ANOTHER WIN

Southland Times, Issue 22728, 2 November 1935, Page 5

ANOTHER WIN

THE ALL BLACKS NEWPORT DEFEATED TINDILL’S TWO FIELD GOALS MITCHELL’S GOOD FORM (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, October 31. The All Blacks defeated Newport by 17 points to 5. The half-time score was 7 to nil. Mitchell replaced Caughey as he was considered to be safer in bad conditions, while Hore and McKenzie replaced McLean and Hadley, who had been injured at,practice. The weather was the worst the tourists have so far encountered. The ground was very heavy and it was raining. The teams were as follows:— NEW ZEALAND. Full-back—G. Gilbert. Three-quarters—N. Ball, N. A. Mitchell, G. F. Hart. Five-eighths—J. L. Griffiths, E. W. Tindill. Half-back—M. M. Comer. Forwards—A. Lambourn, J. Hore, C. Pepper, J. E. Manchester, S. T. Reid, R. R. King, R. M. McKenzie, A. Mahoney. NEWPORT. Full-back —Legge. Three-quarters—Knowles, Gear, Allen, Hopkin, Half-backs—Dunn, Hawkins. Forwards.—Law, Travers, _ Rees, Williams, Jerman, J. C. Wright, E. J. Wright, Evans. The All Blacks were eager for an early lead, which they obtained when Tindill secured a neat field goal. New Zealand 4, Newport 0.

Newport staged a great movement, Allen racing through. He passed to Knowles, who was tackled from behind when he had a clear run in. Hawkins also dived for the line, but struck the comer post. Newport clearly had the better of matters at this stage and were unlucky not to score. The All Blacks tried wheeling the scrum, gaining much ground. Gilbert then kicked a wonderful penalty goal from almost half-way. New Zealand 7, Newport 0. Exciting play continued after the resumption. Mitchell, with a swerving run, beat half his opponents and passed out to Ball, who made a great effort before being tackled. Then Tindill, standing deep behind a scrum, dropkicked a goal, making the feat look very easy and placing the All Blacks in a safe position. New Zealand 11, Newport 0. McKenzie surprised his team-mates when he took a mark and drop-kicked a goal. New Zealand 14, Newport 0. The All Blacks rallied strongly in the final stages. Mitchell made a fine run, piercing the defence. He then passed to Ball, who scored wide out. Manchester failed to convert. New Zealand 17, Newport 0. Gilbert was injured in the leg and left the field. Knowles on time gathered in the ball and dashed over. Evans converted, making the final score: New Zealand 17 Newport 5 FINE PERFORMANCE THE CRITICS IMPRESSED. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, October 31. The critics applaud the All Blacks for their clever win under difficult conditions. Mr Howard Marshall, in the Daily Telegraph, says that by a fine performance in as dour a game as one could wish to see, the All Blacks greatly increased their prestige. The Daily Mail says that the New Zealanders adapted themselves to the conditions surprisingly well. The forwards have unquestionably improved, especially in the line-outs. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY LONDON COUNTIES’ MATCH. MITCHELL AGAIN CENTRE. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, October 31. Following are the teams for Saturday’s match: — NEW ZEALAND. Full-back.—D. Solomon. Three-quarters—G. F. Hart, N. A. Mitchell, N. J. Ball. Five-eighths—T. H. C. Caughey, E. W. Tindill. Half-back: M. M. Comer. Forwards —J. Hore, W. E. Hadley, C. S. Pepper, S. T. Reid, R. R. King, J. E. Manchester, J. G. Wynyard, R. M. McKenzie. LONDON COUNTIES. Full-back —Jenkins. Three-quarters—Unwin, Lind, Dick. Favell. Half-backs—Candler, Bok. Forwards—Thompson, John, Kendrew, Gratten, Reidy, Thom, Brook, Swayne. Jenkins is a Welsh international, Lind, Dick and Thom are Scottish internationals, and Kendrew, Brook and Swayne are English internationals.