FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2758, 15 July 1924, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ALL BLACK'S DEFEAT NEW SOUTH WALES. IX SECOND TEST MATCH BY 21 POINTS TO 5. Til tilt* second icsj match ployed oi Sydney on Siitimlny (lie All I 'locks won lie 21 points to 5. flic New Zealand score consisted ■■! seven unconverted tries bv Ln1a- (•!)• Svenson (2). Brown and Mimro, all of which hut Lucas's third were scored in the first spell.

In the three matches to date New Zealand has scored 7f> points to 30 Tin. teams took the field as under:— New Zealand: Full-hack. Xepia; three-quarters; Lucas, Brown and Svenson; live-eighths: Nieliolls (Ist). Cooke (2nd.); half: Dailey: win e'er: Porter: hookers: Irvine, Mimro; lock: Masters; supports: M. Brownlie, Cnpples: hack-row: Richardson (captain), White.

New South Wales :—Full-hack: Nolhling; three-r|unrters: Crossman. Wogan, Buntine, Foote; fiveeighths: Sheehan; half: A. S. B. Walker (captain); front-row: (3) Davis. Blackwood (hookers), Fox; middle row (2): Thompson, Bonner; hack-row (3) : Greatorex (hreak-away), Hoskins, Thorn (break-nway). Tliere were four new “test" men (Svenson, Nieliolls, Dailey and Cuppies) in the New Zealand team and three fresh Cornstalks (Buntine, Foote and Thompson).

Thirty thousand witnessed the match. The All Blacks showed considerable improvement. Both hacks and forwards handled the hall well hut there were still frequent infringements of' the off-side rule. Play was fast and open throughout, and many good passing- rushes were witnessed. The All Blacks held their own in the scrums, Dailey getting the hall cleanly and transferring it neatly t< the hacks, who moved quickly and straight. The place kicking of both sides was weak. Crossman. the X.S.W. wing (hreequnrter, was well marked and unable to get going. Xepia got in some line kicks hut was still inclined to speculate. Mu tiro, Richardson and. Porter were all prominent, in forward rushes and Lucas, Svenson and Cooke were most prominent in the hack divis-

The Black- dominated the first half registering eighteen points against tin- Opponents' nil. The -ec mid half was more even, and, if anything. New South Wales had the heller of it. They obtained a greater -Imre of 'lie hall and their passing was much heifer.

The home side kicked oil against a slight wind, and the All Blacks -cured in tile first two minutes. The hall went out on the full and from the resulting scrum Italics' secured ami the leather went to Cooke, then to Lucas. ihe last named after a dashing run from the twenty-live, getting- across.

Play hung about the home 25, where several of the attackers* pa-sing movements were pulled .tip for off-side or knock-011. The All Black forwards came, round the serums well and sniotht'dl the N.S.W. hacks before they got going. The forwards supplied i he hacks v ell wdh the hall.

XothliiiLr called upon to save his side, did so on many occasions.

The second spell witnessed a remarkable reversal of form mi the part of N'.S.W. Things looked bad for New Zealand for some time but the defence was pretty sound and the tackling good. Scrum followed scrum, right on the All Blacks' line, lil! Nodding took a mark near the AA. and bad a shot at. goal which fa i led.

The visitors then forced play, and went In the opposing line, lml the ball was returned. The All Blacks were again hard pressed and ultimately, alter a passing bout., Greater - ex scored X.S.W.'s only try behind die posts'. Thiirn converted. With tive minutes to go, the All Blacks returned to the attack, and hard play followed. .Just on time, the backs got into their stride and after passing between Cooke, Brown and Lucas, the .last-named scored. The “Sunday Sun" says:—New South Wales were completely outclassed in attack and defence, and never looked like winning. Few teams have shown such an astonishing reversal of form as New South Wales. From the outset, the Ail Blacks Look command of the position and never iost it. The New Zealanders' display was brilliant, New South Wales losing because of l lie lamentably weak defence, lifeless vanguard and unenterprising back division."

Tiit* “Suday News" says: "The All Blacks’ dazzling display showed they were capable oi really great, football but they were badly ill need oj a good goal kicker. A feature oi tlie. game was the splendid ionn oi Cooke, who is a real champion." The linal test will he played tomorrow. In eleven test matches Lo date, New Zealand has won live games ami New youth Wales live and one game was drawn. SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Seniors. —Boston IS, Hovers 5. Juniors: Fox Lon 9, Shannon 0. Tiiir(,s; Fox Lou delimited to Shannon. The Aloutoa Juniors defeated Koputaroa by 12 to 3.