NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTRALIA.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 20, 24 July 1893, Page 2

NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTRALIA.

[PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Bbisbane, July 22. The return match between Queens- . land and the New Zealand Eugby team was played to-day. The weather/ was very warm, and about 7000 were' JL present. The New Zealand team 7 was : Full-back, Wilson ; threequarters, Gage, Wynyard, Jems; halves, Butland and Bayley; forwards, McKenzie, Mclntosh, Ellison, Lambie, Cockroft, Stuart, Speight, Hiroa, and Murray. The New Zealanders won the toss, and from the kick-off took the ball into the home 25, but it was worked back to the centre, where play was confined far. some time. Wynyard, intercepting a j pass, dashed, through the opposing backs and scored at try between the posts, from which Ellison kicked a goal. The visitors were playing a hard and fast game, and the home team was playing all they knew to get on terms. Jervis increased the score by potting a fine r goal. The visitors kept up the attack, And '. Wynyard afrain, scored. The Becqnd spell opened by iVynyard scoring his third try. Cockroft, TSdcKenzie, Jervis, Butland, also scored. The game ended — New Zealand, 85 points; Queensland, nil. Wynyard scored three tries, from which two goals were kicked, Butland scored two tries, . one of which were converted, jervis potted a goal and scored a try, and . both McKenzie and Cockroft scored a try each. ; .^s^Day, On Saturday the game Iras the beat . the New Zealanderjs have yet played. The passing of the whole team was very fine. Wynyard played a great | game, but all the other backs showed ' much dash, and were very safe. Butland and Bayley did some passing of the highest order. Cookcroft and McKeDzie were the most prominent forwards, but all were seen at their best. ..-■:.■• .*.'...•