THE ALL-BLACKS AT SWANSEA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 80, 30 December 1918, Page 5

THE ALL-BLACKS AT SWANSEA

A "TRULY MEMORABLE GAME" j CROWD HAMPERS THE i PLAYERS , ; i (Reo. December 28, 3.30 p.m.) { London, December 26 A crowd of 35,000 people watched i New Zealand-Welsh match at Swansi A slight drizzle prevailed.; . Many Ni Zealand officers wero present, ihcludi General Stewart. Great, cliGHring. greet the All-Blacks' appearance on the fie! The game throughout was fast,, open, aj spectacular, resolving itself into a dv between tho New Zealand aggressive fi ward attacks, •in which dribbli and excellent footwork were $ minent, and the superb trie, Welsh back play. The Welsh got pi session of the ball more frequently aj handled it belter than the New Zealar ers.. At half-time there wae no eco! Insufficient policing arrangements perm led the crowds to invade the field, neej sitnting several stoppages. In the second half, after splendid pa ing through nearly all the. backs, Wa 1 scored at a corner, brushing against t spectators. The try was not convert] The New Zealanders made tremende efforts to equalise-matters, hanging! to the AVelsli line. There was a gr( passing display between Brown, Taur M'Naught, and Cockroft, The last-nani failed by inches under the posts. '1! game was truly a memorable oho, j though hardly equal to past internatiof standards.' Storey, O'Brien, a' M'Naught were the best of the New Zj land bucks, arid Wilson, Fogarty, Moffi anJ Sellars in the forward division Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn. 1

DRAW AT CARDIFF. ] (Ree. December 28, 3.30 p.m.) j London, December 27: In the Bugby match . between i Welshmen at Cardiff and the New Zi landers, the former scored two tries wlv the latter scored a placed jToal and j penalty goal.—Aus.-N.Z; Cable Assn. i AMUSING PUSHBALL MATCH, j (Rec. December 28, 3.30 p.m.) i London, December 27 In an amusing pushball match, Ni Zealand defeated Australia by nine poit to nil.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. i