FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1925, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

A.r>.\\. \. v r.iv umdi. The representative football match New South Wales v. Combined Coast took place yesterday at Victoria Park. (Jreymouth and resulted in an easy win for the visitors by 3d points (8 tries, and four being converted) to I I points (a converted try, a try and 2 penalty goals.) To the early stages Coast, scored, O’Neill getting over and Warnes converted. Soon alter Warnes kicked a penalty goal. Then the visitors got going and they dominated the greater portion of the play their passing and general combination being much superior. The Coast endeavoured to make the game a forward one while the visitors opened out the play on every possible occasion. For the Coast tries were scored by O’Neill and Walker. Warnes converting the first one and kicking two penally goals. For the visitors Crossman (2). Lowers (3). l-’orc! (3) amt Meagher scoroil tries. Lawton converting (2) and Thorn (2). Mr ,1. Tipladv was referee. All Black .1. Steel was unable to play. SrSPKNl)l ( ;i>. by TPi.noitArii —run muss association.] DFNF.DIN, Ang. 20. Murray, captain of the SeaclifT soc•er team and an Otago and New Zcaand representative, has been suspend'd till the end of the season for acting n an ungcntlomanly manner towards .be referee in last Saturday s match. TARANAKI WIN. JtA LM KRSTON. NORTH. Aug. 3!i. fn the rep Rugby match to-day, Tarniaki defeated the Maimwatu-I loro- <’ .vheiJtm reps by !) to 7. The visitors c aid tiie tuck of the game, there being it tie difference between the teams.