WIN FOR ALL BLACKS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 154, 24 March 1908, Page 7

WIN FOR ALL BLACKS.

DISGRACEFUL SCENES. FIGHTING—GROSS ORDERED OFF. . ; WON IN SECOND HALF. BY TELEGRAHI—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.. (Rcc. March 23, 5.18 p.m.) Sydney,.March Homo nowspapers to hand by mail contain reports of tho last Test Match played .by tho Now Zealandcrs at Cheltenham, when the New Zealandcrs scored 8 points (two tries and a goal) against . tlio Northern Union's 5 points (a try and a goal). The match was witnessed by 3000 spectators. Tho Northerners kicked off, and tho .English halves got the ball away,: Batten running into tho New Zealand twenty-five. Then Wrigley got- clear, tho Northerners, being forced down. HOME TEAM OPENS SCORING. Near mid-field tho Now Zealandcrs bccamo off-side, and with a fino kick Whito kicked a goal.. Tho Northerners then attacked .in great stylo, with tho rosult that Joljy, went 'over with a clever try, which was too difficult, however, to convert. So far tho Northerners had had all tho gamp, and, they moro than held their own till halftime, whon tho scoro was:— . Northern Union ... , ... .: 5 New Zealand ... ... ... 0 On resuming, tho Now Zealandcrs broko away, and Trovarthen, getting a pass from Smith, crossed the Northerners' line, but was hold up. Whito also made a fine run, whilo Taylor was forced into-touch by Wynyard. ' ' ' ~ SAVAGE PLAY V Keeping up tho pressure, New Zealand obtained a froo kick, and Messenger attempted a shot at goal. Tho All Blacks wero making tremendous attempts to score, and Wynyard,. Tyler, and ' : Wrigloy wore doing fine work. Towards tho close, says'tlioDaily Telegraph," tho game became extremely rough, and tlio men almost got out of- hand. Cress was ordered off tlio field for striking > an opponent, and there wore soveral other incidents which created considerable unpleasantness to everybody concerned. .. Eventually Meissengor scored from a pass by Tyler. After Wrigley had obtained the extra points, making tho scores evon, some moro fighting took placo,.Dunning using his fists pretty' freely. Johnston scored a second try for New Zealand from a fine rush, but Wrigloy failed at goal. • For tho rest of tho game the New Zealandors pressed hard, but there was uo' moro scoring. , . .