Football News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1896, Page 2

Football News.

«■ The following represent Manawatn in their match apainst Canterbury to-mor-row : Roacbe, Keeling, Hewitt, Giesen, Jack, Shannon, Stuart, Perrin, Jackson, Le Cren, Matheson, Eyre, Smith, Desmond. Matravers, De Luen, Prendergast, McMinn. The representative match between Nelson and Manawatu was contested at Palmerston on Saturday, and ended in a draw, no score being made on either side. Manawatu, with the advantage of tbe wind, bad tbe best of tbe play all through the first spell. The forwards appeared weak and showed lack of combination. The wing threequarters also omitted to show any brilliancy and thus nullified the efforts of the other backs. In the second spell Nelson warmed up and put in some fast work. For Manawatu, Jack, Shannon and Hewitt repeatedly gave evidence of excellent play and pressed the visitors warmly. Towards the end of the game Shannon and Hewitt got clean away, but within a few feet of the line Keeling unfortunately knocked the ball forward in taking a high pass, and thus a certain score was lost. Hall, one of the Nelson players, was injured during tbe match and retired from the field. Mr Mitchell made a capital referee. The intercolonial football match,. Queensland and Auckland, "was played \ at Auckland on Saturday. The visiting team showed strong defence, but lacked comparison with the local team In passing tactics. The game resulted — Auck land, 15 points : Queensland, 6 points ; the winners scores being four tries and a penalty goal and that of Queensland a try and a penalty goal. ' The match between Wellington and Canterbury was played at Wellington on Saturday. The ground in places was ankle deep in mud and good play was out of the question. Wellington proved the winners in their second match this season by 12 points (four tries) to three (a try). The tries were obtained by Pauling, Roberts, Crawford and Roacbe, the last named by a particularly good piece of play. Otago defeated Southland by a try to nil. Canterbury will play a match with Manawatu, at Palmerston, to-morrow. The following team has been chosen to represent New Zealand against Queensland in the match at Wellington next Saturday : — Full-back, Orchard (Canterbury), three-quarters, Surmao (Auckland), Roberts (Wellington), Allan (Taranaki), five-eighth, White (Canterbury), half, Gage (Wellington), forwards, Watson (Taranaki), Kerr (Canterbury), Murray (Auckland), Young (Wellington), Swindley (Auckland), Mcßobie (Southland), Watson (Wairarapa), McKeuzio | (Wellington), Oliphant (Auckland).