NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1634, 23 December 1905, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS

NEW ZEALAND v. GLAMORGAN,

By telegraph, Press Ass'n, Copyriglil London, Dec 21. New Zealand 9 Glamorgan ... ... ... 0 The WeLh Union selected James, of Newport, as referee of tbe Glamergan match. Tbo Now Zea'andera objected, and threatened to cancel all Welsh fix lures. A long discussion by telephone ended in the New Zealanders accepting James. Thirty thousand spectators witnessed the gamo. The Glamorgan team included only two international players, several of those who took part in Saturday’s rnatoh being unable to play. The All Blacks opened by invading Glamorgan’s country, and during the first ba’f kopt their opponents hard pressed, Showing splendid combination, they made frequent at ticks, in which Smith and Wallace took a prominent pact. Evenlua’ly Abbjtt soored, but Wallace failed to convert, tbe first spell ending ihroo to nil. In the eecond half the G'amorgao forwards pressed haid, but tbvie cflots weie ren derod unavailing owing to tbe backs missiQg save al cbanco?. Just before time tbo New Zerlaaders again asserted themselves, toms olevrr play resulting in McDonald and W-llaes rath scoring a try. ,In nc-iihor case, bowover, did tbo aitunpt to add extra points succeed. The whistle souodsd with the ccoro : New Z.aland 9, Glamorgan nil.

Tbo Government message st lies: " New Zealand defeated Gamorgin by Dino points lo nil. Smith, McDonald and Wallace each scored o try. The team is showing unmistakcable sigus of sta'eness.”