ALL BLACKS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 34, 4 November 1907, Page 5

ALL BLACKS.

A WELSH TEAM EASILY BEATEN. FINE PASSING. BY TELEOniI'U—riIESS ASSOCIATION—COI'TEIGHT. (Rec. Nov. 3, 4.38 p.m.) London, Novembc: 2. Tho eighth match of the tour of the New Zealand team —and the first of the team's matches in Wales—was played to-day against Morthyr-Tydvil. Tlio rcs'.iit ■ was:— Pts. New Zealand 7.7 Merthyr-Tyclvil ' • 9 Tiio Now Zrnliindcrs. scored three goals and seven tries, Mcrtliyr-Tydvil throe tries. Tim winners liad the best of tho game throughout, and the passing, of their, threequarters was sup?rb. . .<. ..■!■".. ~..:-.'.■ T'. , '-

The following tablo shows tho Kiareliof. played and tho scores to date. Tt also shows, m parentheses, for each of the English tsams, Ihe matches won and lost, and the posrion sained i:> the. Northern Unitfn -League Co.-a-patition for Inst season, 19OG-7(—,i; Bramlcy—Won liy 25 points to 10—5 goals ■s.triss to 2 goals 2 tries. (.Won 1, Inst 19, 2C>th position in the League.) Iltiddorefield— Won by !!) points to B—2 (Trials 5 tries to 1 goal 2 tries. (Won 13, Inst 19,. lilth position in. the, League.) Widnes—Wen by Sβ points to 11-rr-k Goals fi tries to 1 goal 3 tries?" (Won U, lost 10, 12th position in League.) ■ Bron*hton Kansrers—Won by 20 to U. (Won 17, lost 12, Oth position in Lctrue.) Wnkofield Trinity—Draw,, 5 point?.; : (Won 12, lost 15, 16th position, in, Lcaßtio.) Leeds—W6n : by S 'points'"to" 2—l iroal 2 trien to 1 goal. (Won in, lost 9, Oth _ position in Leaijue.) St. Helens—Won by 24 points to 5—3 goals and G tries to 1 gonl and 1 try. (Won !), lost 17, 22hcl position in League.) Mmthyr Tydvil—Woii by 27- pointsHo !>- 3 goals. 7 '-tries to 3. tries. ' (A'llcw club, not in Lea/ino last year.) Record.—Played 5, won 7, drawn 1, points ' tor 151, points neainst C-J.