THIRD TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 859, 4 July 1910, Page 6

THIRD TEST MATCH.

"ALL BLACKS" WIN EASILY,

SOME SEE-SAW SCORING.

By Telegraph-Press Association-OopyrigM.

(Eec. July 2, 7.28 p.m.)

m,. i., • , , Sydney, July 2. The third test match, All Blacks r Australia was played in fine weather, though the wind was troublesome. About fifteen thousand spectators were present. Tho Australian combination was the same as that which defeated New Zealand on Monday, except that Slater replaced Griffon. The constitution of the teams was as follows:— New Zealand—Full-back, O'Leary tlirec-quarters, Stohr, Burns. Mitchell l five-eighths, Mitchmson, Mynott; half! baok, Roberts; forwards, Avery, Ridland Paton, Patterson. M'Guire, Francis, Wilson, and MTfellar. Australia—Full-back, Dwyer; threequarters, Gilbert, Campbell, Prentice, and Dunbar; fiye-eighths, HodginsT half. Wood; forwards, Row, Middleton, Slater, George, Clarkson, Stuart, Timbury, and Mnrphy. Australia pressed from the start, and, from a fine bit of passing, nearly crossed the line, but the Blacks, with a great rush, carried tie ball down the field, and Burns scored. Stohr failed to convert. New Zealand 3 points Anstralia ___ n ji For a time the Blacks kept the locals on the defensive, and fine passing by Burns, Paton, and Stohr was only stopped on the line. A good line shot by Wood went out close to the New Zealand line, and the visitors were hotly pressed. Here Wood got the ball out smartly from the scrum to Hodgins, to Gilbert, who got across. Row kicked a brilliant goal. Anstralia 5 points New Zealand 3 points On resuming the ball was kept mostly m the Blues' territory, and for a long time Australia had all their work cut out to hold the Blacks back. At this stage "Ranji" Wilson was playing a fine game, and Mynott was also conspicuous, m B!a ?f 3 ' 1 - carried tho ball on to the Blue line, and, from a scrum, Roberts sent the leather out to Mynott, to Bums, and tho latter scored. Stohr failed to add the major points. New Zealand fi points Australia 5 points Play was immediately returned to Au> tralian ground, the local men handling the ball very badly, and much below Monday s form. The Blacks bustled them hotly, but there was one dangerous rash by the Blues just before the half-time whistle. The New Zealand backs, however, cleverly rendered it ineffectual. From the kick-off in the second spell, New Zealand took the offensive, and from a line-out Patterson passed to Stohr, who crossed the line easily. Roberts failed to convert. New Zealand ..„ „. 9 points Australia 5 points When the contest was resumed, off-sido play by Mynott gave Australia a penalty shot in front of the goal, and Row, with a fine kick, put on the points. New Zealand 9 points Australia 8 points

Tho Blacks immediately rushed tho ball down the field, where Francis picked up, and passed to Wilson, to Patterson, who got over. O'Leary kicked a-fine goal. New Zealand M points Australia S points- . Brilliant passing by Wood, Prentice, and Campbell, and back again to Prentice, resulted in Row crossing behind tho posts, tho last-named converting his own try. New Zealand _ 14 points Australia .\... 13 points In Australian territory Wilson picked up and sent out to Mynott, to Mitchinson, who crossed the line, and O'Leary added the major points. New Zealand ._ _.. 19 points Australia 13 points From the kick-out the Australians ried the ball down the field, and kicked out at the New Zealand twenty-five. Wood nearly crossed from the line-ont, but was downed on the line, and Mitchell carried tho ball back within the Australian twenty-five, where Roberta passed to Mitchell, who scored. O'Leary failed to convert. New Zealand „ 22 points Australia _ 13 pointa The Blacks continued to attack vigorously, and paton got the ball from the line-out, and scored. O'Leary failed with' the shot. New Zealand „ 25 points Australia „. 13 points The Blacks' forwards now ran clean over the opposing scrum, and <§tohr got -the ball, and scored, after beating thi home team backs. Burns failed to in* prove matters with the kick. New Zealand 28 points Australia „ 13 points In the concluding stages Eoberts played up brilliantly, and the fumbling of the Australians was very noticeable. The whistle, however, sounded without further score. EECOED TO DATE. At Sydney, 1903.—N.Z, won bv 22 to 8. At Dunedvn, 1905.— N.Z. won by H to & At Sydney, 1907— N.Z. won by 26 to 6. At Brisbane, 1907.— N.Z. won by 14 to 5. At Sydney, 1907.—Drawn, 5 points each. At Sydney, 1910.— N.Z. won by 6 to nil. At Sydney, 1910.—Australia won by It to nil: At Sydney, 1910.— N.Z. won by 28 to 13.

SUMHABY. "Matches plaved 8 New Zealand won _ fi Australia won _.. 1 Drawn t Points scored by New Zealand 109 Points scored by Australia 48

MAORIS IN MELBOURNE. Melbourne, July 3. The Victorians played well against the Maoris, and, at half-time, were only one behind, the scores being 6 points to 5, In the second spell, however, the visitors proved superior in passing and kicking. The match resulted in a victory for them by 32 points to 5.

AMERICAN TEAM'S TOUR. (Eco. July 3, 4.35 p.m.) Sydney, July 2, Sydney University beat the Americas team by 13 points to 8.