New Zealand Footballers in Australia.
(Per Press Association.) Stdney, July 5. The New Zealand team play Bathurst on Tuesday, Orange on Thursday, and New South Wales on Saturday. Tbe Western Union team which is to play New Zealand at Bathurst is as fol--1 lows: — Fullback, Kenny; three quart ■ era, Roberts, Read and Wickbam ; five- ' eighths, Mancbeo; halfback, Dibley ; wing forwards, R. Read and Hen If n ; [ forwards, HobaD, Gardiner, Street, W. | Streets, Coombes, Silk aud West. This : is a combination of players from different : unions, Bathorrj, July 5. Saturday's play was sufficiency rough . to prevent some of the New South Wales i players taking part in next Saturday's , match. Warbrick sustained an injury i to his head, and with Abbott will bo unable to play. The manager of the New Zealand , team found it advisable to strengthen 1 thorn, and he cabled for Roberts. ' It is unfortunate the team have to play two midweek matches, especially if _ any man is hutt at Orange, which is ! likely to put a yery heavy team in the ' field r The following will play to morrow : — > Full back, Smith ; three quarters, Allen, i Orchard, Armit ; fire-eighths, Bayley ; . half, Humphries ; wings, McKenzie and F Glennie ; forwards, Hancock, Brooker, ! Harris, Pauliug, Blair, Wilson and Mur* i ray. 1 Wellington, July 5. I Roberts, tbe well known Peneke three quarter back, leaves for Sydney by the . Monowai ou Wednesday, to replace I Duncan, wbo was disabled in Saturday's [ match.
, RESULTS Of PHKVIOUS MATCHES. , 1884 — At Sydney, New Zealand won by ( 1 1 points to nil. 1884— At Sydney, New Zealand won by 21 poiats to 2. 1884— At Sydney, New Zealand won by 16 points to nil. '■■ 1893— At Sydney, New Zealand won by , 17 poiDts to 8. , 1893 —At Sydney, New South Wales won by 25 points to 3. \ 1893— At Sydney, New Zealand won by 16 points to nil. 1894— At Cbristchnrcb, N.S.W. won by 8 points to 6. 1897— At Sydney, New Zealand won by ' 13 points to 8. Matches played, eight, New Zealand having won six and New South Wales two. ____________
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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 5, 6 July 1897, Page 2
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