ANOTHER WIN

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 18 July 1929, Page 3

ANOTHER WIN

ALL BLACKS ON TOUR COUNTRY TEAM DEFEATED VISITORS’ COMBINATION SUPERIOR. Copyright.) Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, July 17. ( Superior combination and conditioj . enabled the All Blacks to triumph ovei [ a combined Country team at- Armidak to-day by 27 points to eight. Tin iveatner was delightful. The game was ! played in the presence of 6000 spec- . tators drawn from many miles. Disappointment was felt at the nonappearance of Porter and Nepia, -Nepia, was admitted to the Armidak Hospital to-day suffering from influenza. The Country team was without the speedy full-back O’Connor, who had gashed his leg with an axe. Country won the toss, and the All Blacks had to play with sun in their faces. The home team attacked and kept tlie visitors defending for the first few minutes till Stringfellow secured the ball and passed to Leys. Leys sent it hack to Hook, who passed back to Stringfellow. Stringfellow crossed the line in a handy position. Candy added the .extra points. Country again pressed hard, and Ebert intercepted smartly, but a scrum 1 followed from a knock-on. A penalty to the home side gave Ebert- a chance to goal amidst much applause A few minutes later Gundy initiated a great movement, the ball passing to Stringfellow, to Cotter©!! and across i the field to Rika, and thence to Reside. but Reside knocked on when -a try was within grasp. The home team’s tackling was good, and the handling of the hall improved as the game progressed. The next score to the All Blacks came from a passing movement, in which Cotterell, Hook. Stringfellow and Cundy -participated, Candy iust scrambling over at the corner. His kick at goal failed. The home forwards were now putting ui) a great game, hut tile hacks were too light., haycock. Country's captain, tried the two-three-two pack with success, for the spare man. Ireland. secured from the serum and scored between the posts. Ebert added the goal. Another unconverted try by Stringfellow made the scores at half-time: All Blacks 11 Country S Soon after the resumption the visitors attacked strongly. Cotterell was pulled down by Britton, but Stringfellow raced up, took the ball, and •scored in the corner. Hook, who was playing a brilliant game, was responsible for the next score. When he was going for the line lie was brought down, but managed to transfer to Geddes, who outpaced the field and crossed. Cundy kicked a great goal. The crowd was thrilled by the handling of the All Blacks, and when Sonntag secured and passed to Cundy, to Hook, to Stringfellow, and on to Waterman. who scored near the posts, the incident fairly brought down the stand. Carleton’is’ attempt at goal failed. •lust before the final bell Levs started a movement in which Geddes and Palmer figured, the last-named scoring between the posts. Cundy kicked for the goal, the hall striking the bar and rolling over, making the final scores: All Blacks 27 Country 8 Hook, Stringfellow, and Cundy were tlie outstanding players of the day. The teams were : ALL BLACKS. Carleton Geddes Stringfellow Waterman Hook Candy Levs Cotterell Souter Palmer Mahoney Sonntag Kivell Rika Reside COUNTRY. Nelson Ehert O’Shannessy Boeithwic-k Smith Werner Croft Ireland Dolbridge Munsie Lanili Richardson Davidson Britton Laycock