A DECISIVE VICTORY.

Wairarapa Age, 11 August 1930, Page 5

A DECISIVE VICTORY.

ALL BLACKS WIN FOURTH RUGBY TEST.

GREAT CROWD SEES SPIRITED CONTEST.

NEW ZEALANDERS DECIDEDLY THE BETTER TEAM.

WELLINGTON, August 9. Before a record crowd of over 40,000 people, New Zealand had a decisive victory in the fourth and last Test against Britain this afternoon by 22 points to 8. The game was an exhiliarating one from start to finish, with the New Zealand team attacking for two-thirds of the time and was remarkable for the number of times the home forwards secured the ball, thus allowing Corner to set his backs going. Frequently, with the exception of brief spells in the first half and the opening ten minutes of the second half, the British forwards were defending, though it was not till fairly late in the game that the New Zealanders could be said to have the game well in hand. Porter scored twice for New Zealand (other reports indicate that the second try here credited to Porter was scored by Cottrell, though Porter made it possible), Cooke twice and Batty and Strang once each, and Strang converted two tries. For Britain, Novis scored a magnificent try after cutting in and leaving the defence completely beaten. Parker kicked a penalty goal and Black converted Noyis’s try. The British full-back, Bassett, had a lot of work to do, and, with one exception, when he was too far away to recover and let Cooke in for a try, proved himself a safe last line of defence. McWilliams, McLean and Porter worked wonders in the New Zealand pack, though every member of the team justified his Inclusion, and Corner, Lucas, Strang and Cooke shone in the back division. Spong was the best back on the field and frequently had the defence puzzled with swift, elusive runs. Murray and Bowcott played soundly, Murray being particularly enterprising in evading Porter’s attentions. Novis, Aarvold and Reeve made the most of what opportunities came their way. There was no doubt at all as to which was the better team.

* THE TEAMS. The teams were: — Great Britain. Fallback: J. A. Bassett (Wales). Wing three-quarters: A. .L. No vis J. S. R. Reeve (England). Centre three-quarters: C. D. Aarvold <Wales), H. M. Bowcott (Wales). Fly half: R. S. Spong (England). Scrum half: P. F. Murray (Ireland). Front row forwards: H. Rew (England), D. Parker (Wales), H. O’H. O’Neill (Ireland). Middle row forwards: B. H. Black (England), J. L. Farrell (Ireland). Back row forwards: Ivor Jones (Wales), G. R. Beamish (Ireland), W. B. Welsh (Scotland). New Zealand. Full-back: G. Nepia (East Coast). Three-quarters: F. W. Lucas (Auckland), A. E. Cooke (Wellington), G. Hart (Canterbury). Five-eighths: H. Lilburne (Canterbury), W. A. Strang (South Canterbury). gr Half-back: M. Corner (Auckland). Wing-forward: C„ G. Porter (Wellington). Hookers: A. I. Cottrell (Canterbury), t J. Hore (Otago). Lock: E. R. G. Steere (Hawke’s Bay). Side-row: R. G. McWilliams (Auckland). W. Hazlett (Southland). Back-row: W. Batty (Auckland), H. F. McLean (Wellington). The referee was Mr. F. E. Sutherland, of Auckland. AN OPENING THRELL. Britain won the toss and there was a thrill at the start when Porter kicked off and caught the ball on the rebound from one of the British forwards, whose comrades, however, packed round and a line-out was formed on the halfway line. Britain hooked the ball and Murray passed to Spong, to Bowcott, AarvoM and Reeve, who put in a short run and found the line in New Zealand ’s 25, where both forwards and backs combined in returning play to half-way, Lilburne and McWilliams being prominent. From the first set scrum, Britain hooked the ball neatly and when Spong received from Murray he got in one of his characteristic speedy runs, but was held up and MeLean and Cottrell were to the fore in heading a dribbling rush that took play back to half way. McLean again and McWilliams got the ball at toe from a line-out, but a penalty for off side play let Britain clear. Nepia allowed the ball to go over the line, thus giving his side a drop-off from the 25. Farrell got offside when the forwards were scrummaging in neutral territory, and Nepia found the line. From the scrummage, Corner sold the dummy and though he was smothered by the British forwards, he managed to send on to MeWilliams, who forged ahead for a few yards and passed to Porter. FIRST SCORE SOON BALANCED. New Zealand’s first try came when Porter hurled himself across the line. >7 Nepia took the kick, but missed. New Zealand, 3; Britain, 0. Within three minutes, Britain had equalised. Murray and Spong combined well in an exchange of passes. Cooke intercepted and a serum was formed. New Zealand was penalised and D. Parker kieky cd a splendid goal from five yards inside New Zealand’s half of the field. Britain, 3; New Zealand, 3. Scrummaging followed until Porter stopped an attempted break away by Murray and Ivor Jones. Murray got off-side, and Nepia found the line well down. From a serum, Corner was given the ball, passing out along the line to Cooke, who clapped on pace and passed to Hart, but the latter was pushed out by Reeve. Again getting the ball, Corner worked the blind side and passed to Hart and McWilliams. For a spell . the forwards dominated a contest onlv a few yards away from the British line. Eventually an infringement allowed Britain to clear. Strang, Lilburne and Cooke handled in a passing bout and cut in in an endeavour to make an opening for Lucas. The latter lost possession, but Strang was handy and picked up and attempted to pot. He missed and Aarvold forced. Black •nd Beamish headed a rush by the British forwards which gained 50 yards before Nepia stopped it. From a scrum * » n Zealand’s 25, Murray sent the ball out along the line to Novis. but the latter’s pass in was well intercepted by Nepia, who brought off a great save. Spong was again prominent tn evading Strang and Corner, but yorter headed a counter-rush successfully beating off a tackle and passing on to Lucas and Cooke. The eentre-three-quarter was clean away, with Hart in support when he was called

back for an infringement and New Zealand lost a practically certain try. Ivor Jones secured from a scrum and broke away, supported by several forwards, but Porter and Lucas stopped the movement. Porter was penalised in a line-out, and Parker missed another shot at goal.

“ A GREAT TRY. I t ,f/ rner at tengtli set his lino going. I “ 11^‘ rne cut m and sent a pass back i t?^ St w ng ’ T ho went ovcr for a great ■ v 1 H , C „ m,ssed with thc kick - New ■ rtT 1 tr d ’ 1 6; .? ritain ’ 3 ‘ Corner worked ■ n«^ b - llnd Sld .° t 0 advan tage on several | occasions and New Zealand sic_ “y ■ from "v^ 1 ’ in a scrum ”<>t far | from Britain's line, McLean was nenI Off a’ W? did not appear to be I off-side. Evidently some of the New B Zealand forwards had some remarks to I called ab ° Ut J Uling ’ for Sorter was B called up and the referee had a brief B „ , convincing chat with him. O’Neill j and Rew headed the British forwards Ito h°Jlf hard W ? rk that took P la X up ■ to half-way, and from here Corner ■FX Str - ang and Mburne, ?h e 1 root sk °rt-punting and accompanying I Ba»«eV“ a faSt ollovr ‘ u P tha t caught f Bassett in possession, From th? serumj maging that followed, Corner, Batty = Hore and Lucas combined in a rush | that ended in Britain forcing. For the B remainder of the spell, Britain was de- ■ + The score stood unchanged H at 6/3. | THE SECOND SPELL. g Murray put the ball in action in the = second half and the British forwards, | following up quickly, gained a good g deal of ground until Corner took a neat g mark and found the line. Britain | secured from a scrum and the ball went ■ out along the line to Reeve, who was g held up and Aarvold, who was in supS port, was smothered by Cooke. Mur- ■ ray went through in a solo effort, but g lost possession. A hot British attack g ended when Murray was penalised and J Nepia found the line well up. Lilburne, H Cooke and Lucas started a passing ■ rush which ended well in British ter- ■ ritory. A scrum was formed and the ■ ball again came along the line to Cooke g who sent out a long pass to Hart, cuts ting out Lilburne. Hart was collared, 1 but in the scrummaging that followed, | the ball -was kicked over Britain’s line s and Cooke produced a great turn of | speed to win the race for possession jj and scored well out, amidst wild en- | thusiasm. Strang’s kick missed. New Zealand, 9; Britain, 3. The game went | with an even greater pace after the | kick-off. From the line-out, after a ■ great kick by Bassett, a British for- | ward kicked high and Nepia was | tackled by Rew, who had followed up | quickly. Both. Nepia and Rew were | hurt, but the game did not stop for I some minutes. A SPLENDID RUN. A scrum was formed and from here I the ball was sent along the line to I Novis, who had come in to centre; I Aarvold having taken the wing posi- | tion. Novis feinted beautifully and | left the defence completely beaten. He | fdn 40 yards for a splendid try and , scored under the posts. Black convertI ed. New Zealand, 9; Britain, 8. Three | minutes from Britain having came up i to only one point behind, New Zealand J scored again. Aarvold fielded Porter’s | kick-off and found the line. From the i line-out, Corner secured the ball and sent out a beautiful pass to Lucas, just as the British forwards were breaking through. Lucas performed a similar feat to that of Nicholls in the third I Test and cross-kicked. Unfortunately for Britain, Bassett fumbled and before the backs in support eould retrieve the mistake, Cooke had come up, kicked j across the line, followed up and scored. [ Strang converted. New Zealand, 14; i Britain, 8. Play was held up for a ] few minutes when Spong hurt his i thumb, and the next sensation was [ when Corner brought off a wonderful , save after Beamish, Rew, Farrell and i Welsh had broken through to New Zea- ; land’s 25. Spong was again hurt and i took some time to recover from the effects of a kick on the thigh. Murray evaded Porter and Corner in coming round the scrum and punted over Nepia’s head. Lucas took the ball on the bounce and was smothered in goal as he forced. The British forwards were playing much better at this stage. Aarvold was given the ball on the blind side and cross-kicked, but New Zealand just managed to force in time. Strang, Lilburne, Cooke and Lucas handled, the two last-named inter-passing until Lucas was pushed out. From the lineout, Cooke had a shot at goal, but missed.

PORTER’S GREAT DASH. Porter scored a wonderful try when he secured from about ten yards out. and, dodging through to the line then threw himself over with two defenders hanging on to him. Strang converted. New Zealand, 19; Britain, 8. Lucas was penalised for obstruct tion and Parker took another kick at goal and missed by very little. Novis attempted a pot, but was well astray. Britain won appaluse when Ivor Jones secured from a scrum and passed to Spong, Reeve and Novis, all of whom inter-passed at top speed* and took play in a flash to the New Zealand line, where a heap of New Zealand and British players went over the lino together. A scrum was ordered and Porter and Corner cleared to the 25. Seven minutes before time, Lucas hurt his knee, and though he carried on, was limping badly. He changed places with Hart, but was immediately faced with the task of bringing Reeve down after the British line had handled from Spong to Bowcott and Reeve. A trick kick from a penalty after Porter had got off-side failed to produce results. Porter smothered the movement at its start. The ball was kicked through to Bassett. The full-back ran up and passed to Novis and Aarvold, the latter being pushed out on the New Zealand 25. Corner and Cooke followed a short punt and caught Bassett in possession. A line-out followed and McWilliams, Batty and again Batty, handled in quick succession, Batty going over for a try which Strang did not convert. New Zealand, 22; Britain, 8. A series of line-outs saw New Zealand gain ground and McLean went over the line with British players on top of him. A serum was- ordered, and time was called with New Zealand still hammering on the line. CROWD STORMS FIELD. The crowd stormed the field when the players were walking off and several of them were chaired. There was wild cheering long after tho teams had reached their dressing rooms and the scene was one of the" most enthusiastic over witnessed at Athletic Park. Guided by wireless megaphone, tho crowd was dispersed slowly, but in an orderly way and for more than an hour afterwards was streaming down the various roads leading from the Park.—'(P.A.)

A DRAWN GAME. TARANAKI TOURING TEAM AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, August 9. In a scrambling game at Eden Park this afternoon, the Taranaki touring team was very lucky to draw with Auckland. The home side scored two tries while the Taranaki points came from a try and a penalty kick which was ruled as a goal although the ball fell well under the crossbar. Neither side was at full strength, five of Auckland’s best men being absent in Wellington for the fourth Test, while Taranaki was unable to get its best side on tour. The conditions were bad. The ground was heavy and slippery, and light rain fell at during the game. The play, therefore, was mostly confined' to the forwards and was largely of -a scrambling nature. The Taranaki forwards controlled the game at the start, but the Auckland backs countered in several passing rushes before the ball became too greasy. Hook narrowly missed a try, and then, from a forward scramble, palmer ecerefi, The kick failed. The Auckland forwards were penalised and Hunter took the kick. The ball went between the. posts, but fell well under the cross-bar. Both line umpires signalled no goal, but the referee had already blow his whistle and awarded a goal. Just before half-time, Jones scored at the corner after an Auckland back movement. The kick failed. Play was very scrambling in the second half. In the final scoring movement, the Taranaki forwards broke away, overwhelmed Butler and carried on with the ball at toe for Guy to score between the posts after a rush that covered three parts of the field. Collins missed an easy kick and the game ended, 6 all. Mr. G'. Peace was referee. -(P-A-j _____ HAWKE’S BAY BEATEN. CHRISTCHURCH, August 9. On a wet ground, in a game which was far below interprovineial standard, Canterbury beat Hawke’s Bay by 12 points (four tries) to 3 points (a try), at Lancaster Park to-day. The Canterbury forwards were speedier than the heavier Bay pack and generally outplayed them. The Canterbury backs were all round much better than the Bay, but the defence of Grenside and Evans, especially Grenside, saved the visitors time and again. Grenside was the best back on the ground. Canterbury’s tries were scored by King (three) and Williams. Grenside scored the visitors' only try.—(P.A.) AUCKLAND B WIN. AUCKLAND, August 10. Auckland B representatives defeated South Auckland yesterday by six points to five.—(P.A.)

TEAMS AT DINNER.

NOTABLE RUGBY GATHERING IN WELLINGTON. PORTER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT. WELLINGTON, August 10. The British team was entertained at dinner on Saturday night by the New Zealand Rugby Union, when the Prime Minister and Leaders of the Opposition and Labour parties, the Hon. Sir A. Ngata, and Sir C. Statham (Speaker of the House of Representatives) who is also president of the New Zealand Football Association, were present. The gathering was unique, as. members of the All Blacks from 1903 onRugby being Mr Munro, who captained the first representative team to visit Aew Zealand in 1870, G. Harding, leader of the British team of 1900, J. Kissick, who captained the Army Team, and Dr. McEvedy, whfi played against Harding’s 1904 team and the AngloWelsh team of 1908. The Prime Minister (the Hon. G. W. Forbes) eulogised the visitors’ sportsmanship and splendid play throughout the tour. Mr. J. Baxter (manager of the British team) expressed regret at the injury to Mark Nicholls and other New Zealanders. “Your forwards to-day,’’ he said, were magnificent.” He appreciated the hospitality of the people shown to the team and the spirit in which the games had been played. Mr. F. D. Prentice (captain of the British team) congratulated New Zealand on its win. Mr. C. G. Porter (New Zealand captain) said he chose this as a happy time to end his Rugby career. It had been a hard game to win and he felt he could not find a better time to announce his intention to retire. Mr. C. D. Aarvold (British captain of the day) proposed the toast of “The Referee” (Mr. F. E. Sutherland), who, in replying, congratulated both teams, especially the British, for the way in which they had accepted the verdict.

HUGE CROWD.

EARLY BIRDS AT ATHLETIC PARK. OVER SIX THOUSAND MOTOR VEHICLES. rr ii EL LINGTON, August 10. 11 all the motor vehicles brought into use to convey members of the pubS»tntt and m Ath]etic Park on Saturday were placed in a procession allowing 20 feet for each P a ° r “’ line a PProximately nr0h.1.7 ln Cngth ’ and the passengers ProbaMy accounted for about a quarter final Test Tk which witnC3s ® d the final Test match. The Traffic Denartw^^Ollo 7 ta ? en Y- ® x P erienced men as 0180 motor vehicles of all kinds was 4’ offi) ate li7^ ber ° f apeetators at th 4 p"m« o/ At i 6 ' 3 ° a '“' On Saturda X, at the main gates, some 50 people had formed the head of the queu e P which was to swell to such dimensions later roe aid of thermos flasks. The gates an I Pa K r - k WCre °P ened at 9 o’dock ad .! h ? blg erowd of people then assembled soon found their places for a four or five hours' wait. Anart nroh 0 ?T ho gainctl admission, there were who n Wy Pou , r . or five thousand people who occupwd free seats on the banks " 81dea ro und the park and on the roofs of houses and similar points of the” l ge ’ At , Wellingt °n South School Schn y groun '.’ wa3 thrown open by the School Committee for parking purposes at a fee of Is, in eharg! of a Scouts committee which will rean about £lO as a result. The grounds of the Lewisham Hospital were similarly use,l an,| also numerous vacant sections. Of course there wore many early birds who took something other than nasks Of lea and bottles were dropped in any convenient corner er under the staging. Boys with an eye to business .were soon going round with sacks collecting. Several lads secured full

sacks, which they slung over their shoulders and carried away to turn into cash at the bottle stores at a penny each. Hundreds of spectators carried benzine cases, etc., into the park to use as seats or stands, abandoning these at the close of the game. There was also a great rush for these. One lad was smart enough to have a goodsized truck in readiness and he secured enough firewood for weeks to come. Owing, no doubt, to the influx of some 12,000 outside visitors for the Rugby Test, Wellington ran out of bread on Saturday. Housewives who delayed purchasing their week-end supplies until a late hour, found it impossible to purchase their requirements.— (P.A.)