ALL BLACKS

Grey River Argus, 21 August 1934, Page 3

ALL BLACKS

PRESS CRITICISMS ON SATURDAY’S GAME (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY. August 20. Describing Saturday’s match as th<‘‘ most disappointing of the (our. the ‘‘Suh’s’’ representative says: 'The game was marred as spectacle by the inexplicable number of errors to which both sides contributed, butt for which the Australians were mostly responsible. The tourists always gave the impression of striving •to achieve brightness, and many of their errors in handling and passing were caused by eagerness to open up' piny. 'The “Herald’’ says; The game was not spectacular. The -All Blacks dominat'd the play - hroughout. The Austin : ian hooker, Bonis, secured a plentiful supply of the ball from th<‘

serums. bu;t the inner backs failed to make any impression against the km'n spotting by the All Blacks. The breakaway forwards mon from across the Tasman revealed a glimpse of the i true form and while they do not seem to measure to the standard of the All Blacks giants of other days in the general effectiveness of Rugby equipment, they thoroughly deserved the- victory. McLean more than once showe<l that he was in the world’s telass of forwards. One of the feat res of the visitor’s play was a sterling game l?y Lilburne, one of the most versatile, players of recent years. He displayed uncanny .knowledge of the requirement of the full-back position.

The “Telegraph” says: U i.ess the tourists improve points on their display of Saturday, it seems they will leave th e Bledisloe Cup in Australia. The All backs will derive uc great pleasure from the. five points margin over a team which was impotent- for fb. e gre’ter part of :>n encounter ‘lrr.t never reached international standard. The “Labour Daily” says: The All Black played far below the form displayed in the earliest n-it-h of the tour

MEMBERS FIT AND WELL. TEAM TO PLAY NEWCASTLE. BRISBANE, August 20. Looking sunburnt after their day under the warm sun on Moreton Bay yesterday, and their arms full of pineapples and custard apples, two luscious fruits grown extensively in Queensland, the All Blacks were given a happy farewell this morning. Mr Geddes, manager of the team said: “We have had a wonderful time, and are sorry indeed to leave Queensland. If New Zealand does not win the Test on Saturday, it will not be for the wan: of fitness, as the glorious Queensland sunshine has benefited every member of the team.” Manchester, Hore, King, Hadley, Hart, Page, Caughey and Corner -will go right through to Sydney. The rest of the party will stay over at Newcastle f’ir Wednesday’s match. This move is regarded as a wise one. All but Corner and Hadley are regarded as certainties for the Test side. Hadley is not likely to be fit. The team to play at Newcastle will be: Collins; Holder, Smith, BullockDouglas; Oliver, Lilburne; Kilby; Mataira, Lambourne, Leeson, Knight,, Max, McLean, Barry, Mahoney. Reserves: Griffiths and McKenzie. Mataira is being tried in the front row. COLLEGE TOURNEY. WIN FOR CHRIST'S COLLEGE. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. August 20Christ’s College beat Nelson U’i lege by six points to nil in the finni of 'the annual inter College Rugby tourney. Christ’s College had only , slightly the better of the game, and

the points came from two penalty goals, kicked by Alexander, the second just on the call of time. Wellington College beat Wanganui Collegiate School in a very well contested game by 9 points (converted try and a field goal) to 5 (a converted try). Wanganui showed much better fojm than on Saturday. INTER-SCHOOLS MATCH. INVERCARGILL, August 20. The secondary schools’ rugby match between Timara and Southland, was played here to-day and resulted in a win for Timaru by 12 points to 8. Timaru’s win was well deserved, com ing as the result of solid work by The forwards and excellent combined play by the backs. The game was keenly contested throughout.