AN EASY WIN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 August 1928, Page 7

AN EASY WIN

BACKS PLAY UP TO STANDARD

There were 10,000 .people, present. The ground was one of the Tost on which the. All Blacks have played in South Africa, while the day was fine, with a grey, over east; sky. After an exchange of kicks from the kick-off, .the New Zealand backs opened out. a movement but faltered. A run by the Border backs saw Duffy dazzle the opposition with a brilliant run which was stopped by Lindsay. Three clever kicks by • Daniels put

Border on the attack at the corner. There were* game fireworks among the forwards, but the New Zealand defence could not bo penetrated. .Securing the ball from a serum at half-way, away went, the New Zealand backs. The leather travelled out' to (Ironside, who put in a great run before his path was blocked. Carle ton came up for the pass, but lost the ball .when over the line. Scrimshaw and Leeordeur had a race for it, .but the New Zealander was beaten by a. dive. There was a spell of fluctuating- .play in which the New Zealander? ha d the better of things. 'Then Lilbourno cut. in smartly, sent to Nicholls and fo Cnrleton, who raced over. Lindsay missed with the kick. New Zealand 3 Border 0 The New Zealand forwards attacked frqm the restart, .Strang sending the tacks away. The ball was handled b; Lilbourno and Nicholls, the last-named bewildering "the defence with a nippy cut-in to send 'Hazlott over. Nicholls failed to convert. New Zealand (> Border 0 The All Blacks’ backs started to give an exhibition of fine football at this stage, and took play back to the Border twenty-five, where Nicholls landed a goal from a penalty. New Zealand 0 Border ........ 0 Nicholls engineered another brilliant movement from half-way. 'Cuttingclean through the defence he sent the

ball back to Lilbourne and to 'Strang, who raced over near the posts. Nic hoi Is converted. New Zealand H Border .. v 11 A penalty came to Border a minute later, Daniels kicking a good goal. New Zealand It Border The next, try 'came when M. Brownlie picked up in the loose and ran under the posts. Nicholls goaled. New Zealand Id Border 3 The All Blacks went to the attack again from the kick-off. 'The forwards wheeled a serum cleverly and let Haz-

MATCHES PLAYED.

ALL BLACKS DEFEAT BORDER BY 22 TO 3

VISITORS GIVE BEST DISPLAY OF TOUR

(Special to Press Association.) Received August 5, 5.5 p.m. EAST LONDON, August 4. With am exhibition of true New Zealand football the All Blacks beat Border by 22 (two converted tries, three tries, and one penalty goal) to 3 (one penalty goal) at East London to-day. It was easily the best exhibition the All Blacks have given on the tour, the forwards playing with fine combination and the backs giving a dazzling display. Unfortyimately. the play degenerated somewhat in the second spell. There was some unsavoury mixing in the tight and the referee, after warning players of both sides, told Brownlie that if the rough play did not stop he would order off the first man caught.

The outstanding Border players were Duffy, Southwood and Cheshire among the backs, and Taint-on, Stutter and .Tonkins among the forwards. The New Zealand representatives were:—

Full-back: Lindsay. Three-quarters: Lucas, Carlcton and Grensidc. Five-eighths: Nicholls and Lilbourno. Half: Strang. Forwards: Scrimshaw, Ilore Burrows, M. Brownlie, Alloy, Stewart, Hazlett, and McWilliams.

Finlavson has ■ influenza and ft is place on the side of the scrum was taken by -McWilliams. Stewart went to the back of the scrum.

The Border team was: Leeordcur, Hoare, Duffy, fl?outh wood, Klemp, Cheshire, Daniels, Tainton, Stutter, Jenkins, J. Landman, If. Landman, Schnell, Seymour, Pretorius.

The Border side was regarded as fairly strong.

RECORD OF ALL BLACKS.

v. Combined Western Province: won 11—3. v. Combined Capetown Clubs; lost 3 — 7. v. Gricjualand West; won 10—10. v. Transvaal; lost o—6. v Orange Free State; won 20—0. v. Transvaal; won s—o. v. Western Transvaal; won 10—8. v. Natal; won 31—3.. v. South Afriet (First Test); lost o—l 7. v. Northern Districts; drawn, 18 all. v. "Rhodesia; won 44—8. v. South Africa (Second Test); won 7—o. v. Pretoria, won 13—0. v. Orange Free State, won 1."—11. v. North-Eastern Districts, won 27 —0. v. Border, won 22—3. Summary: Won 12, lost 3, drawn 1. Points for, 204; against, 100. TO BE PLAYED. August B—v. Border, at Kingwillinnistown. August 11—v. Eastern Province, at Port Elizabeth. August IS—v. South Africa (Third Test), at Port Elizabeth. August 22—v. South-Western Districts, at Oudtshoorn. August 25—v. Western Province, at Capetown. September I—v.1 —v. South Africa (Fourth test), at Capetown.

left- score his second try. Nicholls failed to convert, and the final whistle sounded with the All Blacks still holding the upper hand and the scores: New Zealand 22 Border 3 It was a match full of spectacular play, particularly by the New Zealanders. Time after 'time they moved up into perfect alignment, their iclever attacks being a pretty puzzle for the Border backs. The game revealed New Zealand football at its best. The biggest feature of the match was t'he fact that Mark Nicholls staged a spectacular eorne-.baek. It was his finest exhibition -of the tour, and he gave a taste of his own true form.

All the New Zealand .backs -played up to standard. 'Strang gave a useful display and Lilbourno proved himself to be a very effective first five-eighths. The three-quarter jinc was deadly both in attack and defence. Lindsay made his usual sound showing. The forwards worked with beautiful combination, perhaps the shining lights being Hazlct.t, McWilliams, Hore, and Stewart.