PRESS SAYS ALL BLACKS WERE UNLUCKY TO LOSE
Received Monday, 11.45 a.m. JOHANNESBURG, Ju.y 3. The Sou.h African Press is unanimous that the A:1 Blacks gaVS a much improved display on Satur1day and were unlucky to lose. Thiey aiso criticise the referee for almost dominating the game with the whistle. Twenty-seven penalties: were awa,rded during the match, 15 to the All Blacks and 12 to Eastefh Transvaal. The Johannesburg Sunday Express says; "When the visitors were one point behind they threw everything into a who'e-hearted attack. With two minmes to go, Aliah made a brilfiant break through the' centre. Elvidge and Boggs carried on and Elvidge dived over the lihe, but the referee ruled a forward. pass. There wa 8 much doubt among the spectators over this de- . cision." ; On Saturday the All Blacks WiH ' face the biggest test of the tour so far, when they meet the Westerh Province at Newlands. The side to meet the All Blacks includes six | Springbox possibles in Van Mekerk, Boyes, Ochse and Biitler (threequarters)., Wahl (scrum hdtf) and H. Kock ('ock forward), as well as 'Dennis Fry (fly-half), Who is generally regarded as the best player in tthis position though he failed to win a place in the 32 Springbok possibles. The Western Province scrum averages 14st. 81bs. Sinee the tour began the weather has been continuously hot and dry, but rain ha£ been falling in Cape Province for the past Week. Saturday's Teams. The Western Province team is: Full-back: Luyt; three-qkarters : Van Mekerk, Boyes, Ochse ahG Butler; halves: Fry and Wahliront row: Dukas, DufYett and Bisogno; middle row: Bergh, Kock: Badenhorst and Fry; back row: Duplessis." The All Black team is: Scott, Henderson, Elvidge, Meates, Al'en. Kearney, Savage, Skinner or Da1ton, Catley, Simpson, McNab, Har1vey, WiPocks or Frazer, Grant and Thornton. This side will practice tomorrow before the whole batty leaves on the two-da'y train joumey to Capetown, arriving there On 1 Wednesday morning.
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