ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 11 May 1912, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. NOTICE TO SECRETARIES. A number of teams, Bugby, Association, hockey, and lacrosse, have Been sent in for publication, in addition to thosp already published. Teams must reasJi Tub Dominion oEcc on 'lhursday evening of each week, otherwise they cannot appear. ,

WHERE TO GO TO-DAY.

The biggest game to-day will be played ft Petone, where the home team ate to meet St. James. It should bo a good battle: both teams are of the etern, hardplaying sort, and they are both likely to force the pace. Oriental play Poneke on the Park No. 1 ground, and unless something untoward happens, Oriental should win. This matdh should bo ft good spectacle, for the Black and Whites will do their best to give the ball lots of air, and Poneke's only hope is to keep it at their feet. Melrose should bo able to.beat Wellington on the No. 2 ground. AHilc-io have to go to Hutt to play Victoria College,- ami Old Boys play Southern at Karori.

IRELAND AND WALES. For the international TUigbx football match between Wales and Ireland, which took place at Belfast, the Welshmen took the field with a much-weakened team irom that which has represented the principality in its recent engagements, rhree or four of her best men-including Trew end Owen-being unable to play- As, to the game, it was a fine struggle during the first half, with Wales always having, a bit tho better of tho play, and three mmutes before tho interval one of her tnreequarters got.across the Irish line, and the try was splendidly converted. Un resuming-play tho homo side, in a minority of 5 points, worked desperately hard,- but 18 minutes elapsed before they gained a try, and.this failed to be converted from a difficult place-kick. However, a minute, later the Irish captain dropped a lightning goal, and put hi 3 side 2 points ahead. Thence till wiium five minutes of tho end the game was.very evenly fought, matters then being clinched by a gwnd rush by the Irish hmavf enabling one of their number to get through the Welsh defence, and an easiivnegotiateii goal resulting, a really good match ended with the scores ns fol owIrelaud, 12 points (1 K°al, 1 dropped goal, 1 try); Wales; 5 points (1 goal;. Of the 27 matches now played between the two countries, Wales has won 17, Ireland 9, and ono has been drawn.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN ENGLAND,

The New Zealanders now playinp; for English clubs are doinit well, according tJ Fwncis and Gillet, who have just returned from their tour of Liiglaud with the Australian Northern Union team. Set-ling, who is in the Wigan team, is clavinK as well as ever, and is the best forward in the Northern Unioa. game. Williams, another Aucfclander in the Wigan Club, is also playing we 1; .whilo George Smith (Oldbam) taeps *M fonn remarkably well, although he often Umfe of r"turmnp to Auckland. Wacidell vbt. Helens h "playing well. Eβ broke an ankle some time ago, and did not play again until just before tho Australasians left England, but ho subsequently returned to form. Wrigley is playing very we 1 for tho Huddersfield Club, which wm leadin" for tho Northern Union Cup at latest ftdTriwe.' H«nwiok and Todd are also in good fonn. _.