ALL BLACKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1924, Page 1

ALL BLACKS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION NO SCOTTISH GAMES. LONDON, November 3. New Zealand Kugbyites have endeavoured to arrange matches in Glasgow and Edinburgh and sought the Scottish Union's sanction, hut the l uiou has now notified its refusal. LONDON, -'ovember 3. In connection with the rejection of the private overtures for All Black .matches in .Scotland, the newspapers point out the gravity of Scotland again snubbing New Zealand. r l hey ask whether Scotland will he consistent and rc--1 use to meet the contaminated AngloIrish teams; also if the Scottish Union will prohibit the Scotsmen at Oxford from playing the All Blacks.

THE ULSTER. MATCH. LONDON, Nov. 3. Ulster’s team included the whole <>t (he hacks and forwards who played lor Ireland last Saturday. Twelve thousand people, including Lord Aborcorn. Lord Londonderry anil Sir James Craig (l Islcr s Premier) were present. New Zealand lost the loss. and Nieholls kicked oil'. The All Blacks were penalised twice in quick succession for scrummaging faults. Crawford. however, failed badly with the kicks, but be distinguished himself by magnificent touch-line finding. ’Jwelve minutes alter the start Parker initiated a beautifully executed passing movement which Svonsou capped with a try and Nieholls converted with a magnificent kick from the touch-line. New Zealand ... 3 Ulster ... 0 Lively work by the Ulster forwards kept Nepia on the alert, as the result of strong .loose rushes, hut the All Black forwards, by virtue of their more concrete scrummaging and their superior weight, had a great share of the hall. Cook paved the way for the next score, with an accurate cross-kick, from which Irvine obtained an easy try. Nieholls again converted. New Zealand ... 10 Ulster ... <> Shortly after this. Nieholls and Conk made a brilliant opening for Parker to score under the posts, and with his kick Nieholls again added a goal.

New Zealand ... 13 Ulster • ... 0 At. this stage Iho All Blacks were penalised no fewer than ten times, three of these occasions being within striking distance, and from one of these Crawford kicked a goal and halltime was called with the scoresNew- Zealand ... 13 Ulster ... 3

After the restunploiu of pla.v, the Ulster forwards, for a few minutes, showed out well in effective loose dribbling rushes. Generally, they were heller than the Irish pack mi Saturday. The New Zealand hacks tl-ni got to work. Mill broke away from a scrum and. after a passing bout, in which Cook and Lucas figured. Steel got across at the corner. Ihe angle was too inUeh for Nieholls to goal. New Zealand ••• 18 Ulster ... 8

Alill was playing outstandingly well, and he opened up the gallic, thus < uahliug Parker to score his second try. Nieholls converted. New Zealand ... 2:1 Ulster ... The gem of the match followed. Nepia ran through from hull way. the movement culminating in a fine try by Svensnn. which Nieholls converted. New Zealand 28 Ulster ... 8 Ulster’s defence broke down under tin' evolutions ol New Zealand s backs till the last few minutes. when, alter a pa - ing in l| 11. Stcplieicon cd a brilliant I r.\ . w liicli was let cm verted. and the nded : New Zealand . ■ 28 Ulster ... <> PACK OK Till’. HACKS. (Received this day at 9.23 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. (I. Ulster had a creditable and eipial share of the game, hut were weak behind the serum, where New Zealanders were convincing. Ihe hitters large margin was due to the pace and resource of the hacks.