EASY VICTORY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 256, 26 September 1935, Page 7

EASY VICTORY

ALL BLACKS WIN 31—6.

FAST SCORING DISPLAY. McKenzie again scores. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Copyright.) Received September 26, 9.30 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 25. The All Blacks defeated Abertillery and Cross Keys by 31 points to 6. They led 21—0 at half-time. Thirty thousand were present at the picturesque Abertillery ground.

The teams were as follow: All Blacks.—Gilbert; Hart, Oliver, Brown; Caughey, Tindill; Sadler; Pepper, Lambourne, Adkins; McKenzie, King, Collins, Wynyard, McLean.

Abertillery and Cross Keys.—Brown; Woodhouse, ldris-Griffiths, lvor-Jones; George, __ Richardson; Thornbury; Ward, Williams, Iv. Jones; Berrow, Morgan; Norster, E. Jones, Yeasdsley. There was strenuous forward work in the opening stages. The All Blacks were often penalised for offside play in the scrums, and the Welshmen were breaking quickly on to Sadler in dangerous fashion. Richardson, by a break through, brought the ball well down to the fullback, who made a typical Gilbert save. Hart made a great run down tho wing, beat the full-back and scored, Gilbert failing to convert. New Zealand 3 Abertillery 0 McKENZIE SCORES. Three times in as many minutes the New Zealanders were almost over. Wynyard and McKenzie (Manawatu) dribbled past the full-back’s weak opposition and McKenzie scored a try. Gilbert converted. New Zealand 8 Abertillery 0 The visitors were definitely on top. despite fine work by Richardson and Griffiths. Then Caugliey beat three opponents and sent Brown over for an unconverted try. New Zealand 11 Abertillery 0 Caughey got across twice brilliantly in the last few minutes of the first spell, Oliver converting both. New Zealand 21 Abertillery 0 WELSHMAN OPEN. After the interval, Caughey amazed the crowd by his lightning dashes. Tindill and Oliver were also superb, but the forwards were not having their own way. Hart suffered an injured leg and Gilbert replaced him on the wing. Brown drew first blood for the Welshmen, with a penalty goal from a wide angle.

New Zealand 21 Abertillery 3 There was much hot work among the forwards, but the play was clean. Then sheer weight carried King- over, Oliver converting. New Zealand 26 Abertillery 3

Good Welsh dribbling failed to penetrate the visitors’ defence, and the All Blacks retaliated with dribbling, tlie forwards using their weight to advantage. Oliver liad a nasty fall and seemed in a bad way, but resumed alter treatment.

Gilbert, taking a marvellous oucliand pass, went over, but was recalled for a forward pass. At this stage the homo defence was surviving the incessant shocks, and heated work in the scrums prompted the referee to address the players. Gilbert converted Brown’s next try and then the AVelshman, Brown, kicked the final penalty goal. New Zealand 31 Abertillery 0