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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18848, 28 October 1935, Page 5

The New Zealand backs were excellent, Mitchell and Ball bringing off many fine runs. Oliver was again the brains of the backs, being what Mark Nichols was to the 1924 team.

1 It would be hard to discriminate among the forwards. Manchester led well, worked hard, and gained ground dribbling. Hadley, Lambourn, King and Mahoney were always in the thick of the fray 1 . - McLean played a great loose game, but has' still to reproduce his home form.

.. The All Blacks were guests at a Mayoral banquet at Cardiff municipal buildings, which were floodlit in honor of the oeeasiou.

The team received many- messages of congratulations on their improvement on Llanelly form. Cardiff critics agree on the New Zealanders’ unmistakeable supremacy. The Observer declares that their finish and judgment were superior to that previously exhibited. The Sunday Times says that the All Blacks’ brilliance bewildered their opponents. The Despatch compliments Caughey and Griffiths, whose unorthodoxy often # tnabled them to bluff their way through the Cardiff pack. The Scottish Union, following the international match against the All Blacks, are arranging a dinner and entertaining, in addition to the teams, the survivors of the Scottish team which played against New Zealand in 1905, numbering 12. They- include Mr Munro, M.P., and the former Governor of Khartoum, Sir Louis Greig.

The game against Cardiff was the thirteenth in the tour of the ATI Blacks. The tourists have won 12 games anfl lost one. They have scored a total of 200 points, and 80 have been registered against them. The next game is against Newport on Thursday,