ALL BLACK FORM

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 231, 16 September 1935, Page 7

ALL BLACK FORM

PLAY IN FIRST MATCH

Good Combined Movements

CAUGHEY OUTSTANDING

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 16, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 15.

Gilbert’s opening penalty goal in the All Blacks’ opening match was rather against the run of play. The visitors’ first bout of passing, in which Oliver and Hart were dashing, encountered a stiff defence; similarly Caughey’s lone attempt to drop a goal. Devon’s Tackling was vigorous, but Gilbert resourcefully dropped a neat second goal on a pick-up from Bone. McLean and Gilbert paved the way for King’s try, Gilbert converting. Caughey brilliantly made an opening for Oliver to send Hart over. Next, Manchester crashed through. After an interval Gilbert kicked another penalty, and theu, two minutes later, another magnificent angle kick from almost half-way. The counties broke the orgy with passing bouts, poorly finished, which crumpled against the defence. As the result of quick heeling, Corner and Page enabled Caughey to squirm through for a try. Then a forward pass prevented Oliver from rounding-off the match’s finest bout of passing. Ball survived two tackles and got through. Jennings missed a penalty shot. Thea the AH Blacks, after a glorious combined movement, sent Oliver away with six unmarked men on his left, but Mahoney unluckily knocked-on Oliver’s pass. Reid in the last minute scored a splendid opportunist try, Gilbert converting.

Caughey was outstanding, with his raking stride and baffling swerve. Oliver was a solid centre and Hart on the left wing created many attacks. Ball ran beautifully. Page is balled as a great connecting five-eighth. Gilbert was magnificent in fielding and kicking, and some express the opinion that he is a worthy successor to Nepla An X-ray of Hadley’s head disclosed a treble fracture of the cheek-bone. He will remain in the Plymouth Hospital for a week, and will probably not play for a month. THREE-FOUR SCRUM. Paying a tribute to the New Zea landers’ sportsmanship and anxiety to abide by the spirit of the game, Mr, Howard Marshall, writing in the “Daily Telegraph,” nevertheless considers that the experiment of packing a three-four scrum failed legally and technically. It should be abandoned, he says—

Firstly: Because the All Blacks do not appear to possess seven forwards sufficiently heavy for scrummage against eight hard workers, as was| dicated by McLean packing in the second half, although it might ba different when the side is fit.

Secondly: McLean was certainly unintentionally offside, as he did not attempt to get onside when the forwards heeled, and should have been penalised. Thirdly: Although he stood unusually far from the scrummage, and although he did not deliberately obstruct the counties’ scrum half, it is difficult to see how a rover putting the ball in can avoid passive obstruction. The “News-Chronicle” expressed the opinion that McLean occasionally bordered on obstruction.