ALL BLACKS DEFEAT EAST MIDLANDS BY 31 TO 7.
London, December 6. The New Zealanders met East Midlands at Northampton to-day and won easily by 31 to 7. The team was as follows: —Full-back: Nepia; three-quarters: Lucas, Brown, and Steel; five-eighths: McGregor and Cooke; half: Mill; forwards: Donald, Irvine, Richardson, Masters, C. Brownlie, Parker and Cupples. New Zealand lost the toss but within a few minutes of Porter’s kick-off first Steel then Richardson were all but across the Midlands goal line. Midlands drew first blood however. At half-time lbe score stood: N.Z. 8, East Midlands 3. Nepia regained his old cunning with his goal-kicking. The game was fast and interesting, but was deficient in the finer points of play, the All Blacks’ weight and stamina was a. very great factor in their victory and they wore down all opposition. Richardson stood out as the finest forward on the field and Guppies was always conspicuous. Nepia was in wonderful form, kicking five goals from seven tries —two of them from the side line. Brown, Steel and Cooke were the best of the backs.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2821, 9 December 1924, Page 2
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182ALL BLACKS DEFEAT EAST MIDLANDS BY 31 TO 7. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2821, 9 December 1924, Page 2
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