ANOTHER WIN

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 73, 21 June 1928, Page 5

ANOTHER WIN

ALL BLACKS’ SUCCESS.

BRILLIANT BACK PLAT. < -ir ' i ' J ' >rij ! i - - ~ • v ( U- i " \i' DEFEAT OR WESTERN TRANSVAAL. ; »p ! :,. FIVE TRIES SCORED.: , . ; The All Blacks gave a brilliant display of football in their match against Western Transvaal yesterday; when they won by 19 to 8. Then visitors gained' jpossession from the scnims'in the first half, twice to their opponents’ opce, and the hacks shownp well, maldng good) use of their opportunities. * v . v: fo , n United Press Assn.—By Electric (1> , Telegraph Copyright _ (Received 10.45 a.m.), j POTCHEFSTROOM, June’ 20. The New Zealanders, giving d bril “ :-, v .Rant exhibition of back play, 1 heat Western Transvaal by 19 tbrS,' scor- > ing five tries (two convertd) ’to a •Converted l!ry and a penalty goal. In th© first spell the visitors f » gamed two to one possession from; the scrums, and the hacks making 1 good .use of their opportunities many times came within an ace of! scoring. • pikD | ,Ktit

j.KMI Lucas was the first to score! after

a Spectacular movement, abd soon after a combined back and forward onslaught, Hore dived over. ‘ <;i _ Another try came before half j time, M. Brownlie picking up affer Kilby had dropped when attempting to cut through,, and crossing the , u' None of these tries were .converted.

Soon after, the resumption of the game a movement in which most of the backs and M. Brownlie; son, SteVart :ahd- Alley participated; the last-named side-stepped the fullback to score under the posts, Nicholls converting. , aAnother fine attack in which Stew--1 art fended off two. men and rap be- ■ ihind the posts, was nullified jwhen it was discovered the line rumpire’s flag was hoisted at half-way.i j Be Wet now kicked a penalty* goal for the home; team, and Transvaal showed h patch of brightness, ..hut (New. Zealand came again, the ball travelling from side to side bt >.the - field Until Lucas /scored updpy "the posts, Nicholls converting. j ‘ Just on time the Transvpal backs ' caught New ,Zealand napping* and (Hesse ran over in the corneij, De Wet converting.—Special tb^’Press . Assn - >. ,; ' | MATCHES TO BE PLAYEdL , • ' _____ ' . > f :d j , June 33—v. Natal, at Maritzburg. June 30—v. South Africa (first, .at Durban. ' ■ July 7 —v. Northern Districts (Trailsvital, Free State and others)* atKimberley. ' a , July 14—v. Rhodesian Fifteen,* at Bulawayo. ’ , July 21—v. South Africa* (second test), at Johannesburg. . July 26—v. Pretoria Districts, at

; Pretoria. _ _ x . July 28 —v. Orange Free* State, at Bloemfontein. i , August I—v. Northem-dastern Districts, at Burghersdorp. August 4—v. Border, at East Lon-

AugS’B-v. Border, at Kingwill-

iamstown. _ . ' . August IT —v. Eastern province..-at - Port Elizabeth. . ' ... . , 'August 18—v. South Africa , (third *!■ • - test), at Port Elizabeth.,. i .'August 22— v. i South-western Aiigift-v. Province, at September T—v. South Africa (fourth teet),' at Capetown.