ANOTHER WIN RECORDED.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue 23, 7 November 1924, Page 3

ANOTHER WIN RECORDED.

AGAINST ULSTER. MILL IN GREAT FORM. (Electric Telegraph.—Copyright). LONDON, November 5. The All Blacks defeated Ulster by 28 points to G. The Ulster team included the whole of the backs and four of the forwards Who played for Ireland on Saturday. There were 12,000 spectators, including the Duke of Abercorn, Lord Londonderry, and Sir James Craig. Losing the toss, Nicholls kicked off. The All Blacks were penalised twice in quick succession for scrummaging faults. Crawford failed badly with a kick, but distinguished himself by magnificent touchline finding. Twelve minutes alter the start Parker initiated a beautifully executed passing movement, which Svenson capped with a try, and Nicholls converted with a magnificent kick from the touchline. Lively work by the Ulster forwards kept Nepia on the , alert as the result of strong loose rushes, but the All Black forwards, by virtue of more concrete scrummaging and superior weight, had a greater share of the ball. Cooke paved the way for the next score with an accurate cross-kick, from which Irvine obtained an easy try. Nicholls again converted. Shortly afterwards Nicholls and Cooke made a brilliant opening for Parker to score under the posts, and Nicholls’ kick added a goal. At this stage the All Blaeks were penalised ten times, three within striking distance, and from one of these Crawford kicked a goal. Half-time sounded with the score— New Zealand 15 Ulster 3 After the resumption of play the Ulster forwards for a few minutes showed out well. In effective loose dribbling rushes generally they were better than the Irish pack on Saturday. The New Zealand hacks then got to work. Mill broke away from a scrum, and after a passing bout in which Cooke and Lucas figured, Steel got across at the corner. The angle was too much for Nicholls to goal. Mill, playing outstandingly well, opened up the game, enabling Parker to score his second try. Nicholls converted. The gem of the match followed. Nepia ran through from half-way, the movement culminating in a fine try by Svenson, which Nicholls converted. Ulster’s defence broke down under the evolutions of the New Zealand backs, till the last few minutes, when after a passing rush H. Stephenson scored a brilliant try, which was not converted, and the game ended — New Zealand 28 Ulster 0 —(A. & N.Z.)