THE ALL BLACKS

Southland Times, Issue 19394, 7 November 1924, Page 6

THE ALL BLACKS

MATCH AGAINST ULSTER ANOTHER EASY VICTORY SOME BRILLIANT WORK. NEPIA IN A GREAT MOVEMENT. (By Telegraph —Press Assn.—Copyright). (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). LONDON, November 6. (Received November 6. 11.50 p.m.) The All Blacks to-day met and defeated Ulster by 28 points to 6 in the presence of 12,000 spectators, including the Duke of Abercorn, Lord Londonderry and Sir James Craig (Premier of Ulster). The Ulster team included the whole of ihe backs and four of the forwards who played for Ireland on Saturday. THE FIRST SPELL. Losing the toss, Nicholls kicked off and the All Blacks were penalised twice in quick succession for scrummaging faults. Crawford failed badly with the kick, but distinguished himself by magnificent linefinding. Twelve minutes after the start, Parker initiated a beautifully executed passing movement which Svenson capped with a try and Nicholls converted with a magnificent kick from the touch-line. Lively work bythe Ulster forwards kept Nepia on the alert as the result of strong loose rushes, but the All Black forwards by virtue of more concrete scrummaging and superior weight, had the greater share of the ball. Cooke paved the way for the next score, with an accurate cross-kick from which Irvine obtained an easy try. Nicholls again converted. Shortly afterwards Cooke made a brilliant opening for Parker to score under the posts and Nicholls’s kick added a goal. At this stage the All Blacks were penalised ten times, three within striking distance and from one of these Crawford kicked a goal. Half-time sounded with the score: AU Blacks 15 Ulster 3 THE SECOND SPELL. After the resumption of play, Ulster forwards for a few minutes showed out weU in effective loose dribbling rushes. Generally they were better than the Irish pack on Saturday. The New Zealand backs then got to work and Mill broke away from a scrum and after a passing bout in which Cooke and Lucas figured, Steele got across at the corner. The angle was too much for Nicholls to goal. Mill, who was playing exceedingly well, opened up the game, enabling Parger to score a second try which Nicholls converted. The gem of the match foUowed. Nepia ran through from halfway, the movement culminating in a fine try by Svenson, which Nicholls converted. Ulster’s defence broke down under • the evolutions of the New Zealand backs till the last few minutes when, after a passing rush H. Stephenson scored a brilliant try which was not converted and the game ended: New Zealand 28 Ulster 6 JO MATCHES IN SCOTLAND A REQUEST REFUSED. NEWSPAPERS ASK QUESTIONS. LONDON, November 5. The New Zealand Rughy players endeavoured to arrange matches in Glasgow and Edinburgh and sought the sanction of the Scottish Union. The Union has now notified its refusal of these private overtures. Newspapers point out the gravity of Scotland again snubbing New Zealand. They ask whether Scotland will be consistent and refuse to meet the contaminated Anglo-Irish team; also if the Scottish Union will prohibit the Scotsmen at Oxford from playing the AU Blacks.