ALL BLACKS BEAT QUEENSLAND

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 69, 25 July 1929, Page 5

ALL BLACKS BEAT QUEENSLAND

HOME TEAM OUTCLASSED KIYELL SCORES. BRISBANE, July 24. The All Blacks bad no difficulty i n defeating the Queensland Rugby team, who were outclassed in all departments of the game but notably in the back division. The score was 27 points to nil. The ' game was commenced in dull wea ‘ ther before 2000 spectators. The crowd later doubled. Porter, the All Black captain, kicked off and the New Zealanders

won four scrums in succession, each time unfolding back movements which took play into the home half. Ward broke through, supported by Frizzell, and rushed play into the visitors’ twenty-five. Then play became more even. Lilburne got through smartly, running cleverly to the home twenty-five, hut a forward pass held up the movement. Shortly afterwards the hall went right along the New Zealand three-quarter line and a score seemed certain, but McGhie (Queensland) took a loose pass and made another characteristic burst to half-way. His pass was missed and New Zealand again pressed. Twenty-five minutes after the start Geddes scored for New Zealand. He finished a three-quar-ter movement from the ruck in the homo twenty-five. The kick at goal failed. McGhie’s cleverness proved the bright spot in Queensland play. The New Zealanders now took charge of the game and from the ruck near thp line Rein toucheddown, but again the kick failed. New Zealand 5 Queensland ■ ■ • 0 New Zealand broke through a minute after the resumption, Grenside scoring. The All Blackg could not yet kick a goal, however. Porter was playing a heady game,, starting several movements. The crowd, which had increased by about 2000 since the match began, saw Queensland on the defensive. A beautiful passing move started by Queensland in their own twenty-five was spoiled by a knoc£" on. The New Zealand forwards were now pressing and winning the rucks. For a few minutes Queensland rallied, but then Gundy received the ball from the scrum, beat the Queensland full-back and scored, converting his try. Five minutes later Geddes folowed through a long kick and scored. The kick failed. ■Nearing full-time McWilliams scored and Lundy goaled. Then Kivell went over, and Gundy goaled, the game ending with the scores:— New Zealand 27 Queensland 0 The teams were— Queensland. —Pull-back, H. Hebb; three-quarters, C. Adair, T. Brown, G. Ward, E. McGhie; five-eighths, R. Miles; half, J. Woodward; forwards, A. Frizzell, L. Phillips,. J. Long, H. Hamalairen, M, White, J. Bayada, E. Bonis, E. Thompson (capt.).

New Zealand.—Full-back, Tuck; threequarters, Grenside, Hook, Geddes; five-eighths, Lilburne, Gundy; half, Leys; wing-forward, Porter (capt.); forwards, Kivell, McWilliams, Rika, Steere, Mahoney, Reid, Cotterell. MATCH AGAINST MAORI REPS. WELLINGTON This Day. The All Blacks on their return are to play a match against a representative Maori side at Auckland on August 6.