ALL BLACKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1924, Page 4

ALL BLACKS.

CUMBERLAND WELL BEATEN. IUBTHALIAN AND H.Z. CAULE ASSOCIATION

LONDON, October 25

New Zealand met Cumberland, tlio champion comity team of England, at Carlisle to-day, and this, being presumably the most formidable side that the All Blacks have yet faced, there v.a.s keen interest as to the result which was .shown by a I a roe attendance, those present numbering sixteen thousand people. The visitors, however, once again emerged triumphant fioiii the contest with- the largest nett total they have achieved to their credit, while Cumberland could not succeed in even recording a score of any kind. New Zealand won by It points to nil.

The New Zealand team was as follows:

Xepia. Hal t, Cooke, Barker, Xicholls, I’aewai, .Mill, Porter, Irvine. Donald, M. Brownlie. .Masters, liithardson, Stewart and White. Front this it will he seen that several important c hanges have been mado in the position of the men. The ground was nut in the best condition, being greasy on the surface, owing to rain in the morning. The play opened briskly, and was, for a time, confined to the centre the ground. Then followed a fine rush 'by the All Blacks, which looked like a certain score, hut ended in a failure at the last moment, when the defence was beaten. Cooke’s pa-.s to Parker went wild, and the new wing-three-i[iia.rter missed it. 'the County men retaliated with a hold attack, in which the forwards were prominent; hut Xepia coolly took a mark, and bloc ked them. Hart put in one of his swift runs, and cleared New Zealand's quarters. The All Blacks new Keltic.! d.mu to concentrated play, and worked their way to the other end of the field. In ten minutes, their iir.st score tame. Xicholls started Cooke oil’, and, at the right moment, lie passed to Parker who this time made no mistake, and crossed the line in the corner. The kick was too far out. and Xepia made nothing of it. New Zealand ft Cumberland 0 Cumberland forwards stood up well to their redoubtable opponents, and some veuy close play was witnessed. The County was evidently trying to keep the game among the forwards, hut, though the move succeeded for the nmment, the superior height, weight, aml pace of the colonials gradually were their opponents down. They mostly got possession from tiro scrums, and then set their hacks going. The passing of the latter was splendid; hut. for a while, it was met by fine tackling, Up to this, the tactics of the County were surprisingly different from those of the previous teams met by the New Zealanders. They endeavoured to keep play in motion, and were not afraid to attack,

which they did whole-heartedly at long as their condition lasted. Fnfortunalely, for them, it broke down lielure the tremendous vim of the All Blacks, who kept hammering at them relentlessly. Finally, Irvine charged down a County hack as he was attempting to kick, and seemed the hall, and then lie passed to Mill who scored in a fine position. Xicholls’ kick failed. Now Zealand fi Cumberland I) The opposition then seemed to melt away, and Cooke, Mill and Hart all secured tries. Once mole place kicking was o|f. and none of them were converted. At half time the i-core was: New Zealand In Cumberland 0 When the play was resumed. the Ci iint.\ made a last expiring cll'oit, and got so far down li.hl that ill" All Black- von. foned down. Alter this. ( iiiiibci'lnml simply collapsed and the game went so completely in New Zealand’s favour as to he reminiscent of the tremendous energy which the original All Blacks used to put into the second half of their games. They took complete charge of the scrums and line outs, and threw the hall about in brilliant fashion. They seemed to be able to <lo as they liked, and the F.ng-li-.li champions looked on dazed. It was the finest eolleetive display that the visitors have given on this tour, ami was in strong contrast to some of their earlier games. Barely was a pass dropped, despite the tremendous pace at which the men were going.

Hart ol.lnincd three more tries, while Stewart. Cooke iiml .Vicliolls scored one. eacli. 'l’lie place kicking 100. showed a "reat im|irovement. as four of (lie six tries were* converted, three by White and one bv Xepia. fn the end, the 1 New Zealanders heat the champions with ridiculous ease hv II to nil.

Hart and Xieholls were the heroes of the match It was simply impossible to stop the former owing to the superb openings made for him hv hi.s companions. Til Kill VICTORIOUS CAItKEIt. I.OXntlX. Oct. -JO. Although Cnmherland which is the (diampion County, was expected to make a light of it against the New Zealanders at Carlisle. Rugby critics are agreed the visitors’ victorious career is unlikely to he checked by anything short of a representative team. The clear frosty weather with sunshine has had the good effect of clearing away the almost chronic colds wherewith various members of the team were afflicted. The team had motor tours to Windermere and the hake District to-day Tcigt leave for Ireland to-morrow. Harvey is not travelling with them owing to tonsilitis.

r XIV E R SITIES THAT XIXO. LOXDOX. Oct. 20.

; Oxford and Cambridge are both eon- ; centraling upon getting into form for i the Xew Zealand matches next month. . Oxford is suffering from the emharassi incut of riches especially in the hack i division, where seven international three-quarters are available, including the Sydneyites. Wallace and Raymond and the Xew Zealander, Aitken. all of whom are displaying good form. Raymond has been tried as full-back in several matches. Critics, while pointing out that, he would he better as a three-quarter, acclaim him as the natural successor to franklin, last year's blue. They particularly pay a tribute to his resolute tackling and coolness under pressure. The Queenslander. Lawton, is no longer at Oxford, hut turns out regularly as five-eighths for Iflackheath. where he is the most outstanding player. In the preliminary canvassing of the international probables. Lawton’s name invariably receives prominence. XEW ZEALANDERS COM PL ATX LOXDOX. Get. 'JO. Xew Zealanders bitterly complain of tin* seating arrangements at Twickenham for the international match against England on the 3rd. January. Only three hundred out of thirteen thousand tickets have been allotted to them, though there are already at least four hundred bona fide Xew Zealand applications. 'lhere are no front row seats, a few ill the fifth and the rest still further hack.

RESULTS TO DATE, Following are the results to date (with scores of 1901 team for purposes of comparison) and matches to he played by the All Blacks:

COMING MATCHES. Nov. I.—v. Ireland (15-0). Nov. o.—v. Ulster. Nov. B.—v. Northumberland (31-0)

1021. 100-3. v. Devon ... 11—0 55—1 v. Cornwall ... 20—0 -11—0 v. Somerset ... 6-0 23-0 v. Gloucester ... 6—0 -1-1-0 r. Swansea ... 30—3 4—3 v. Newport ... 13—10 6-3 v. Ix? ices tor ... 27—0 23—0 v. North Midlands -10—3 21-5 v. Cheshire ... IS—5 34—0 v. Durham ... -13—7 16—3 v. Yorkshire ... 42—1 40-0 v. Lancashire O 1 CO — v. Cumberland .. —11—0 —