THE ALL BLACKS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 211, 20 August 1934, Page 7

THE ALL BLACKS

Great Number of Errors McLEAN IN WORLD CLASS I ,By Telegraph-Press Assn —Copyright.) (Received 20, 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 20. Describing Saturday’s Rugby mail'll, between the All Blacks and an Auatralian XV. as the most disappointing of the tour, the “Sun’s” representative says: —“The game was marred m a spectacle by the inexplicable number of errors, to which both sides contributed, but for which the Australians were mostly responsible. The tourists always gave the impression that they were striving to achieve brightness, and many of their errors in handling and [Missing were caused by eagerness to open up the play.” The “Herald” says:—“The game was not spectacular. The All Blacks dominated the play throughout. The Australian hooker. Bonis, secured a plentiful supply of the bull from the serums, but the inner bucks failed to make any impression against 'the keen spotting by the All Blacks’ breakaway forwards. “The num from across the Tasman revealed a glimpse of their true form, and while they do not seem to measuro up to the standard of the All Black giants of other days in general effectiveness of Rugby equipment, they thoroughly deserved flieir victory, McLean, more than once showed that he is iu the world class of forwards. “One of the features of the visitors’ play was the sterling game by Lilburn*, one of the versatile players of recent years. He displayed an uncanny knowledge of the requirements of the full back position.” The “Telegraph” says:—“Unless the tourists improve points on their display of Saturday, it seems they will leave the Bledisloc Cup in Australia. The 'AU Blacks will derivn no great pleasure from the five-points margin over- a team which was impotent for the greater part of an encounter that never reached international standard.” The “Labour Daily” says:—“The All Blacks played far below the form displayed in earlier matches of the