All Blacks vs South Africa 3rd test, 1949-09-03

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1949
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Year
1949
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25522
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Series
D series, ca. 1935-1950s.
Duration
01:33:04
Broadcast Date
03 Sep 1949
Credits
RNZ Collection
McCarthy, Winston John, 1908-1984, Commentator
All Blacks (Rugby team)
South Africa (rugby team) (estab. 1891)
Desire, Christian, Commentator
Delamore, G. W., Commentator

Broadcast of the third test between New Zealand and South Africa in Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.

Part 1. Winston McCarthy provides brief pre-match talk. Kingsmead has a crowd of 30,000. No score at nine minutes into the first half. Winston McCarthy is joined by Graham Delamore ("Red") in the commentary box recording points and time.

Part 2. Geffen scores two penalties.

Part 3. Geffen scores a goal and penalty making the score 6 nil. At 29 minutes into the first half Goddard from New Zealand scores a try bringing the score 6-3 to South Africa.

Part 4. No movement in the score. Des Christian and Wnston McCarthy provide a summary of the game and points scored so far during half time.

Part 5. Graham Delamore joins Winston McCarthy for the second half of the third test, South Africa - 6, New Zealand - 3. Geffen scores yet another penalty. McCarthy comments that he has "never known so many penalties..." bringing the score to 9-3.

Part 6. The score stays at 9-3 (3 penalties to South Africa, one try to New Zealand).

Part 7. The score stays at 9-3 (3 penalties to South Africa, one try to New Zealand).

Part 8. The final score is 9-3 to South Africa.