LAST-MINUTE VICTORY

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1934, Page 7

LAST-MINUTE VICTORY

ALL BLACKS BEAT N.S.W. 18 TO 16 GAME THRILLS THIRTY THOUSAND SMALL MARGIN OVER FINE TEAM By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received 7 p.m. Sydney, August 5. CROWD of 30,000 saw the All Blacks snatch victory from New South Wales with a sensational last-minute try after a game packed with thrills, New Zealand winning by 18 to 16. The game was played oil a dry ground in bright sunshine with a slight breeze. Both sides threw the ball about with abandon. The New Zealanders displayed a margin. of superiority in every department, though it appeared some of the forwards might have put more weight into the scrums. Hadley’s hooking of the ball from 65 per cent, of the scrums was a fine performance, and New Zealand had a 3 to 2 advantage in the line-outs.

MERITORIOUS VICTORY

SUPERIOR PLAY NEAR END THE INSIDE BACKS FASTER’ GRIFFITHS AND COLLINS Against undoubtedly strong opposition the New Zealanders’ win in the first big match of the tour was meritorious. The inside backs had an advantage in speed off the mark; otherwise the New South Wales backs were formidable in attack. Only once did luck affect either team —when a bounce beat Collins and Griffiths fell on the ball, which bounded from under him, enabling Mackney to score.

Both Griffiths and Collins played at the top of their form, Griffiths being the spearpoint of the New Zealand attack. Perrin and Mahoney both left the field in the first spell with facial injuries and were replaced by Walden and McKenzie respectively. Early in the second spell New Zealand lost the lead. Nevertheless it. held a territorial advantage throughout, and during the last 20 minutes repeatedly menaced the New South Wales line. Caughey showed his true form in this spell, instituting brilliant movements which were frustrated only by brilliant' defence, • particularly on the part of Towers and Kelaher. Towers was New South Wales’ best back, with Hodgson the best forward—in fact, one of the best men on the ground. . New Zealand supporters received a shock when following a scrum a bright passing movement enabled Kelaher to score a try for New South Wales within the first two minutes of the game, but five minutes later Kilby snapped up from a loose scrummage and equalised. Collins’ kick at goal struck the post apd then the bar, falling on the wrong side. Throwing the ball about in front of the New South Wales goal New Zealand was held off by sound tackling until Kilby neatly landed a field goal, putting the All Blacks ahead. New South Wales retaliated when Mackney. scored after a bounce had beaten Collins, and Ross converted, but with a penalty goal by Collins New Zealand re-established their lead at 10—8, which was held till half-time. Louden scored from the ruck soon after the resumption, Ross converting. With their most brilliant effort of the day the home players drew further ahead when Towers cut out two men, White scoring in the corner. The try was not converted. Play slowed down until Caughey tricked the New South Wales defence, cutting in to score a great try under the posts. Collins converted. The New Zealanders in the last 20 minutes narrowly missed several tries. Eventually Bullock-Douglas got over in

the comer, the final bell sounding immediately after Collins’ unsuccessful attempt to convert. The teams for Monday are:—

Nev/ Zealand: Full-back, Collins; three-quarters, Holder, Smith, Hart; fi ve - e ighths, Oliver, Lilbume; half-back, Corner; forwards, Mahoney, Barry, King, McKenzie, Mataira, Hore, Lamboume, Leeson.

New South Wales: Full-back, Storey; three-quarters, W. White, Towers (captain), Cowper, Kennedy; five-eighths, Campbell; half-back, Malcolm; forwards, Callen, Lantech-Jonts, Louden, W. G. White, Walden, Broadhead, Howarth, Judd. < the gate for Saturday’s game was the best for 25 years.

RECORDS OF THE TOURS

ALL BLACKS IN AUSTRALIA

Matches between New South Wales and the All Blacks first started in 1884. During the period from 1920 to 1925, owing to a slump in Rugby in Australia, the matches against New South Wales were regarded as tests. Most of the best Rugby players at present in Australia are from New South Wales, so the match on Saturday can be regarded as a good .test of the All Blacks’ strength. Records of past, matches between the All Blacks and New South Wales in Australia are as follows:— 1884.—Won, 11—0, 21—2, 16—0. 1893.—W0n, ITt-8; lost, 3—25; won, 16—0. 1897.—W0n, 13M; lost, 8—22. 1903.—W0n, 12—0; 3—o. 1905.—W0n, 19—0; dfcaw, B—B. 1907.—W0n, 11—3; lost o—l 4. 1910—Won, 21—8, 17—11. 1914.—W0n, 27—6, 25—10. 1920.—W0n, 26—15, 14—6, 24—13. 1922.—W0n, 26—19; lost B—l 4, 6—B. 1924.—L05t, 16—20; won, 21—5, 38—8. 1925—W0n, 26—3, \4—o, 11-3. 1926.—L05t, 20—26; won, 11—6, 14—0, 28-21. 1929. —Drew, 0—0; won, 22—9.

ITINERARY OF THE TOUR

THE REMAINING MATCHES

The remaining matches of the All Blacks’ itinerary are:—

August 6 (to-day): Against New South Wales, at Sydney. August 11: First Test v. Australia, at Sydney. August 15: Against Queensland, at Brisbane.

August 18: Against an Australian team, at Brisbane.

August 22: Against Newcastle, at Newcastle. August 25: Second Test against Australia, at Sydney.