A GREAT VICTORY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13088, 23 October 1935, Page 6

A GREAT VICTORY.

SECOND EDITION

ALL BLACK’S IMPROVING

FORWARDS WORK HARD. (Received 11 a.m.) United Dress Assn. —Bj Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 22. The All Blacks defeated Llanelly by 16 to 8 after loading 5 to O at half-time. Llanelly had been training for weeks, playing all their matches for forty minutes each half, hoping to repeat tin} Swansea victory. The ground was heavy alter the morning’s rain. Cyughey and Griffiths immediately gained ground with line kicks. The Llanelly forwards were playing hard in an attempt to rattle the All Blacks. The game had been only a minute in progress when Ca.ugliey, receiving from a scrum with a typical swerving run beat two defenders and dashed over between the posts before the Welshmen had realised what was happening. Gilbert converted : New Zealand .. 5 Llanelly O Llanelly then pressed for a long period. The All Blacks who, during recent games, appeared to have little heart in their work, were now fighting all the way. packing well and using their weight honestly and their handling was good despite the heavy rain. The All Blacks were pinned on their line during the last five minutes iu the first half and Llanelly missed scoring owing to wild passing. After resumption Ivor Jones kicked a penalty goal: New. Zealand 5 Llanelly 3 Sadler, securing from a scrum near the line, darted over. Gilbert’skick failed: New Zealand 8 Llanelly 3 Oliver, intercepting, began a- determined run and avoided several opponents for a try. Gilbert converted : New Zealand 13 Llanelly 3 Oliver added another try after a clever passing bout, iu con junction with Mitchell. Gilbert narrowly failed with the kick: New Zealand 16 Llanelly 3 The New Zealanders were now giving one of their best exhibitions of the tour. E. Davis finally went over from a scramble on the line and Ivor Jones converted but ho failed with a penalty iu the last minute: New Zealand 16 Llanelly 8 The football was not spectacular but was most interesting owing to tin?, great battle between the All Black forwards and the Llanelly backs who were often caught in possession as a result of receiving passes *‘flat footed.*’ Caughey almost scored a few minutes from time. kicking over the line, but the ball was dead before he dived on it.

There was occasional rough work among the*, forwards and the tackling wa.s very fierce. Tin; referee once spoke to Lang and the crowd cheered and hooted.