THE ALL BLACKS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19406, 16 February 1925, Page 7

THE ALL BLACKS

MATCH IN VANCOUVER.^ FINE EXHIBITION OF THE GAME. LARGEST SCORE Oft TOUR, HOW NEPIA SCORED A TRY. Frau Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. VANCOUVER, February 14. (Received Feb. 15, at 5.5 p.m.) Tho New Zealand All Blacks defeated «. picked Vancouver team by 49 points to nil. Nino thousand people saw the match —the largest crowd that has ever attended a sporting event in Vancouver. The visitors showed tho local men how the Rugby game should bo played, running up tho highest score of the tour. Sporting experts are loud in their praises of the New Zealanders’ work. A feature of tho game was a try scored by Nepui. He sneaked up quietly into the threequarter play, and before tho Vancouverites knew what was happening he had tho ball over the line. Richardson, of course, was absent, having broken his leg, and tho injury to Porter’s eyebrow is still painful enough to keep him off the field.—Reuter. MEETING OF ENGLISH UNION. BROWNLIE AND EDWARDS INCIDENTS. IMPERIAL ADVISORY BOARD. LONDON, February 14. (Received Feb. 15, at 5.5 p.m.) Tho Rugby Union has received the report of the commission which inquired into Umpire Freethy’s report, and decided to censure Edwards, an English forward, for undue roughness. . The New Zealand Union will deal with the report referring to Cyril Brownlie. Tho report of the Imperial Rugby Conference was received and discussed. Instructions wore given to the representatives on the'lnternational Board regarding various changes suggested in tho existing rules. It was decided to call a meeting of the Imperial Advisory Board on a date to bo mutually agreed upon between the Home unions, New Zealand. South Africa, and New South Wales, probably next November or December. —Router.

In the England-New Zealand match the referee. Mr Freethy, ordered C. Brownlie off the field for rough play, and subsequently reported Edwards to the English Rugby Union for rough play. RICHARDSON’S INJURY. Richardson has forwarded the following telegram to his parents in Dunedin,: “Broke right leg above ankle. Doing well.”