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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12751, 6 January 1936, Page 5

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ENGLAND OUTCLASSES ALL BLACKS ' 'llLi H 111 i 'i l. Tourists Better Only In Scrums Homesters* Wonderful Combination \i .’ l ».V rt* .■«*.’ * '?! •'* ‘ * Russian Winger Too Speedy i • • _ .it . \ y ALL BUCKS WEAKEST IN INSIDE BACKS Caughey’s Poorest Game of Tour England Learns Covering Lessons from Visitors. (U.P.A. by Elec:"Tel. Copyright) (Received January 5, 0.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 4. England defeated the . All Blacks by 13 points to nil after leading by 6 point's to nil at half, time. The English' teariv was: H. G. Owen-Smith, Prince Obolensky, P. CTanmer, IP. F,.- Gorrard, Sw S. Sever; P. Candler, B. C, Gadney; IN A. Keridrew,. E. S". Nicholson,: R. Y... Longland ; ,C. Webb, A. Clarke; E, Hamilton-Hill, P. Ev Dunkley, W. H. Boston. The All Blacks team was: Gilbert; Ball, Oliver, 31 itch ell; Caughe\, Tindill; Corner; Lambourn. Hadley, Hore. .Manchester. King, Reid, McLean’ arid' Mahoney. ■ GROUND IN GOOD ORDER. Seventy thousand roared a welcome to the teams as they filed on to tlie fielcl at Twickenham, the' Grenadier Guards band playing . the Nrttiririal' Antlienit ' . The' sun was shining and the ground appeared good, c ospi <. recent rains. ' . - England immediately attacked from a scrum and Gadney, from a line-out, passed to the three-quarters, but Prince Obolensky dropped the pass. Later Prince Obolensky kicked strongly, taking play to the New Zealand half, hilt Corner, with a fine kick, regained, many yards. . . Gadney, kicking into touch, put England in on attacking position, but feet up in the serum let in the New Zealanders, who attacked strongly. Oweri-S'mtih relieved with a strong touch-finder. Candler from a midfield serum accepted an awkward pass from Gadney. The Englisi-. man then hurst through, but Sever was overwhelmed. The All Blacks forwards had thus far won the majority of serums, but the English forwards' broke up so quickly that the New Zealand hacks were unable to make headway. ALL BLACKS’ OPPORTUNITY CHECKED. Gilbert fielded a short priilt, and van downfield, but was pushed into touch New Zealand seized' the opportunity when the hall came to Tindill from ’a scrum. He; sent onto Caughey, whose cross-kick enabled Mitchell and Oliver to carry on until checked, Owen-Smith finally saving with a magnificent kick to half-way. ALMOST CERTAIN TRY BY PRINCE OBOLENSKY STOPPED. The English forwards secured the ball and Gadney, with a thrillin* breakaway, had the All Blacks’ defence in a tangle. Gerrard and Prince Obolensky came up in support, and the hall reached I mice Obolensky, who was almost over when a terrific tackle prevented an apparently certain try. New Zealand, with dribbling rushes, forced the play hack, atte which Oliver and Caughey attempted to force their way through but were pulled down. Sever picked rip and. left Gilbert standing, hut slipped on the treacherous, turf. . . .. : PRINCE OBOLENSKY SCORES FIRST TR3 . After a series of midfield mauls, the English forwards heeled and the ball passed along the lino of the three-quarters to Prince Obolensky, *hW spbecl’ eriabled Him to score' a wonderful try in an easy position. Dunkley hit the crossbar with the kick.—England 3. ,sew Zealand 0. RUSSIAN PRINCE RACES OYER AGAIN. New Zealand rallied magnificently in an attempt to equalise and attacked continuously. Oliver once crashed into the corner flag, and Caimhey and Tindill were pulled down when dangerous. . 1 hen Grannie l burst through and- passed to Gerrard, who sent on to Prince Obolensky, who raced over lor’ another.,'try, which was unconverted. -England 0. New Zealand 01 SUBDUED ALL BLACKS. England’s fierce tackling had thus far somewhat subdued the All Blacks Moreover, the Now Zealanders’ advantage hi the serums was offset bv Gadney’s quick breaking through and Owen-Smith’s cleverness Prince -Obolensky showed astounding speed with his trios, heating both Now Zen land wings as for" the second he came up in support of Gerrard on the opposite wing.

CRANMER POTS GOAL WITH LEFT FOOT. The New Zealand forwards opened live second half scrummaging strenuously, and obtained a foothold in England’s .twenty-five, hut the hacks were beaten on both wings. Mitchell Twisted and turned in a groat crossfield run. Then England charged down the lack and Cranmer, Candler and Sever opened the way for what might have heon another try hut the last-named kicked ahead, instead of crossfield whor, Gilbert approached Cranmer, amid delirious cheering increased the lead, -potting a left-foot, goal when the three-quarters were checked.—England 10, New Zealand . NEAV ZEALANDERS BTJSTLE-D. New Zealand was now bustled, and the All Blacks, lacking their previous fire, looked beaten! The heavy English forwards crashed into the opposing outside hacks before they could gam grouno, forcing the \ll Blacks to kick, but Owen-Smith,. whose hands were wonderfully safe, fielded most of the efforts, and repeatedly found touch with lengthy kicks. SEVER DASHES OVER FOR ENGLAND. England’s superiority on attack was so marked that they took scrums instead of line-outs., continually heeling. Front one scrum Cranmer made a fide breakaway, and paved the way for Seven, who.in a thirty-yard dash, outpaced the defence to score. Dunklcv did not convert. ALL BLACKS’ DESPERATE FINALE. New Zealand rc-attacked desperately, invading England’s territory, and the defence was repeatedly forced to kick to touch. Owcw-Snuth once v-as on IV .vaikls from the goal line'when ho kicked as three opponents dajdiedj UP. surprisin gi y> but deservedly, defeated New Zealand for th ® h * r p of Wales was present and was introduced to the players before the game. DARK DAY FOR NEW ZEALAND RUGBY. The special correspondent of the United Press Association says: Now Zealanders present at Twickenham will remember January 4, 1936 as dfio' of the darkest days: in Urn history of the Dominion s Rugby Thev 'saV Enclaritf comiiibteiy outclass the All Blacks, inflicting one of 5 • -i f f„ rjossible New Zealand against Whales, the »- “""TLS “ showing, and fought to tho bitter end. Tho°same cannot bo said of" to-day’s match. England appeared to have lhe same cam _ while the longer the game looked. All that, can be said is that the New Zealanders did their best, but it was a poor best. A LESSON FOR THE TOURISTS. Both the English and the New Zealand enthusiasts were dis- • I , u tup disnlav Not once throughout the game did the appointed with then display. sxoz ... th fov;nd it impossible tourists’ hacks stage a re ‘ like Wales, showed the visitors many to pierce the opposi i . ‘ j ac .j p] a y. The score should have points and fine phases “ W convert hoingi very I'X.'irWi infiold. Another hieh shaved the upright. . GREAT IMPROVEMENT JN ENGLISH RUGBY. v : The Eain -o f urther, proved—not that proof was needed— that British ®. , , r p lrnnwledge also that the New Zealand Rugby has improved out. of all knowledge, msu tu side sadly lacks a brilliant five-eighth.,. Moreover,, one, of >the biggest t Mts “f former English, teams has rootless passmg, hut the backs

to-day gayri tlie torir’ists ’a lesson in passing and. handling, which was almost perfect throughout. Moreover, they never passed needlessly. Not a single man in the English back line was afraid to lie tackled when lie found himself unsupported. ENGLAND’S RUSSIAN HOPE. Wales against’ New Zealand produced a hero in Wpoller. England, too, produced a hero in Prince Obolensky, who before the., game was named “England’s Russian hope.” The All- Blacks' never once during the tour encountered his equal for speed; The Twickenham game showed that Prince Obolensfiy. is apparently faster than Hart,; the tourists’ speediest winger. The Russian left the All Blacks standing on both occasions ho scored. Once ho turned, chased,and- caught Ball from behind •when the New Zealander was in full. pace. ; GILBERT COMPLETELY BAFFLED. The New Zealanders were in position both, times Prince Obolensky scored. Prince Obolensky, on the M-st occasion, secured a pass from Granmer, raced round Ball, and beat Gilbert just as easily. The fullbackwas completely baffled by the Russian’s change of- pace, and went for a tackle, hut was left clutching the air. Well deserved thunderous-applause erected Prince Obolensky’s great effort, irien and women standing up and cheering. It was probably one of, the most enthusiastic demonstrations seen at Twickenham, when crowds seldom register their feelings. MITCHELL, WELL OUTPACED. Prince Obolensky’s second try again showed flint the pace was too great for the opposition. Crnnmer made an opening, giving a perlcctlytimed pass to Gerrard, who sent to Prince Obolensky. Tlic latter ran diagonally crossfield, heading for the corner flag. Milehell, sensing the move, raced across to intercept. He had a shorter diMntire to travel, hut could not roach flic spot before the Russian’. GADNEY’S BULLET-LIKE PASSES. Moveover, Prince Obolensky was not the only great hack in the English fifteen. Excepting Candler, who is a very orthodox and mechanical iive-ei*hth all the others were superior to the New Zealanders. Gadney had a "very prominent share in the victory. His' . bullet-like passes from the scrums were a jov to watch. Neither Corner nor Sadler could compare with him in this respect. Gadney was able to send the hall a surprising distance and passed so quickly that Tindill was unable to reach huh in time to smother tlie pass . Crnnmer and Gerrard were thus able to get moving before the tourists’s hacks oouicl get up to them. ENGLAND BEATEN ONLY IN SCRUMS'. England’s all-round display confounds the critics, most of whom anticipated an All Black victory, some believing that the visitors would win bv a handsome margin. Commentators before tlie match expressed the opinion that the English pack was likely to he unwieldy and slow, although they should win the ball from the scrums.. The exact opposite happened. The All Blacks won 31 scrums to 2,1, while the line-outs were even. Nevertheless, the scrums were the only department ol the forward phv iri which the Englishmen were beaten. Their rucking anrl tackling wei-o definitely superior. They more than held their own in the loose. HOMESTERS IN SUPERIOR CONDITION. England also lasted'out better than the All Blacks forwards, who were hard-pressed in the concluding stages, one reason being that King was practicallv a passenger most of the second half, the West oa.s er receivin'* a had knock on the head soon after half-time. He then sustained a bndlv-injurcd shoulder and was unable to pack in the middle of tie scrum and took Manchester’s place, simply leaning against the pack. GOOD CHAIN PASSING. The criticis were also wrong regarding the method of scoring. Ihe majoritv anticipated that England’s tries would come. from scrambles on tlie line the tank type of forwards pushing over,, but all the tries came from fine three-quarter movements, the hall, going out to the wingers A good chain passing. . . , R m It was also thought that Tindill would win the game with held croals but he made only one- attempt from a difficult position, (lie ball not going near’ the posts. Nobody expected Cranmer’s dropped goal, it was a beauty. ALL BLACKS UNABLE TO PIERCE. Tindill, Oliver and Caughey. seeing both Ball and Mitchell opposed | IV swift runners and good tacklers, repeatedly attempted to burst through, but ineffectually. If one English back missed Ins man anothei would" dash round and save the situation. Apparently they had leamec this from the All Blacks, whose covering .work on defence nns been one oi line features of the tour. DEFECT THAT MUST BE REMEDIED. Obviously, as against Wales, many of tiie tourists, were stale but that was not the chief reason for defeat. - The trouble is that the Neu Zoo. landers have a weakness, particularly regarding penetrative ability and defence bv the inside five-eighths, which it was found impossible to remedy. Something must be done regarding this if «ui AU Blacks are to have a chance against the South Africans next year, ’CAUGHEY IN POOR FORM.

The decision to nlav Caughey was made a few hours before the game. The Aucklander earlier in the day said his leg was stiff, but he was sure p- would wear off. Had Caughey dropped out, it was intended to play Griffiths, but it is doubtful whether it would have made much difference, although he could not have been poorer than Caughey, who played the poorest game of all the visiting backs. Caughey on several occasions was beaten bv Cranmer and Gerrard and was partly to blame- lor two of t ie English "tries. He’ was also of small value on attack, and kicked poorly, except at the start, when ho made several long line-kicks, ENGLAND’S DEADLY TACKLING. Nevertheless. Caughey tried to make openings, but was not given room by Cranmer and Gerrard. who generally managed to tackle him m such a manner as to prevent his passing. . This type of tackling also upset Tindill and Oliver, resulting in most of tho Now Zealand attacks breaking down prior to the hall reaching t io winders Tho English forwards were quick to rush up when the All Black backs were tackled and thus started rushes by swift heeling when the Now Zealanders were out of.position. No New Zealand hack played at his best form. Corner worried hard throughout and defended magnificently, but was outclassed by Gadney. "Tindill was included because it..was thought 1m would, make openings. but one reason for his non-smScoss was that tho English winging forwards, fearing his goal-kicking ability, watched him very closely. gilbert outclassed. The South African, Owen-Smith, was more brilliant and sound than Gilbert Owen-Smith is the most unorthodox fullback the tourists have met throughout the our. He played risky football, and was not afraid to try to beat his man before kicking. He almost let in the All Black loiwarcls on several occasions through failure to go down to the ball, but Hu-k won orally enabled him to get out of tight, places. 'Gilbert had several bad patches, failing to take tho ball cleanly and knocking on. Constant playing is telling its tale in his case. MAHONEY AND REID PLAY WELL. Hadley Reid, Mahonev, Manchester and Horc wore the best of tho All Black forwards. Mahoney' was a champion- in' the line-outs and used every ounce of his weight in the serums. Reul made many oolitniy dashes, and twice was within an ace of scoring. Tho Englishmen ounc him very difficult to pull down when, he was in his full stride. Hadley die his share in out-hooking Nicholson. He was also prominent in the tight. The English winging forwards, HamiltomHill and Weston were invaluable in holding' up the tourists’ three-quarters'. Dunkley and Clarke were two of the best forwards .on the field. A GOOD SPIRIT PREVAILS. Gilbert in the filial stages came up to the three-quarter line in the hope of making an opening, hut the All Blacks were unable to pierce the defence. The game was playd in the best spirit, although once or twice the English forwards were guilty of late tackling through over-keennss.

HOME PRESS CRITICISM

ENGLAND’S SUPERB- PLAY

TRIBUTES TO “FLYING PRINCE.’’

GADNEY ALSO PRAISED

The paper adds: “The team is not as good as its predecessors, but the members are grand fellows on and off the field. They pleased’ us immensely with the spirit with which they played, which should partially compensate them for the ?;r defeat.’’

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. 5, 11 j.m.) LONDON, Januray 4.

The newspapers emphasise that England made history by defeating New Zealand.

The Sunday Times admits that the All Blacks’. changes may not have -produced the best arid have * been •wise,; but England played such superb -'football that she would have beaten any team the tourists could have ! fielded. The New Zealanders’ defence "was licit.' particularly good at the best of times, but it is doubtful whether, i dven if better, they would, ; ihivo Stopped- the three great tries' scored against them.

The Observer expresses . the opinion that England made a notable step by abandoning nothing to venture. Defence first play had ruined her chances in international matches in recent years. The All Blacks' worst luck was Sadler going .stale. Corner, although ho played well, was unable to get the hall away sufficiently fast.’’ The Dispatch says: “England played with an understanding not exhibited', for many a dn^.”

Critics especially pay a tribute to ’Prince Obolensky, the “Flying Prince,” and Gadney for bis play and captaincy.

The Sunday Graphic says :■ “He kept two defenders occupied by his individual brilliance, greatly assisting, the English three-quarters.”