ALL BLACKS WIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20627, 28 July 1930, Page 11

ALL BLACKS WIN.

THIRD rogby test.

DEFEAT OF BRITAIN.

fifteen TO TEN.

EAKD-FOUGIIT GAME.

KEEN FOIiWAIU) I'LAY.

| j n a game which was strenuously conI ,( e( j and in which incidents both thril:J J? aR( i spectacular occurred at fairly I frequent intervals the New Zealand j'| j> U (rby team took 'be lead 111 the test 1 feries by defeating Britain in tho third P ( <>st at Eden Park on Saturday afternoon 1 , 15 points to 10. A crowd of over '<oooo—the largest that has ever witnessed : ; j # football match in New Zealand—fully | tJ jed the capacity of the ground. ; Test football is rarely continuously I spectacular and in this respect Saturday's | gamfl was no exception. There were 1 periods of rugged forward play alternatI j n g with sudden loose rushes by the packs I w d bursts of passing among the backs. I Against-a heavier British pack the New Zealand forwards struggled gamely and if | w ything won the honours of tho game. The | tacks en both sides were evenly matched, I »nd it was a r!U '° trcat to sro ( ' lO fhisive I trillian c o of T5. S. Ppong. and the spec--1 tacular speed of tlu British threequarter | line pitted against 11 10 coolness and exI perienc© of M. !'• Nicholls and A. E. 1 Cooke. New Zealand was a more versaI <ilo team on the day, and it was this. I coupled with the leadership of C. G. Por- | that resulted in Britain's second test I defeat.

Bousing Cheers for Teams. In spite of fairly heavy rain earlier in Ihe week the ground was in excellent order. The. huge crowd rose and sang the National Anthem after the teams had filed out, and then as the players took Bp their positions there was a roar of cheering: Following were, the teams:— ALL BLACKS. Fullback.—G. Nepia (East Coast). Thrcequarters.—G. F. llart (Canterbury), A. E. Cooke (Wellington), F. W. Lucas (Auckland). Five-eighths.—W. A. Strang (South Canterbury), M. F. Nicholls (Wellington), Halfback.—M. Corner (Auckland). Wing-forward.—C. G. Porter, captain (Wellington). Hookers. —A. I. Cotlrell (Canterbury), J. Hore (Otago). Lock.—E. R. C. Steeie (Hawke'S Bay). Sides.—R. G. McWilliams (Auckland), Ji. E. Hazlett (Southland). Back Row.—W. Batty (Auckland), H. F. McLean (Wellington). BRITAIN. Fullback. —J. Bassett (Wales). Threequarters.— ,J. C. Morley (Wales), C. D. Aarvold (England), H. M. Bowcoit (Wales), J. S. It. Reeve (England). Halfbacks.—R. S. Spong (England), N. Poole (Wales). Forwards.—H. Lew (England), I), barker (Wales), 11. (J'H. O'Neill (Ireland), B. H. Black (England). J. L. Farrell (Ireland), J. McD. Hodgson (England), G. R. Beamish (Ireland). Ivor Jones (Wales). Nicholls kicked off into the sun, and after an exchange of kicks a penalty igamst. the British forwards for offside play gave Strang a fruitless long-range shot. It was not long before the British backs opened out in a spectacular passing bout, throwing the ball about with rare abandon. The New Zealand backs, however, were running inside their men and forcing them acioss, and when Morley dropped the ball Lucas and Cooke broke away in a dash for the corner. Bassett was wonderfully cool and interteptcd Cooke's pass to clear. .Penalty Kicks Fail.

Britain was awarded a penalty in midfield, and Black essayed what was wellnigh an impossible shot at goal, tlie kick failing. There was some ill-directed kicking at this stage but the game was brightened when Keeve dashed away. He kicked too hard and the ball went over the dead-ball line. A loose, rush by the ftew Zealand forwards, led by Porter, brought play back to midfield, but in two passing movements the backs could gain little ground New Zealand was penalised again and Black missed narrowly from long range. Britain was dominating the scrums, but the New Zealand forwards were countcrhy breaking fast and worrying the s'iaide backs. Spong was sending the hall out quickly when he received from Poole, and on on a occasion Aarvold broke through strongly but was forced into nic h. r I lie British forwards, led by er and Beamish, came awav from a ine-out and bustled Nepia, but Cooke across in a (lash and saved brilliantly.

Iwn Spong altered hia tactics and gave e Auckland jjul>l l<: t.)ic fust taste of his faking genius. Securing from a scrum , (i4sl "- d l*»t Strang, drew (lie defence •"-intifulJy and (Hon sent on a hard pass 10 BowcoM - Tho Welshman gathered it P liis stride and scored between the posts. Ivor Jones made no mistake with "e kick. Britain r,

N ew Zealand Ij Strong British Attack. Short burst.s by H;,rt place,l New ZeaiStrm ° n i ' JUt Aarvold blocked "ang when he wa, -Aorkmg Lucas into L n '' J ? 01 her v.mg. Well placed Phv ( y ., ' lf '' V ;ukl translcrred ivrr i : ol '"' r l '" (! of 1,10 ("'ld and SlslT W,,h a K'ven i I hj» offside play. Aarvold strenuous efforts to break but r, ' lis w '"g s at times, ioirif |"°| movement in which Bassett Sil' ,a(l doKcrii'm , U ™ a way from a and • N "' w Zealand twenty five, acii e•" r . 01 in pursuit raced toiui, S UI,J a '"' s ' ivt ' (l i,y klcki "K

awav l )ass by Morley sent Spong knock- - U ' JS( Aarvold and r i° n !i l"'""iising position. Hart, Nel^?, e/t i OUI " ,M ' otl ' ;it llliS s,a^c i'oole d-uhnf V " lh l,adun « "J' wo "- atvip . ' , , away Irom a scrum in great Brihi - ' c . v '""1 Ivor Jones placed wlioi " 111 a attacking position Stperp a n ena ''. v them tip. l'orler, a fm U " '' la,ls wm< n, ' x ' associated in tstfipr 8 ' I'. 10 '' 0 combined play, but 'pL ( s ~a ' P ass 'o Lucas was forward - (j e . w Zealand backs were now in * Wl 'J' ,no, '° dash and Lucas came man?"' to make ;i " extia thrnnJu °i n ° P ass '"g bout. Cooke cut New 7 , and it seemed that vac r e , ar|f ' must score. However, Hart Z"ah T? f ' r ' olK> ' l down. The New backs continued to throw the

ball about, but Nicholls was well marked, i 1 camo au inspiring breakaway by or Jones and Hodgson. Thoy beat Nepia, but Cooke appeared from nowhere, touch Ul> a " d fOU " d Silf . cty

New Zealand attacked again when Porter broke through and kicked for a gap. Basset t was nearly in trouble thiough waiting for the bounce, but he just managed to elude McLean who had followed up well. Bassott was working like a irojan and shortly afterwards cleverly blocked a short punt by Cooke. Ono of the finest pieces of play of tho m-itth followed—a movement engineered bv Nicholls, and one which probably only Nicholls could conceive and carry out. Iheio was some delay over a scrum, and, noticing that Morley was standing well infield, Nicholls signalled to Lucas to stand well out. lie went in to first fiveeighths in place of Strang, and when New Zealand secured the ball punted almost straight across field. Lucas was under Mie ball in a flash, caught it on the full and dashed round to score between the posts with the British defence still wondering what had happened. It was a wonderful piece of co-operative play. Strang s kicked equalised tho scores. Britain 5 New Zealand 5 1 here was a short delav owing to an injury to Corner and when tho game was resumed New Zealand was penalised for a scrum infringement. Parker hit the nosts with a great kick. An even fast half then ended.

An unusual incident occurred shortly after tho resumption of play. While attempting to run from a serum Corner was overwhelmed by the British forwards and was penalised for holding the ball. Black took the kick from about 40yds. in front of goal and tho British captain, Mr. I'. D. Prentice, who was acting as ono lino umpire, raised his flag. However. the other lino umpire, Mr. fi. Nicholson, signalled no goal and was upheld by the referee. It was stated later that Mr. Prentice had raised his flat; only to pignal that the ball had passed inside the goal post which he was watching. Mr. Nicholson said the ball went outsido the other post. A long linn kick by Lucas, followed by a short burst on the blind side of a scrum, placed New Zealand in an attacking position but a typical run by Spong turned the tables very effectively, allowing Boweott and Aarvold to make determined assaults on tho New Zealand line. Tho forwards packed round quickly and Hart secured to beat Reeve and centre. Nicholls, following up fast with an eye for a great opening, was ruled offside, but Parker failed with the kick. New Zealand Takes the Lead.

Cooke look tho ball as it dropped and out past throe British forwards before gaining 60 yards with a. powerful punt to touch. The line-out play of the New Zealand forwards had improved. They were dropping the ball and packing instead of attempting to knock it back to Corner, and the British forwards were not. able to break through so often and fluster the halfback. Gaining the ball from one lme-out, Nicholls kicked accurately for a gap and in a magnificent looso rush the forwards swamped Bassett, McLean scoring a good trv. Strang failed at goal. New Zealand . . . . ..8 Britain 5 The British backs now made every effort to regain the lead and with the crowd cheering impartially they swung the ball from one. side of the field to the other. Resolute tackling was New Zealand's reply. although once Anrvold made a dangerous burst, only to lose touch with his suppoits. New Zealand was now penned in its own twenty-five, but the. forwards were doing their share on defence, struggling hard against heavier opposition. Alter a great forward tussle New Zealand won the ball and Nicholls and Hart cleared. Porter then robbed Spong of thn ball after Britain had secured in midfield and the New Zealand forwards fanned out again. The movement broke down when McWilliams' pass was blocked.

Nicholls' Potted Goal

Once in''i*o New Zealand heeled quickly and tho l.ai! came out to NichoHs. Ho van as if to work Cooke and Lucas into I ><>sitinn, but tlion sold a peifect dummy, cut infield for a I'cw yards and steadied himself before sending the ball sailing between tin; posts with a great drop kick. It was another brilliant movement and fully deserved the thunderous applause with which it was greeted. Now Zealand 12 Hi it a i u 5 The British forwards made herculean efforts to break thiongh and Beamish broke awav from a scrum only to be well tackled by Strang. Spong then took a puss well above his head from Poole and Aarvold came through behind Boweott to take a scissors pass. The mercurial Pinter was backing up, however. and intercepted Aarvold's pass. Hack came Morlev in n brilliant sideline run. He punted past Nepia and /lodged the fullback's delayed tackle, but Cooke had anticipated the movement and kicked to touch. Spong had to receive attention to his injured thumb but was able to resume.

Nepia and Corner held up a strong British forward rush only a matter of feet off the line, and Batty, who was playing a magnificent game at the head of the New Zealand pack, took the ball to midfield in a great solo rush, defying the efforts of three British forwards to hold him back Poole then had to receive attention for a minor injury. A little diversion was caused when one ball was kicked high up on the terrace. .As Lucas threw the other ball in for a line-out the first was returned to the field, and with Corner holding on to the ball which was in play. Parker made a great breakaway with the other. •McLean's Second Try.

New Zealand now held the upper band and with Porter transferring his attentions from Poole to Spong the British backs made little headway. At the breakflown o i one back rush, Lucas kicked through to find the line. Corner secured and dashed round the blind side to send the forwards away. In a solid body they forced their way through t he defence and over the line, the try being awarded to McLean. N'ieliolls failed with the kick. New Zealand . . . . . . 15 Britain 5

New Zealand was now marking Spong at all costs. and even when he heat I'crter he was generally surrounded by forwards before he had time to go far. On one occasion he carried Porter on his back several yards before he was downed. Aarvold then made an attempt to cut through, but Cooke's tackling was deadly. The British pack was playing a great game and il was not its fault that the backs larked the power to penetrate. Time and again it seemed that- Britain must break through, but the New Zealand pack succeeded in opening up the play, a forward pass robbing MeWilliarns of a try.

Britain's Final Effort. Britain now pinned its faith in its two wingers for the final onslaught. The ball was Hung out to Motley, and lie sprinted down the lino with the crowd cheering madly, Cooke and N'epia forcing him into touch. Twice the British hacks tried to use the short punt, but on both occasions Corner came across to kick clear before the forwards could get lo the ball. Loose play followed in midfield, and Spong broke away to kick for the centre when he was blocked. Cooke was badly obstructed when he was running for the ball, but the breach was not noticed and Ivor .Jones picked up to give Aarvold a perfect pass The British captain ran through to score between the posts. Black conv cried.

As a last, resort the British pack tried to break through in solid formation, Lucas slopping one rush by bringing Beamish down heavily and Corner another with a neat mark. Hp kicked lo touch and the game ended with the score:—

New Zealand 15 Britain . . . . . . . . 10 Mr. S. Hollander, of Christehurch, was referee.