MAORI RUGBY TEAM

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 41, 12 November 1926, Page 12

MAORI RUGBY TEAM

BEATEN BY GLOUCESTERSHIRE PENALTY GOAL THE ONLY SCORE yr TEhffi BAPH. —PBES”- aSSOCIAIIoA Con’ttWHT. London, November 10. The Maori touring team was defeated by Gloucestershire Dy 3 points to nil. ' Gloucestershire won Dy a penalty goal. ' The match was played at Bristol before twelve thousand spectators. The ground was very heavy with torrential ram, which in tlie second half prevented accurate passing and gathering. The result flattered Gloucestershire, who were assisted by the internationals Voyce and Tucker. They had more of the play in the first half, but the Maoris were later superior in actual play, and territorially, although they made the mistake of neglecting their fine scoring wings, Phillips and Falwasser iii the first half, when the ball was comparatively dry. Falwasser made two inagnificent runs in vain, and also lost a lastminute chance of a try, by endeavouring to score between the posts iiistb.id of running straight on. The forwards struggled dourly, ano there was little to choose between the packs. Millner, the Gloucestershire scrumhalf, was penalised at the base of the scrum eight times, but the Maoris’ kicks failed. Millington kicked Gloucester’s penalty goal after lialf-aii-honr’s plav. 'Pelham, Love. Wineera, Ilaupapa, and Olsen were the most prominent in the team, which was as fob lowsir-Filwasser, Lockwood, Phillip?, Mc-te. Wireer.i, Love. IT.-mnnpa. Olsen, Stewart, S Gemmell, Rika, Tatana, Matiiliera, Pelham, and Robinson. RULES OF THE GAME need OF BOARD CONTROL. London. November 10. The “Daily Mail,” commenting on New Zealand’s threat to withdraw from the Rugbv Conference, savs a fully representative Board of Control is wanted to co-ordinate the rules throughout the world, so ns to nrevent misunderstandings and difficulties arising when teams of the different unions meet.—Sydney “Sun” Cable.