All Blacks Win

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6630, 8 June 1928, Page 7

All Blacks Win

A Radical Change of Tactics in Scrum and Bachs Successful

Upper Hand in Second Spell

United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. KIMBERLEY, June 6.

Showing better form, the All Blacks defeated Griqualand West to-day by 19 points (five tries, two of which were converted) to 10 (a try, a penalty goal, and a potted goal). The match, played in brilliant sunshine on a hard, unturfed ground, was witnessed by a crowd of 5000, but the exhibition by both sides was disappointing.

The All Blacks made radical changes in their tactics, playing three men in the front row and four behind, with an extra three-quarter in the backs.

The last-named raced across to score from a most spectacular movement. Strang’s kick missed. • Griquas , 7 • All Blacks C The Griquas started a whirlwind forward attack, and when the ball was heeled from a scrum Bok shot over near the corner. The kick missed. Griquas 10 All Blacks 6 New Zealand’s next score came from another pretty movement. Kilby whipped the ball away from a scrum to Johnson who passed to Strang, to Sheen (who cut in), to Carleton, to Eushbrook, the Bri-namcd running over. Lindsay converted. The half-time score was: All Blacks 11 Griquas 10 Naw Zealand had the better of the play in the second half, the bftoks going well. Ten minutes after the resumption Kilby, who was playing a great game, sent the backs away. The ball was handled by Johnson, Strang, Sheen, and Carleton, who cut in and sent Lucas over near the corner. Lindsay’s kick just missed. All Blacks 14 Griquas 10 The New Zealand backs combined in several pretty movements, just failing to put on the finishing touches. In the last minute, of the game Brownlie got away from a line-out, and passed to Pinlayson, who swerved his way through to score. Strang converted. The game ended; All Blacks 19 Griquas 10

The New Zealand team was as fol-lows:—Full-back, D. Lindsay; threequarters, C. Eushbrook, T. E. Sheen, and F. W. Lucas, with S. E. Carleton as an extra; five-eighths, A. Strang and L. Johnson; half-back, F. D. Kilby; forwards, J. Burrows, P. Ward, E. Stewart (captain), C. Brownlie, E. M‘Williams, E. Snow, and I. Finlayson. ' Even Scoring, In tho first half New Zealand got a fair percentage of ball from the scrums. Three minutes after tho start Holton Jkickod a penalty goal from a position in front of the posts. Griquas ...... 3 All Blacks 0 The New Zealanders started a succession of thrusts, the ball coming ■ through the backs to Lucas, who kicked infield for M‘ Williams to score near the posts. Lindsay’s kick was charged down. Griquas 3 All Blacks 3 Tho Griquas held the ascendancy for a time, and from a scrum in front of the posts Holton potted a goal. Griquas 7 All Blacks 3 Spectacular Play. New Zealand were on the defence again until from a penalty in their own twenty-five Strang sent Kilby away. The ball travelled the length of the field, being handled by Lucas, Sheen, M‘Williams, Johnson and Eushbrook.