ALL BLACKS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 July 1924, Page 7

ALL BLACKS.

SYDNEY PRESS COMMENTS. GREAT WORK BY COOKE AND PORTER, fi? CABLE—PRESB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received July 14, 10.45 a.m. SYDNEY, July 14. The Herald, commenting on the Ali Blacks’ match, says that in the scrums and nearly all the line-outs the All Blacks’ forwards secured possession. Dailey and Cooke made the most of their opportunities. Brown impressed more than ever as centre. Svenson is a wing three-quarter of the dashing type. He has pace, and is no mean defender. Porter helped his side wonderfully. Nicholls on occasions almost did the work of another wing forward. Porter’s great dashes from the scrum often changed the scene of play when the home team looked particularly dangerous.

The Telegraph says that the All Blacks accepted every opportunity which offered, and their play was classy Rugby, their • passing, handling, running, backing up, combination, and genera] team work being on a par with the best New Zealand has given us. The outstanding player was Cooke. He was heady, nippy and elusive, and it is a tribute to his genius that five of seven tries were annexed bv wingers.’ Notwithstanding all the brilliance of the back division, it was Porter who won the game for New Zealand. He demoralised the attacking system of New South Wales, and upset their defensive plans.—Aus.-N.Z.'Cable Assn. Lucas scored three trios, Svenson two, Brown one and Munro one, none being converted.