WIN BY ONE POINT

Grey River Argus, 18 October 1935, Page 2

WIN BY ONE POINT

ALL BLACKS AT GLASGOW Fast Scottish Backs N.Z. FOBWABDS BETTER. (.Aus,, aud N.Z. Cable Assn., LONDON, October 16. The All Blacks defeated Glasgow and Edinburgh by 9 to 8, after lead ing 6 to 3 1 half-time. A eroiwd of 10,000 saw the match. The crowd (assembled at Old An niesland in high spirits, being confident .of victory over the New Zealanders, who theoretically were not strong, especially as Griffiths a nd Solomon were off form i'n recent games TJi(> weather was cloudy but fine. Th& ground was fas.t and in good condition despite the roeeuc rain. Hill replaced Burneitt in the home side. ( ■ The. All Black forwards started off with a rush, gaining 20 yards. Gilbert tried a penalty from ‘halfway, but kicked poorly. He tried 'again a min ule later, however from 30 yards out. and the ball went straight over, thus New Zealand wa s thre e points up in three minutes. New Zealand 3. Home side 0.

Glasgow and Edinburgh lost a certain score through Murdoch failing to plass a«t th e right time. A few seconds later he tried a reverse pass, but Mitchell intercepted and staged a groat passing rush (with Solomon, who took the last, pass and scored. Gilbert’s attempt to convert wa s poor. New Zealand 6. Home team 0. The local team’s backs were brilliant but failed at critical moments their passes going wilfl. Murdoch kicked' a fin<* penalty goal, but the h'ome side deserved mor P . points. Tt was , e ntertainjng floot/bhl. The spell ended. New Zenland 6. Home side, 3. SECOND SPELL A high wind favoured Glasgow and Edinburgh in .the second half, but the Nehv Zealand, forwards burst, through The home forwards preferred scrums to line outs and dribbled the ball nearly the length of the field when they should have scored. Thp, Scn»>men. were: giving (the New Zealanders a lesson in biall control. The, crowd barraced when .Shaw was held after kicking. Murdoch miss ed an easy penalty. The New Zealanders |were again, jeered at when Shaw wlas knocked down after kicking. Shaw then received the leather from, a scrum and. went clean through the defence beating three men before scoring under th e posts. Nothing better has been seen during the tour. The try wta,s converted by Murdoch Home side B.v New Zealand 6. Glasgow and Edinburgh did not re ' tain th e lead long, us Gilbert kicked t a fine penalty against the wind. Ne|w Zealand 9, Home side 8. The home team should not have lost. “’Hie Times’’says: The New Zealand forwards displayed not only a change in personnel,., but a change of heart. The weakness in scrummaging was remedied to some oxten.t, be hind the closed doors. The return of McLean to his earlier form seemed to encourage th e others to show greater liveliness in breaking up and supporting the backs though often beaten for the ball. Their harassing tactics largely contributed to hold an attack which was as combative as their own. The Scots also displayed a keener sense of offensive back play New Zealanders are born interceptors and their try provided another object lesson of ( the folly of blind passing. N.Z. CORRESPONDENT’S COMMENT. LONDON October 16. The special correspondent of jibe United Press Association slates:— New Zealand packed down and used their weight in the firS|t scrum apparently the result of the long talk behind closed doors by Mr Meredith yesterday. Griffiths played first five-eigth. The All Blacks showed more fire and dash in the opening stages the forwards concentrating on Shaw. New Zealand attempts to find th e touchline were poor. Frequent scrums spoiled the game as a spectacle. Shaw was dangerous being off the .mark like a flash and gaining ground with {well-directed kicks. There followed a peirod of brilliant attacks by both teams culminating in Solomon’s try. The play went from one end of the field to the other and became really spiarkling. Th e home- team were throwing the ball about with great abandon. Exploiting the reverse pass Shaw was very clever and had good partners in Murdoch and Hunter. The home team forwards <wer e flagrantly offsid e in a number of scrums and were often penalised. The New Zealand backs were a happier combination (though there were lapses in the defence The home team were flaking scrums instead of line outs. The score at half-time stood New Zealand six (Solomon a try and Gilbert a penalty goal); home team thre e (Murdoch la penalty goal) Small boys rushed the field iait half to secure the Nflw Zealanders’ autographs but were senC off oy the referee.

Play was furiou s in the second half Shaw went twice through the defence and was playing grandly. The crowd thinking h e was meeting with interference hooted the Ne{w Zealianders causing play to be held up. McLean was treated for an injured shoulder.

The crowd went wild with enthusiasm when the 1 referee awarded the home team a penalty, believing the backs were suffering obstruction and interference. Both teams' used all possible weight in scrums. The New Zealanders did noit meet the home team by throwing the ball about to the extent the Scotsmen did. whos rt backs were' not afraid to <take risKs. The homo team missed several opportunities to

score. Only 20 minutes were left, when Sha\v scored a (gr’eat try to give the home team. £he leiad. Solomon did fine work, especially in attack but h e was not sound on defence. Broiwn was weak and occasionally missed tackles ll© handled badly. A change was miade in the scrum McLean packing on the side. Ma honey, proved successful at the back. New Zealand were getting a lo,t of tho : ball in scrums. Towards the fin is the New Zaealnders were backing up better.

The Scotsmen were relally good and it is doubtful whether New Zealand will encounter a better team outside tli P internationals. The referee was keen and did not miss the slightest breaches McLean played excellently Solomon reached great heights at the finish. Thp, final score wla.s New Zealand 'uii • /Solomons a try and Gilbert two penal Hes); home team eight (Shaw a try Murdoch a penalty and a conversion try.) LONDON October 16. Rugby, countv matches: Berkshire v. Middlessex 11/27. Derbyshire v. Durham 5/2G." N.Z.R.U. MEETING. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, October 17. The request ito th e New Zealand Rugby Union 'to institute fixtures betiween New Zealand .University teamand visiting international sides, was made by a New Zealand University Football Council deputation, which pointed out tha,t such fixtures were arranged regularly in Britain and South Africa The deputation also requested in the event of the suggestion being made for a return tour to New Zealand by ithe Japanese team, it might bp possible, to give an undertaking that such a tour would be aceeptable to the New Zealand^ Rushy Union. The requests were deferred for consideration

The "Waikato Union asked thlat no further arrangements for broadcasting elub games in the four main centres b.. made until the next annual meeting, on the ground that broadeasting kept spectators from country eblh games Tt wa s agreed to defer the decision till about Christmas. Reference Iwas made by the chairman (Mr. F. S. Glasgow) to the death of J. R- Henderson, of manager of the New South ' V * le "2 teams in New Zea’and in « 1005 Tt' was indicated that the Union would probably associate itselt ■with any proposal to establish a memorial'in Sydney by the New South Wales Union-