ALL BLACKS ON TOUR

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 July 1928, Page 7

ALL BLACKS ON TOUR

The New Zealand backs opened up the game from the- start with a succession of effective runs which took play to the Free 'State line. ‘They were driven back by Duplessis ’ good kicking. Lucas and .Sheen then went down the line in <a pretty passing movement, and from the resulting scrum the FreeState backs started -a dangerous movement which' ended in Tromp being pushed out past, the half-way flag. Lilburne, taking the ball near 'his cyvn goal line, raced down the side and a clever passing movement followed in which both backs and forwards handled the ball. This carried piav to the home side's goal line, whereupon 'the New Zealand backs opened out, but found the tackling of the opposing backs sound. The Free State forwards got going and went down the field in a fast combined attack, play settling in 'the New * Zealand #

t wenry-five for a time. Both sides were making many mistakes 'and losing opportunities. At this stage, for the first, time in the match, 'the All Black forwards showed cohesion and swept the 'ball the length of the field and Dailey, from n line-out, cut, clean through the backs in front of him a nil scored near the .posts. Strang converted. New Zealand .... 5 Free State After this there was 'a spell of appallingly ragged play, the backs on both sides continually dropping passes. The Free State backs-at last were sent away iby Potgieter from the nick.

Tromp put in a fine run and went over the line, but lost possession. Sheen was temporarily laid out, blit -kept on after attention. A serum followed a kirk to the twenty-five yards line, ! and from loose play the African .forwards kicked the 'ball over the line. Potfjieter, racing up, secured and also eonverfed. At half-time the All .Blacks tvere a tin ek in" hotly and the scores were: — New Zealand 5 Free State • 5 Sheen was carried off at "the interval. x He appeared 4 gam when play resumed, but the first time he touched the ball he had to 'be helped off again, his knee "lying out once more. New Zealand were itlras a man short for the rest- of the game, and a re-arrangement, of the backs had to be made. Lucas 'took' Sheen’s place at. .centre and Scrimshaw was moved from win l "-forward to three, ijnartor. The Free State backs attacked from the first scrum, Tromp being soundly pulled down Iby Lilburiio within inches of the line. The Free 'State players, however, 'were first to score again, Potgie'te.r landing a goal from a penalty. Free State S New Zealand a The New Zealand forwards then started serious pa eking. Cyril Brown-

ORANGE FREE STATE DEFEATED MATCH WON BY 15 TO 11 I HARD FOUGHT BUT RAGGED GAME (Special to Press Association.) -si' BLOEMFONTEIN. July 28. Before a crowd of 7000 and in brilliant sunshine 'the All Blacks beat Orange Free State at Bloemfontein to-day by 15 (three converted tries) to 11 (one converted try, one try and one penalty goal). Although, hard fought, it was a ragged match. The game was played on the Bloemfontein cricket ground, which had been ploughed and watered for the occasion and was not recognisable as a cricket ground.

RECORD OF ALL BLACKS. MATCHES PLAYED. v. Combined Western Province: won 11—3. v. Combined Capetown Clubs; lost 3—7. v. Criqualand West; won 19—10. v. Transvaal; lost. O—C. v Orange Free State; won 20 —0. v. Transvaal; won s—o. vl Western Transvaal; won 19-—S. v. Natal; won 31 —3. v. South Africf (First Test); lost o—l 7. v. Northern Districts; drawn, 18 all. v. Rhodesia; won 4-I—B. v. South Africa (Second Test); won 7 —fi. v. Pretoria, won 1.3 —fi. v. Orange Free State, won I.l—ll. Summary: Won 10, lost 3. drawn 1. Points for, '2On; against, 103. TO BE PLAYED. August, I—v. North-Eastern • Districts, at Burgher's dorp. August 4v r . Border, alt East London. August 3- —v. Border, at, Jvhigwilliamstown. August 31—v. Eastern Province, at Port Elizabeth. August 18—v. South Africa (Third Test), at Port Elizabeth. August 22—v. South-Western Districts, at Omltshoorn. August 25—v. Western Province, at Capetown. September I—v.1 —v. South Africa (Fourth

lie and Ward led off with a clever dribbling movement and a scrum followed. Dailey worked -the blind side and the ball was handled in turn by Johnson, Strang and Scrimshaw, who fell over as he scored a good 'try. Strang kicked a fine goal from a difficult angle. New Zealand 10 Free State 8 A minute later -the All Blacks -were again sent away by Dailey from a scrum. Lucas side-stepped his lira n. Strang came round for the pass and handed on to Scrimshaw, who g'ot over near the posts. I-t. was a pretty piece of combination which deserved success. Strang again converted. New Zealand 15 Free State $ , The Free State forwards worked hard for a recovery. The back's made several good runs, Ooetzer cutting in on one occasion and reaching Lilburne at full-back before he Was 'tackled. The New Zealand backs, -however, were not idle, and made thrust after thrust on their- own 'account. They wore showing -an improvement with Lucas at centre, and took play to the Free State twenty-five, but a penalty stopped their advance. *, A good -break by the Free State forwards, led by Basson, .Potgieter and Visser, removed play -to the New Zealand 'twenty-five. There Maurice Brownlie was penalised for off-side in front of the posts, but Potgieter missed an easy kick. A minute or two before time the Free State backs opened out. with a ■beautiful movement which ended in Tfionvp -scoring the best try of the match. Potgieter again missed with the kick. New Zealand 15 Free State 11 There was one fine run by the All Black backs before the end in which Scrimshaw was within an inch of the line. Lucas picked lip -and sent St,fang over, only to be penalised for using his hands in the scrum, and the game then ended.

The Free State representatives were: Duplessis, 'Tromp, Y.andorpost, Wiansbury, Coctzer, Zeeman, Fischer, Basson, Potgieter, Visser, Henze, Best, Glouldie, Fit chat and Vandcrline. The' side was regarded as stronger than that which last played the All Blacks. The New Zealand team was: Lilburne, Bushbrook, ;Shoen, Lucas, ’Strang, Johnson, Dailey, Scrimshaw, .ITore, Swain, M. Brownlie, Alley, F. Brownlie. Ward, Snow. Sheen was originally chosen as first, five-eighths, but went to centre because Carleton was sufferimg from an injured muscle. Johnson tonic the first fiveeighths position.