THE ALL BLACKS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1930, Page 6

THE ALL BLACKS

XIX ETEEX CHOSEN

BEFORE FINAL SELECTION

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

WELLINGTON, June 11

The I«>..owing ni’iiJteen. players hare been v..u,wn, anil from whom toe lilieen for the first test match against tin.- British team will lie selected alter tlie trial match to be played at Oaliiaru on Wednesday next :

BACKS,

Xepia (East Coast), Hart (Canterbury), Lucas (Auckland), Oliver (Wellington), Niebolls (Wellington), LiiIturne (Canterbury), Cooke (Wellington), .Johnson (Wellington), Mill ( W'airarapa).

FORWARDS

porter (Wellington), Cottorill (Canterbury), Irvine (\\ airarapa), .More (Otago), Fiulayson (North Auckland), S'tee re (Hawke’s .Bay), McWilliams (Waikato), Battv (Auckland), Stewart (Canterbury), Ha/.lett (Southland).

YESTERDAY’S TRIAL.

COOKE THE BEST BACK

WELLINGTON, June 11

As was only to he-expected in view of the boisterous weather to-day, the football seen in the 'lest trial match, Possibles versus Probables, was not so good as has lieen seen in previous years, hut it was always interesting. The Possibles team won by 17 points 11, and did not allow the Probables to score in the second spell. The points comprised five tri.s, one converted. to three tries, one converted. A half-time the score was 11 to 8 in favour of the Probables.

Nepia. impressed everyone with his play, but Heazl.ewood also playe’d a very safe- game.

Cooke showed flushes of his old brilliancy. and was probably the best- back on the ground.

There was little between any of. the three half-hacks that played during the afternoon, though Corner, perhaps, was ]tlie most consistent. Solomon. wins more in the picture than., was Scrimshaw in the,, wingforward position, and among the-for-wards there-' was' no great difference. : .McLean played air excellent game,and fully justified Iris last minute-..in-clusion to ’replace■■ Campbell (Hawke’s Bay), who was -injured a lew days ago.

Tt was unfortunate that Hart, the Canterbury wing-threeqiuirter, saw lit Lie of the "bali, and was unable, therefore, to effectively demonstrate his ability. .

Niebolls contained the Probables team and Johnson the Possibles. The Probables' forward's soon adapted themselves to the conditions', and whether or not the cold southerly influenced them to keep close together, thev. usually were to he seen hunting

as ri park. McWilliams and McLean (the latter a player who got his place owing to '<(impbilii’s iuaLility to play) early distinguished themselves and proved more than a match for Finlayson and Ha/Jett, the opposing serum supporters. Harvey was putting plenty of vigour into his play The game had been in progress 110 minutes, when, Mackay, with a great turn of speed, got over in the corner. Ho had fended off a tackle hv Hurt and headed oil Hazlett, whose flying tackle came seconds too late. Nepia had the winger well collared when he Has on the line, but the impetus of his run carried him over. It was a fine piece of determined three-quarter play. Probables 3: Possibles 0.

Within a row minutes, Solomon, Sim. McLean and Irvine were pror minent in a wedge-shape dribbling rush, and Solomon completed a splendid movement by scoring in the corner. Hearilewood’s kick at goal swerved over the •crossbar. Probables 8: Possibles 0.

Holden whs getting more chances than Corner, but did not appear to make the best use of them. Lilburne, next in Holden’s chain of hacks, was playing a. line defensive game, and neglected no openings that came his way. .McWilliams in the Probables pack was always to be louud handy to the ball.

The forwards were scrumming for possession following a line out i» Probables territory, when Corner sent out to limes,' to Johnson, to Cooke, then came a piece of play that left three defending gbacks, Lucas, Mackay and Hea/.lewood standing. Instead of running to the corner as expected. C’ooke took quick advantage of an opening, and cut in to have a clear run to the posts. Probables 8, Possibles 3.

As quickly as the Probables' second try followed if first, so did the Possibles’. Hea/.lewood kicked into touch, the hall, however, fell into Xepia’s arms. ITe dropped it. but picking up *,uifkly, when down the line, passed to' Lines, and accompanied the latter in a passing rush down the line. I’hey inter-passed throe times running at top speed, and eventually Lilies gave to Minns, who had run up on the wing, a, dear run iii. Tt was really Xepia’s try. The whole movement

liud been executed without flurry, jet at lightning speed. Kepi a converted. Probables 8; Possibles 8.

prom the line out Lilburne went over in the midst ol loose sci uiiiiimging. Uea/.lewood missed and the spell ended with Probables leading. 11 to 8.

During the spell the following alterations were made in the teams: McKenzie replaced Junes in the Possibles live-eighth line. King replaced Sim in the Probables pack. Mill replaced Holden in the Probables halfback position. Mill tried to bring off a save by pluckilv diving for the ball in a scrunnv.a we. but More beat him to it. and touched down. The score was 11 all. McLean, Reid and McWilliams were always to be found handy, and were usually prominent in frequent rushes, staged by the Probables forwards. ulho still secured a better share of the ball than their opponents.

Nepia. was responsible for many line saves. Corner, the Auckland halfback, playing behind the Possibles scrum, did not slime at attack, there were few chances to do so, but he did useful work in stopping many of the loose rushes of the Probables forwards. The tackling on both sides was deadly, and neither set o l ' backs could make much headway.

Purdue got away in a. drib ling rush, and was well supported, and the movement carried play to U.e Probalbles’ line, where Scrimshaw warned possession and di •od o\ ei. Nepia missed .Possibles 14: Probables 11*

Purdue and Batty combined- fit the head of another forward rush that ended in Batt.v I'scoring.- The. game ended with Possibles the victors by 17 points to 11.

I)A NXEVIRKE BEAT.BUS H

PAHIATUA. .June 11

In Bebbington Shield challenge* Push lost the Shield, Dannevirke winning by 14 to 3 on a sodden ground. Snow fell during the game.

PLAYER KNOCKS OUT REFEREE.

STRATFORD, June 12

The Rugby Union last night consulered the case of E. Roebuck whe knocked out the referee in the match At Omata on Saturday last. Sentence was deferred in view of possible police action.