THE ALL BLACKS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 December 1924, Page 5

THE ALL BLACKS.

THE SERVICES MATCH. LONDON PRESS COMMENT. TACTICS OF NEW ZEALANDESRS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —-Oopyrigfet. London, Dec. 14. The newspapers strongly criticiee the All Blacks, declaring that offside play, obstruction, and feet up in the scrums were 'frequent, for which there were 16 free-kicks, and ought to have been considerably more. The crowd repeatedly shouted "Play the game, New Zealand.” The Dispatch congratulates the referee on his firmness, and trusts that the All Blacks have learnt a lesson, in view of the match against England. The Sunday Times says; “It is a pity that, with such all-rountT skill, the All Blacks so (markedly incurred the referee’s displeasure.” “Lansdowne,” writing in the Observer, expresses the opinion 'Hiat there could not 'be a better full-back in the England team against the All Blacks than Raymond. He would also be an excellent left winger. He adds: “It is essential that the Englishmen should be trained to the minute to prevent the All Blacks carrying out their repeated tactics of scoring most heavily in the second half. Raymond will play full-back for London Counties against the New Zealanders on December 2'7.