play up to half-way, and from here Corner passed out to Strang and Lilburne, the latter short-punting and accompanying Cooke in a fast followup that caught Bassett in possession, and from the scrummaging that followed, Corner, Batty, Here and Lucas combined in a. rush that ended in Britain forcing. For the remainder of the spell, Britain was defending, the scores being unchanged.

THE SECOND HALF

Murray put the ball in action in the second half, and the British forwards, following up quickly, gained a good deal of ground, until Corner took a neat mark and found the line. Britain secured from a scrum and the ball went out along the line to Reeve, who was held up, and Aarvold, who was in support, was smothered by Cooke. Murray then went through the New Zealand pack in a solo effort, but he lost possession. A hot British attack ended when Murray was penalised, and Nepia found the line well up. Lilburne, Cooke, and Lucas started a passing rush, which ended well in British territory. A scrum was formed, anti the ball again came along the line to Cooke, who sent out a I'bng pass to Hart, cutting out Lilburne. collared, but in a scrummage that followed, the ball was kicked over Britain’s line, and Cooke produced a great turn of speed to win a race for possession, and score well out amid wild enthusiasm. Strang’s kick missed.

New Zealand 9; Britain 3.

The game went with even greater pace after the kick off. From a lineout ,after a great kick by Bassett, a British forward kicked high, and Nepia was tackled by Rew, who had followed up quickly. Both Nepia and Rew were hurt, but the game did not stop. A scrum was formed, and fronvhere the ball was sent along the line to Novis, wh'o had come in to centre, Aarvold having taken the wing position. Novis cut in beautifully, and left the defence completely beaten. He ran 40 yards for a splendid try, and scored under the posts. Black converted.

New Zealand 9; Britain 8.

Three minutes from Britain having come up only one point behind, New Zealand scored again. Aarvold fielded Porter’s kick off, and found the line. From the line out, Corner secured the ball, and sent out a beautiful pass to Lucas just as the British forwards were breaking through. Lucas performed a similar feat to that of Nicholls in the third Test, and crosskicked. Unfortunately for the British, Bassett fumbled, and before the backs in support could retrieve his mistake, Cooke had come up, and scored. Strang converted.

New Zealand 14; Britain 8.

SPONG’S INJURIES

Play was held up for a few minutes when Spong hurt his thumb, and the next sensation was when Corner brought off a wonderful save after Beamish, Rew, Farrell and Welsh had broken through to the New Zealanders’ 25. Spong was again hurt, and he took some time to recover from the effects of a kick on the thigh. Murray evaded both Porter and Corner in coming round the scrum, and he punted over Nepia’s head. Lucas, however, took the ball on the bounce, and he was smothered in goal as he forced. The British forwards were playing much better at this stage. Aarvold w r as given the ball on 1 the blind side, and cross-kicked, but New Zealand just managed to force in time. Strang,- Lilburne, Cooke and Lucas then handled, the last two named interpassing until Lucas was pushed out. From the line-out, Choke had a shot at goal, but missed. Porter scored a wonderful try when he secured from about 10 yards out, and, dodging through to the line, then threw himself over with two defenders hanging on to him. Strang converted.

New Zealand 19; Britain 8.

Lucas was penalised for obstruction, and Parker took another kick at goal and missed by very little. Novis attempted a “pot” but was well astray. Britain won applause when Ivor Jones secured from a scrum and passed to Spong, Reeve and Novis, all of whom interpassed at top speed, and took the play in a flash to the New Zealand line, where a heap of New Zealand and British players went, over the line together. A scrum was ordered. Porter and Corner cleared to the 25. Seven minutes before time Lucas was hurt on the knee, and, though he carried on, he was limping badly. He changed wings with Hart, but he was immediately faced with the task of bringing Reeve down after the British line had handled from Spong to Bowcott and Reeve. A trick kick from a penalty, after Porter had got offside, failed to produce results, Porter smothering the movement, at its start. The ball was kicked through to Bassett, and the full back ran up and passed to Novis and Aarvold, the latter being pushed out on the New Zealand 25. Corner and Cooke followed up a short punt, and caught Bassett in possession. A line-out. was formed, and McWilliams, Batty, Lucas and again Batty handled in quick succession, Batty going over for a try, which Strang did not convert.

New Zealand 22 Britain 8 A series of line-outs saw New Zealand gain ground. McLean wont over the lino with the British players on top of him. A scrum was ordered, and time was called with Now Zealand still hammering on the line. The crowd stormed the field when the players wore walking off, and several of, thorn were chaired. There was wild cheering long after the teams had left their dressing rooms, and the scene was one of the most enthusiastic ever witnessed at Athletic Park. Guided by wireless megaphones, the crowd was dispersed slowly but in an orderly way, and for more than an hour afterwards was streaming down various roads leading from the park.

NEW ZEALAND’S TRIUMPH.

VASTLY-IMPROVED SIDE.

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WELLINGTON, August 9.

PORTER ADMONISHED.

Once he rather foolishly challenged the referee’s decision when a free kick was awarded to Britain, and the referee recalled him from 20 yards away to tender admonishment, which Porter did not appear to appreciate, as the referee had to halt him again for a final word. There were times, however, when one or two of the British forwards might have had a word for too-vigorous methods. Beamish. Black, and Parker all appeared anxious to score off Porter in what will probably be their final meeting with him, and they gave no quarter in putting down anyone within their reach. Many stoppages for injuries occurred in the second spell, players on both sides suffering. Nepia had to have a large strip of plaster wound, round his back, while Spong’s thumb again needed attention, and Cooke, Lucas and Rew all suffered such bad bumps that the game had to be held up till they recovered.

Britain seemed unfortunate in having its hopes dashed just when the prospects seemed brightest. New Zealand opened the game with a whirlwind attack in which the forwards lodged themselves in British territory, giving the backs an opportunity to start combined movements, which failed for want of thrust and pace. After McWilliams had given Porter the try which gave New Zealand a lead, it was to maintain practically throughout the game, Porter was penalised in midfield for failing to put the ball properly into the scrum, Parker hoisting a fine penalty goal from just inside halfway. With the scores level, the teams battled on fairly even terms, with New Zealand perhaps having the edge, but before the end of the spell Strang got through to add New Zealand’s second try, and after that there -was only one team in it till half-time brought the harrassed British relief.

SLASHING FORWARDS.

The chief .cause of Britain’s unimpressive showing in this period lay in the grip which the slashing New Zealand forwards had obtained on the game. Both McWilliams and McLean in the first spell played remarkable football, McWilliams making some grand runs in which he sold the dummy effectively. In the line-outs Hazlett. Hore, McWilliams and McLean did fine work, leaping high to gather the ball, and dropping it to be heeled promptly by the well-schooled supports.

The second spell was only a few minutes old when Cooke, slipping elusively past Bassett to outpace him and Spong in a dive for the rolling ball, increased’s New Zealand’s lead. Britain retaliated with the best try of the day. The British forwards were faring better, and battled their way to New Zealand’s side of half-way. Here Murray got the ball away sweetly from a broken scrum, Spong and Bowcott handling crisply to send Novis, who had come into right centre, away on a. curving run which carried him between Cooke and Lucas and clean round Nepia. for a great try under the posts. Black having converted, only one point separated the teams, but within three minutes Cooke had added his second try, obtained in almost precisely the same manner as his first.

After Bassett had failed to field a nicely-placed centring kick by Lucas, another try came to Porter after Corner had made a. break-away from a scrum in the British twenty-five, and Strang’s conversions of both tries made New Zealand’s position unassailable.

In a, terrific effort to recover, Britain showed its best form of the day, with passing reminiscent of its sparkling movements in earlier matches, but another effort by New Zealand saw Batty add emphasis to the victory and though Britain died lighting, New Zealand was still attacking when the final whistle gave the signal for jubilant crowds to swarm on to the field, cheering both sides impartially and bearing the victors from the field through narrow lanes of excited admirers.

The match was played in a pic-

If there was any doubt as to which was the better side, New Zealand settled it in the final test against Britain, in a match played to the stirring accompaniment of cheers from 50,000 throats. New Zealand, a vastlyimproved side, took every opportunity proffered it by the British team, which neither in attack nor defence equalled its earlier form. The New Zealand forwards, with traditional vigour, wofried the opposition backs, allowing them few opportunities to develop dangerous scoring movements. In addition, New Zealand’s pack gave its backs an immeasurably greater share of the ball than Britain enjoyed. Its success here was gained so much from set scrums as from loose scrums and line-outs, from most of which the ball shot cleanly back to Corner, allowing him to send Strang racing away with the whole line arrayed promisingly in support. Though they had frequent opportunities, the New Zealand backs did not impress as an attacking combination, and actually only one try came from anything like a concerted move. That was Strang's, which came late in the first spell, and gave New Zealand a three-point lead, which it maintained until half time. The remaining tries were scored by Porter (two), Cooke (two), and Batty, and all came rather from individual sallies than from sweeping combined movements. The defence of the British backs was curiously inconsistent. In the first spell they took repeated dummies, Aarvold showing a fatal tendency to shadow his man rather than tackle him promptly. In paving the way for. New Zealand’s first try, McWilliams sold the dummy to the usually infallable Bassett, but it was hardly Bassett’s fault, as he made a great effort to trick McWilliams into passing to Corner, and when this effort failed could do little more, Instead of passing to Corner, however, McWilliams turned his thrust inside to Porter, who went over in a whirl of arms and legs. Porter came right back to his best form, displaying will-o’-the-wisp qualities and sagacious anticipation which carried him nearly always to positions where he was most wanted. Several penalties went against him, but these represented the only occasions in which he was seriously at fault.

was much the better of the New Zealand wings. He and Reeve had a great duel, watching each other closely, with the result that neither gained much ground. Reeve’s pace allowed him always to overhaul Hart, even when he received the ball in favourable position, but though, so effectively anchored Hart did a tremendous amount of useful work. Nepia had an easier day than Bassett, but was rather more sound, his fielding being perfect, while Bassett’s was sometimes at fault. Bassett had a difficult day’s work behind a three-quar-ter line which, in the first spell particularly, was not too robust. In one instance, Strang appeared to have the line at his mercy, ■when Bassett, grasping the situation quickly, brought off a dive tackle which, landing both man and ball, averted a certain try. If the British three-quarter line failed, no blame could be attributed to the insides. Both Spong and Murray revealed thrustfulness in attack, coupled with sturdiness in defence. Murray, the best individual back on the ground, not only linked well with his backs at every opportunity, but dis-

played speed and cleverness in brilliant solo movements, with some of which he completely outwitted Porter, and would certainly have initiated tries but for the effective covering of. all units of the defence. Spong did his best, work in the early stages, when he eluded opponents as if bewitched. He made one fine run in the second spell, but just failed to get through, and after taking a couple of hard knocks was compelled to spend most of his time defending. When he was hurt the second time, Aarvold tried to persuade him to take the wing-threequarter position, but courageously insisted on carrying on. Comparing the two lines of backs, the honours go to the New Zealanders for their defence, but apart from this THE REAL FACTOR in the game was the vitality and pace of the New Zealand forwards, who hardly ever relaxed their close grip on the opposing pack. Britain’s only sustained period of attack came well on in the second spell, when three or four successive attacking movements were the brightest of the day. One movement was started by Ivor Jones, carried on by Spong, Bowcott, Welsh,

turesque and impressive setting. The huge crowd had about it that ATMOSPHERE OF TENSION which surrounds any great international contest when two teams of picked men worthy of each other’s steel are arrayed against each other. The people were banked in dense masses all round Athletic Park. Temporary stands perched in every conceivable vantage point bore hundreds of enthusiasts, and along the tops of hoardings which line the gi-ound. At each, hundreds more were seated so precariously that when the National Anthem was played on the Governor-Gen-eral’s arrival they had no hope of standing, but could only doff their hats. Lord Bledisloe shook hands with both teams and having done so addressed a few words to them before returning amid applause to his place in the stand. After these preliminaries the crowd, which, as if alive to the importance of the occasion, had been restive and impatient, settled down to the great start of the game with an echoing roar which swelled

and subsided, but never completely died away throughout the game. Perhaps, as a spectacle, the match was not quite the equal of the other tests. Certainly it was less exhilarating than the third test iin Auckland. There were few racing combined movements, and there was a lot of faulty handling, due both to bad passing and over-eagerness, but though there were these flaws in the technical performances of both teams, the importance of the issues at stake dwarfed them, and gave major importance to the fluctuation of the scores and not to the manner in which they fluctuated. The British three-quarter line had never been seen in a less impressive role. Aarvold had been played in the hopes that he would recover his form of a few weeks ago, but this expectation failed so dismally that at halftime he was moved out to the right wing, Novis coming in to impart a good deal more liveliness to the line, and certainly to stiffen its defence. Aarvold, of course, showed many flashes of his best form. There was one occasion in the first spell when he ran completely through between Cooke and Lucas, but his pass to Novis went astray. COMPARISON OF PLAYERS. Cooke stamped his performance with the hall-mark of success by contributing two tries to New Zealand’s score, but in allowing both Aarvold and Novis to run completely round him he failed to sustain his reputation for impregnable defence. Lilburne, inside him, was sounder, and was never beaten by his man, while on attack his feint pass often let him gain ground. Strang was another success, and Corner, as usual, led a charmed life behind the scrum, which gave him an ample supply of the ball. Hart

Spong and Novis again, but though the defence appeared cut to pieces it miraculously staved off the attack. Several other fierce thrusts were made, but did not quite bring their merited reward. Welsh was in nearly all the movements where the forwards had a chance of giving support, and his great all-round display demonstrates that the British were unwise not to give him a game in the earlier tests. Farrell was another man who rose to top form. He played his best game of the tour, perhaps in celebration of his birthday, or perhaps because he, unlike some others of the pack, is not suffering from staleness. The British pack as a whole lacked cohesion. Though heavier than the New Zealand seven, it was never able to master them. It rolled them back sometimes from its own line, but could not withstand their raking rushes in the open country, when McWilliams and company w’ould often sweep 30 yards of the field. There was again trouble in the scrums, and both sides were penalised for not letting the ball in. Rew and Hore had some merry moments on the left side of the scrums, Rew frequently catching Hore by the arm, as if to prevent him from using it as a screen. Beamish played his usual resolute game, while Black came to light with some fine bursts in the

second spell. Ivor Jones again showed genius in initiating attacks from all parts of the field. Two or three times it only needed the right support to reward him with tries, as he has been rewarded in every other test, but this time no Morley or Aarvold was ever in the right position for a pass, and opportunities went begging. In the early stages Jones, bursting through to Nepia, with Spong in support, appeared to have a certain try in view, but Spong was shadowed by Cooke, and in trying to run someone else into position Jones gave the defence time to rally. The match demonstrated that there is nothing wrong with New Zealand’s forward play. That tradition here is as strong as ever. At times it seemed that Britain, realising the impotence of its three-quarters, had decided to keep the ball tight, but the adeptness of the New Zealand heeling invariably allowed Corner to clear with a touch-finder. New Zealand’s use of t the line throughout was high-class, and gained long stretches of ground. On such occasions Britain might have improved its positions by taking scrums instead of line-outs, but that lack of resource which has frequently characterised its play prevented it from doing so. Thus Britain broke itself against the firm wall of the New Zealand forwards and the firm defence of the New Zealand backs. There was no room left for argument. New Zealand triumphed perhaps against a side that has had a shade too much football, but triumphed nevertheless in a fashion that shows that while

New Zealand has not at present any really brilliant individuals, its footballers have soundness. It has virile forwards and backs whose soundness has countered the opposition’s superior pace. Mr Sutherland’s control of the game was excellent in every respect. MUTUAL CONGRATULATIONS. PORTER TO RETIRE. WELLINGTON, August 10. The British Rugby team were entertained at' a dinner on Saturday night by the New Zealand Rugby Union, when the Prime Minister, the Leaders of the Opposition, and Labour Party, Sir A. Ngata, and the Speaker. Sir C. Statham, who is also President of the New Zealand Football Association, were present. The gathering was unique, as members of the All Black teams from the year 1903 onwards were present, and other veterans of Rugby, the doyen

being Mr Munro, who captained the first representative team to visit New Zealand in 1870. Then there camo Mr G. Harding, the leader of the British team of 1900, and also Mr J. Kissick, who captained the Army team and Dr P. F. McEvedy, who played in Harding’s 1904 team, and the AngloWelsh team of 1908. The' Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, eulogised the visitors’ sportsmanship and splendid play throughout the tour. Mr Baxter expressed regret at the injury to Nicholls, and other New Zealanders. “Your forwards, to-day,” he said, “were magnificent.” He appreciated the hospitality of the people shown to the team, and the spirit in which the games had been played. Mr Prentice congratulated New Zealand on their win. Mr Porter said that he chose this as a happy time to end his Rugby career. It had been a hard game to win and he felt that he could not find a. better time to announce his intension to retire. Mr Aarvold proposed the toast of the referee, Mr Sutherland, who, in reply, congratulated both teams, especially the British, team, for the way Miley had accepted the verdict.

“HAPPY TAXPAYERS.” WELLINGTON, August 10. “I was interested in the large gathering at Athletic Park,” said the Prime Minister (Hon. G. W. Forbes), at the dinner tendered to the British team on Saturday night. “I also had another interest in it. There is a little thing called the amusement tax, which the Government gathers. I have never seen such a happy gathering of taxpayers in my life. In the whole gathering, there was not one Who had a word to say about the Budget. To-day was the day of Rugby football, and that held the stage against anything. The Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Labour Party, and others of more oi’ less notorious character were forgotten. The heroes of the day were Porter and others who were playing the game.” OVER 40,000 PRESENT. WELLINGTON, August 10. If all of the motor vehicles brought into use to convey the public to and from Athletic Park on Saturday were placed in procession, allowing 20 feet for each car, they would have made a line approximately twenty-five miles in length, and the passengers probably accounted for about a quarter of the vast crowd who witnessed the

final test match. The Traffic Department tally, taken by experienced men, was 6180 motor vehicles of all kinds. The estimated number of spectators was 42,000. At G. 30 o’clock on Saturday morning at the main gates, some 50 people had formed the head of a queue, ■ which was to swell to such big dimensions later. A few of them had been there since 4 o’clock, they said. They were seated on boxes and on. sacjrs, and were making a breakfast off sandwiches, etc., with the aid of thermos flasks. The gates of the park ’were opened at 9.30, and a big crowd of people who by then had assembled soon found their places for a four or five hours’ wait. Apart from those who gained admission, there were probably four or five thousand people who occupied “free seats” on the banks and hillsides round the park and on the roofs of houses and similar points of vantage. At Wellington South, the school playground was thrown open by the School Committee for parking purposes at a fee of 1/- in charge of Scouts. The Committee will reap about £lO as a result. The grounds of the Lewisham Hospital were' similarly used, and also numerous vacant sections. Of course there were many early birds, who took something other than flasks of tea, and bottles were dropped in any convenient corner or. under [staging. Boys with an eye to business were soon going round with sacks, collecting. Several lads secured full sacks, which they slung over their

shoulders and carried away to turn into cash at the bottle stores at a penny each. Hundreds of spectators carried benzine cases etc. into the park, to use as seats or stands, abandoning these at tho close of the game. There was also a great, rush for these, one lad being smart enough to have a good sized truck in readiness, and he secured enough firewood for weeks to come. Due no doubt to the influx of some twelve thousand outside visitors for the Rugby test, Wellington ran out of bread on Saturday. The house wives who delayed purchasing their weekend supplies until a late hour, found it impossible to purchase any supplies. THE LAST MATCH. Britain will play the last match of the tour to-morrow, when it will meet, a combined team from Golden Ba.y-Nelson-Marlborough. The following, players will represent the combined unions:— , Full-back: H. Cameron (Marl-

borough). Three-quarters: S. Snodgrass (Nelson), Newman (Nelson), 11. Phillips (Marlborough). Five-eighths: Holmwood (Golden Bay), Alexander (Nelson). Half-back: S. Fowler (Nelson). Wing-forward: L. Patcheit (Marlborough). Front-row: H. Satherley (Marlborough), Persson (Marlborough). Lock: Barrett (Golden Bay). Supports: McLean (Nelson), Clark (Golden Bay). Back-row: Snow (Nelson) captain, G. Max (Nelson).