NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1618, 4 December 1905, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS

THE DEFEAT OF ALL ENGLAND A GREAT GAME. RECORD ATTENDANCE IN ENGLAND. DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME. By, telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Deo 1. All to-morrow’s Rugby matches in Lon* don have been rcratohod, also many Association fixtures,, to enable the players to witness the test match England v. New f Zealand. A Bcoeived 8 53 a.m,, Deo 8. New Zealand 15 England ... ... ... 0 Received 4.16 p.m., Deo 8. Loudon, Dec 2. Favored with fine weather, the teas match England v. New Zealand establisbed a' record attendance for Rugby football in England. Tho enormous crowd was estimated at quite 80,000. ":: : - .

HEAVY GROUND. The ground, from , previous rains, waß terribly heavy, and tbo condition-told palpably on ihe players, inasmuch' towards tho end of the game'many of.the eon* testants were fagging. ENGLAND’S TEAM. The greatest care had been taken in the selection of the team to do battle for the Old Country, with the result that a fine team was got together, which inoluded seven old international players. ’V. H. Cartwright captained the home team, and associated with him were Godfrey and A. 0. Hind (Leicester) and'Shew* iDg (Somerset). : - j J.II- . The home t>am played five; threequarters, with J. E. Raphael, of Oxford, as rover.

NEW ZEALAND TE AM. . In the New Zealand team Gallagher (Auckland) and McGregor (Wellington) replaced Mynott (Taranaki) and Smith (Auokland), the latter having injured his shoulder in the Limerick mateffi Newton (Canterbury) took the place of Canningbarn (Auckland). Otherwise the team was the same as that of last Saturday; A HOT ATTACK. ; Reversing the tactics of the match against Ireland, tbe colonials took the initiative, and opening with a hot attack invaded the Home Country’s 25, and the latter were hard at work defending thoir line. FIRST SCORE. From scrums inside the quarter flag McGregor got possession of the bell and whipped over the line, thus registering, first blood for the Maorilanders within minutes of the start of the game. Waflabll (Wellington) bad the shot at goal, but the ball went wide. " : " MeGREGOR’S SECOND TRY.

On resuming the New Zealanders fol* lowed np their advantage with renewed vigor, and continued to press the home t&am, keeping them penned down. -Various efforts to cross the line were frnit'eis until about ten minutes later than the first score, when McGregor again got through, but Wallace failed to register the major points. 1 ; ■ . ,

New Zealand ... 6 . England ... ... ... 0 THE THIRD TRY. When tbe ball was in play again England showed stubborn defence, and sue* ■cessfully checked farther Sooring until just before the end of the spell, when McGregor wae once more in evidence, and placed a third try to his credit The ball was placed for Wallace, but the score was not increased, and the spell ended— Now Zealand ... ... ... 9 England 0 BRILLIANT DASHES. McGregor was playing in rare style, and his brilliant dashes for the line elicited oheers from the immense oruwd.

SECOND HALF. * The opening of the seoohd half was a repetition of the first, the visitors still beiDg on. the offensive, and for a quarter of an hour England was sorely, pressed, though the colonials were unable to break through the defenoe. ' "■ A CHANGED SCENE.

Eventually the home forwards took a hand in the game, sod by a fine rush the scone of play was removed into the New Zealanders’ territory, where it remained for some time. Then ensued give-and« take play. ' v 4 r • ANOTHEK MAO ON 20P.^

This was fallowed by a determined rush of the New Zea'anders down into the English quarters, and at the end of haltVys an bout’s play McDonald (Otago) regie•tered the fourth try for his colony. Wallace’s star was again not in the asoend> anoy, and no further points were added as the result cf his shot at goal. The soore now stood— New Zealand ... 12 England ... Q MAO EVERY TIME. In quick succession McGregor added still another try to his credit, and this time the ball was placed forGillet (Canterbury), but his effort was attended with no better success than those of Wallace. A BRITISH RALLY. t In the last few minutes the Britishers rallied somewhat, and made a desperate effort to soore. Pressing hard, they rushed the bail over New Zealand’s line,-where the oolonials kioked it into the dead area. FIFTEEN TO NIL. The game ended— New Zealand ... ... ... 15 England ... O'

GOVERNMENT MESSAGE. Wellington, yesterday. New Zealand beat England by 15. to nil. MoGrogor. scored four tries,, and MoDonald : one try. The 4. Ba m was :—Gillet, Wallaoe, Deans, Mo&BgaSf.,* Hunter, Stead, Roberts, Gallagher, Newton, Sullivan, Glasgow, Seeling, Me- " DoDald. The ground was very heavy. There was an immense orowd—about 80,000.

THE PREMIER’S MESSAGE. COLONIAL CONGRATULATIONS. (Per Press Association.) t Dunedin, last night. The Premier despatched tht following cablegram to the High Commissioner on learning of the result of the New Zealand V. England football match : :i ’ Convey hearty congratulations from the oolony to the New Zealand football team, The people here are delighlpd at their conspicuous -success, and the worthy manner In which they are upholding the preßtige of New Zealand fooiball.”