ALL BLACKS BEATEN

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 2 July 1928, Page 5

ALL BLACKS BEATEN

OVERWHELMING defeat.

. THE HUNT. TEST LOST BY 17 TO NIL. ' I'fUited Pres s Assn.—By Electric i.-*. Telegraph Copyright. i VWi .:i - DURBAN, June 30. '* ! thousand people watched South Africa overwhelm New Zealand on the Kingsmead ground W-! t. <■ r . *,/ , ; i 4 j’ i'l | dky by two potted goals, two penalty i goals and one try—l 7 points to mil. | New .Zealand was literally never, in! the v hu,nt, and only magnificent defence saved ; them from a higgdi’'; .score..- v/ Territorially the Sr I’in g- I Ijoks had 80 per cent, of the gale'.! fourteen of the points were scored! by Bennie Osier, the crack fly-half, who 'is now regarded as a national herb,; he potted both goals and J kinked two penalties. I It was a perfect football day when the teams took the .field. There Wfis no wind and the sun was hidden, by dark grey clouds. Brownlie kicked off and for the first few mii-| utes it appeared that New Zealand would, iget across. It was a whir f-. wind start that raised the hopes of the New'.Zealand supporters, hut Fortune's wheel turned several points against .the New Zealanders. in a.' tirlce. ! Strang, was collared while : attempting to put under,.the;

pdits: Mostert cleared and away /weftt. v tihe '“African forwards an-fa shattering run with the ball at their feet.. V ' ■

; - They heeled out from a loose scriffti and .the Sprinkbok backs had the New-! Zealand - defence in a tangle, hlostertf.kicked through and smo| ereftVLindsay/• but only a force re- . suited/ 'Play -.was fast and open at this stage, with most of the game in the-New Zealand twenty-live. ‘• .O/The nun . broke through the grey <;U>uds and, shining in their eyes, t>ui,.the South Africans to some dis- ■ gcruih followed scrum, |»i‘Bepnl^ I Q^er / would hot feed his, * until "in , the New Zealand t*hnty-five, and always persisted in klokiQg Into touch, • Carleton saved j desperate position a minute liter i by,. sinking a Springbok back attack! He ‘kicked through to half-, sfay, but de Villiers shot the ball; iiyrky. from a scrum and Stanley Osl<sr sport-punted. .Lindsay, .racing' nip' took the ball in his stride and cleared brilliantly, *»t.'|W!?p / !the.-ruck with the ball at tSelr feet, only to he sent back by ■ Tindall, the African full-back, who! taPyeri failed to line his kicks. Frqm k'penalty at half-way Lindsay made Attempt -to score, but his.klcki ffelf just short. In a blind-side run’ - w;as hurt and practically useless all through Mhel ■ the game. .'Wl.tlt rim after run the African backs ,kept the New ‘Zealanders guessing/ apd only tpe rock-like defence saved, them., A 'Scrura was formed, 40'yards' from the New Zealand line. From this d e Villiers sent the ball to Bennie Osier, who beat Scrimshaw' and manoeuvred for a drop at goal. .He let drive and the ball soared high between the goal posts.

• South Africa 4 ;?iNe*r • Zealand 0 1 The New Zealand forwards set maxt the task of recovery. They could achieve very little. Only Once, close on half-time, did they look at all like scoring. From a line-out Robilliard sent the ball to ’* Swain, who gave a reverse pass to Hobiliard. Again' he raced for the corner, but was held up on the line, and South Africa' cleared with a ■'penalty kick; Half-time came with L the • Springboks. four points up. j ' ' ’When/play restarted Duffy, one of ihig • African > centres, did not turn ' but owing to an injury. A change was also made ini the New Zealand etam; Sdrimshaw went from rover to extra centre. Hardly two minutes of the second spell had gone when the ball again came out from . the scrum to Bennie Osier and. like a flash of lightning he potted another ■ ■ - n • •_ * •; fine goal- , ( South Africa 8 . New Zealand .. '• 0 * ■ v.v PENALTY GOAL. a fierce forward battle went on '"/hear half-way with South Africa getall the best Of it. It ended iia Brownlie’s being 'penalised for offside. F'rom this Bennie Osier kicked an easy goal. ! •_ , South Africa ' 11 : • i * New Zealand The Springboks, although a m^n

short, were now playing better thafi ever, and the backs developed a series of impressive thrusts. From one run Prinsloo was almost over, but was pushed out at the corner by Grenside. Three fine kicks to New Zealand gave them a chance to work up to half-way, where Potgieter had an Unsuccessful attempt at goal from a penalty. Pretorius opened up play well and, short-punting, found the All' Black defence at sixes and magnificently, racing across to take the ballon the full and find the line. PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTION.

The New Zealand forwards rushed away ‘in a combined movement,' but the'. Springbok battlers soon swept back. -The ball came from a scrum ‘to Osier, short punted, but after he had had his kick Johnson bowled him over and a penalty was awarded; tiie Springboks for obstruction. Bennie Osier goaled.

South Africa •* * * * , New Zealand South Africa were winning fore ■and alt now, and, being given plenty, 'Of the hall by their forwards, the backs' started to throw it about spectacularly. Lindsay had a shot ht goal fro xha penalty at half-way, and only just missed. Again the South African backs started at top speed. Prinsloo lost the ball when actually over the line. Next moment it came along the '•line of backs from the scrum to Stanley Osier, who threw away a certain try by holding on too long. A'few minutes before time, w e the Springboks had been attacking continuously, de Villiers worked the blind side brilliantly. The ball went to Bennie Osier and the to Slate , who cut cleanly through the defence to score a great try. Bennie Osier just missed goaling. South Africa ' New Zealand The best NeW Zealand run of the whole day came a mintue later when Strang cut in after receiving from the scrum. The position looked hopeful, but Scrimshaw dropped bis pass and the opportunity was lost. The Anal whistle went with South Africa still on the attack. The crowd at once surged on to the field, cheering and congratulating their men.

SOUTH AFRICA’S DOMINANCE. :*. f "With: a pack that was obtaining easily the larger share of the •cruk South Arrica’s dominance radiated to the fast, elusive thiee, quarter line, where the two Osiers combined with tine precision, cleverly drawing their me n or vaiying play with snort punt or line * l ° k ; De Villiers was a very clever i . sending the ball away to his men without hesitation. ■ Taken altogether the New Zealand hacks, except lor stubborn defence, were disappointing. The forward were overwhelmed In the scrums hut held the upper hand m the

The most brilliant, exhibition ot full-back play on the tour was given by Lindsay to-day. He had a tremendous amount ot never Jailed, waywa rd r— n, Id Lied to get the Ne w Zealand back machine on the move. Johnson suffered as a res the same time he too wa Lt impressive. Strang was goo r: jr rr - ,„ ntlt ro \v, Mostert, ivrugei, * Vm Diruten, tormei a solendi trlo who play® 4 » great ea '"' ’ «w- «• anolher J” 'JZ Vartl who played centre time mortem when Duffy w«