ALL BLACK TEST VICTORY AMAZES SOUTH AFRICA

NZ Truth, Issue 1182, 26 July 1928, Page 14

ALL BLACK TEST VICTORY AMAZES SOUTH AFRICA

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■ L - (From ; "N.Z. Truth's" invercargill y^' : r '■,•■■■■ I'l^ll^^jj'l'fll yysjouthi.^ ."-. by.24:to'2s at;th.e,.enrf_of'a match Which, though not ; high-iirade, was full of thrills provided chiefly by the greens m the second spell. THE maroons had a lead of eleven ** points at the end of a mediocre first spell m which the greens notched -. ; a;,penalty three,' to four .fries, one con--1 'verted. ':; "\y"" '':.''* y'y" ' ' \*f . ■ ; ' : Bird, of Pirates, scored /one and of Star* the other three. "■■" The place -kicking was atrocious on ; each: side. ' ..:■ :■■' •.."-.:> '". ,•-. .The Second . half opened 'up - with Southland' pressing" ° 'on Wairarapa' s and from, a set sqrum Hunter Mcvkenzie went oyer. ;; ThO conversion fj made it nineteen .: to three. -■f- - Then greens took charge of the game y and ~ Cundy showed his prowess by 1 crashing free to 1 send onyto IDrurie and Ward for a great try?;; -.-; .The visiting forwards fed their backs by bunching arid the backs, played brilliantly against weakening opposition. ' * • ' v The points, ran, up to 23, four, ahead . of Southland, and the crowd- began to y jrielfc- •,; ■ ■•.-■,.-. -•'_ y-.- _ .<y y JJ "jJ^ ff :- : 'vß'.'f l iie i- green's were- still attacking"; hard !'.-' when , suddenly m . v fthelr':pWh.- : forty a forward kicked hard froni a ruck. Don. Murray dashed , up on. the blind, yand: passed to Diack, .who crossed about four yards from the corner and .viihen.kicked. the winning goal. >:•. The effort was spasmodic/ bill It , won the game by a point. •''■' - Wairarapa looked a beaten .side at the end of the first spelli but had, practically all the play in* the second. The losers' play Jn the second half • was flrst-class. The home side appeared to peter out though they aged to get their noses m front. , ' t Ward was the pick of a' fair' bunch. In the second spell Cundy and' .Strlngfellow were always m the pic-, ytUre. . '.;' -■■"'. : ! .^. Cprmack did well at full-back for ■• the' winners. i££T Hpwd6h;^'yJ^s^heyyliiies^lQpye'-fp-ward, --with. McLeod a good 1 second, v- - Guy Oughton, McAuliffe and Bell played up to. form.