Big Crowd Sees All Blacks Play At Newlands
Received Thursday, 9.15 a.m. ' * CAPETOWN, S.ept. '121. .Far frorri their four tpst defpats. as" ,well as thejr 'lohg rughy season. having caused any slackening oi iriterest, the All Blacks today drew a qrqwd b'f more than 20,000 for the ' unofficial match at Newlands against a team representing . the CapetQwn Towh Clqfcis, which included ten Western Province representatives. '"This match produced some of the rpqst thrilling' rughy of the tour. Both s'ides threw the hall about with* the utmost abandon, but also with some recklessness at times, and the 11-all draw proved a'fLtting result, the All Blacks having the better of tbe first spell and Town Clubs peing the stronger after the ehange over. ' A pleasirig feature from the All Blacks' viewpoint was the excell'enf form of Gudsell, who was taking part in his sixth game of the tour.'" The -All Back team was as previpusly announced, with Gudsell af; /Secon'd fiye-eighths and Allen at centre. "'Crowley scored two tries, one of which was converted by Jack Goddard, knd Kearney kicked a po'tted goal. The combined team's points caihe from three tries, one of them coiiverted.
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 September 1949, Page 5
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