ALL BLACKS' ONE POINT WIN

Northern Advocate, 21 October 1935, Page 6

ALL BLACKS' ONE POINT WIN

another CLOSE CALL

COMBINED SERVICES FRIGHTEN THEM TWO TRIES TO ONE [United Press Assoeiation.-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright! (Received TO a.m.) LONDON, October 19. mnE All Blacks defeated the Com- -*■ bined Services team at Aldershot today by 6 points to 5. They led at half-time by 6 points to 0. McKenzie replaced McLean, who was slightly burned during electric treatment in the morning for his injured shoulder, and Best replaced Reid. Tarr replaced Beamish ift the Services team. j The teams were as follows: — I , All Blacks. Full-back.—G. D. M. Gilbert. Three-quarters. —N. A. Mitchell, C. J. Olivet, G. F. Hart. Five-eighths.—T. H. C. Caughey, E. W. Tindill. 1 Half-back.—M. M. N. Corner. Front Row.—C. S. Pepper, W. E. Hadley, J. Hore. Middle Row.—R. M. McKenzie, R. R. ' King, J. Best, F. Vorrath. Back Row.—A. Mahoney. Combined Services. Full-back, —Knapman (Navy). Three-quarters. Novis (Army), Griddle (Navy), Leyland (Army), Unwin (Army). Half-backs.—Walker (Air Force), Dean (Army). Forwards.—Tarr (Air Force), Kendrew (Army), Wallis (Army), Webb (Marine), Evans (Navy), Holland (Air Force), Boast (Army), Watkins (Navy). Hadley, playing his first game since the opening match, it was" expected that New Zealand scrums would work better, but the Services team won the first and continued To beat the All Blacks in the tight, owing to the latter not packing well. However, the New Zealanders were more effective when dribbling. Mitchell’s Try. The AH Blacks had the advantage of a strong, wind. Nevertheless the Services attacked more in the opening stages. Gilbert missed a penalty drop and when Mitchell beat 10 men in a swerving run over 20 yards to score, Gilbert failed at goal. Unwin was prominent in two runs, but the attack fizzled out. With a difficult dodging run Gaughey scored the All Blacks’’ second try, which Gilbert did not convert.

Play became dull, the All Blacks’ backs not fulfilling expectations. Early in the second half the Services penned the tourists on their line until Gilbert relieved with a penalty kick. Hadley Gets Ball. Hadley’s hooking began to secure the ball, but, as in other games, the All Blacks were fighting to retain their lead, the backs being mostly content to find touch. The Services’ threequarter line was dangerous, When it got the ball, which was hot often. The All Blacks had a fine chance, when Oliver and Mitchell raced through, but the pass was dropped. Receiving the ball from Dean, Unwin raced over between the posts, Knapman converted and the game ended:— NEW ZEALAND 6 COMBINED SERVICES '5 Special Comment. The special correspondent of the United Press Association states that many prominent Rugby men, including well-known army officers, hundreds of enthusiasts, also New Zealanders travelling from London gathered at the Aldershot Command central ground, which was firm and dry with a bil-liard-table surface. The Combined Services strong side included Tarr, who hooked with great success against the All Blacks at Swansea. He played in the same position, replacing Beamish, who was injured. There were others ip the team who also previously played against the New Zealanders. The weather was fine and sunny with a strong wind. Oliver and Caughey had not completely recovered. Hadley was reported to be in good condition, although he would probably have been wiser to wait another week. Prior to playing him, the All Blacks were perturbed over recent narrow escapes/' The team is anxious to build up a combination, in view of the approaching international matches.

Tindill played at first five-eighth and .Caughey at second. The change in the forwards was due to McLean’s withdrawal. Vorrath and King were in the middle and second row, and Mahoney was the back row man. Dull and Uninteresting. The opening stages were dull and most uninteresting. There were frequent hold-ups, with a series of scrums while the wind upset passes and kicks. Ley land was early prominent with a brilliant run through the defence. He almost beat Gilbert, but was tackled in the nick of time. The All Black forwards were doing good work, and were always dangerous in loose rushes and close passing. Pepper and Hadley were in the forefront, but there were few combined movements by the touring backs, and the wingers seldom received clean passes. With a fine individual run after receiving from the ruck, Unwin beat three opponents before being pulled down. As bn other occasions he did not pass at the right moment. Extraordinary Run. . Mitchell’s try was the outcome of an extraordinary run, his opponents not laying a hand on him. Oliver, showing no signs of injury, made many penetrating runs. There were bad weaknesses in all the £.ll Blacks’ defence, Walker and Leyland on several occasions going through, Gilbert being called upon to save the side. The All Blacks should have had a bigger lead at the end of the first half, considering their advantage of the wind. Tindill was prominent with fine judgment in line kicks.

Winning The Scrums. The wind was still blowing strongly downfield upon resumption, and the sun was also against the New Zealanders, who, nevertheless, in the first quarter of an hour, won practically every scrum. The ball was coming out quickly and cleanly, and, Hadley was apparently making a big difference. King was knocked on the face, and his nose was bleeding profusely, the game being delayed while he received first aid. The strong wind helped to spoil the game as a spectacle, yet this was not altogether the reason for poor handling on both sides. The Services team tried wheeling the scrum, and succeeded several times in gaining ground. The Services backs repeatedly broke through, but were over-anxious and were pulled up for forward passes. They also took every advantage of the wind, gaining territory with raking line kicks. With a quarter of an hour left for play, the tourists unwound a real New Zealand movement, Oliver and Mitchell making a great opening, Mitchell heating four men with a swerving rush. The forwards lined out in the centre of the field, and joined in, but the ball went astray. It was one of the really good pieces of football in the match, and. the visitors were generously applauded for it by the crowd of 8,000. VISITORS AT CARDIFF LLANELLY SIDE CHOSEN. . (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 20. The All Blacks have arrived at Cardiff, which will be the headquarters for the three matches to be played in South Wales. Among those who welcomed them were enthusiasts who had greeted the original All Blacks. With Pepper added to the casualty list, Mr V. R. Meredith has deferred his choice of the team to play Llanelly, for which it will be difficult to choose eight fit forwards. The Llanelly team is:—G. Bayliss, W. H. Clement, E. Davies, W. R. J. Jones, E. Jones, D. John, R. Smith, Ivor Jones, W. H. Williams, B. Evans, E. Evans, R. Harris, J. R. Morgan, J. Lang, W. Lewis.