Rugby

Levin Daily Chronicle, 21 July 1917, Page 2

Rugby

liCUvlivfcyiiiliJi BJi'A'l'S -N : l2\Y laxd T&AM. fc'di'v IuJUAL '' ALIL-.B L A'OivS'' AMONGST PLAYEiRfci From the latest issue of Tile .Nov Zeaiander — tu-c journal , edited m London by iVLr. Guy H. Scholedield, and suppued free of charge to uN'ew Zealand troops at the front, The Jiironicle takes the attached item of football news:— The special match :for military charities, 'between Yorkshire and ■ a [New Zealand team of fifteen from Salisbury Plain, drew 7000 spectators to the 'Leeds Club's ground. iLieutGeneral Sir John Maxwell, kicked off, and/ other notabilities presemt included the Lord Mayor and Ladyi (Mayoress of York, Lieut-Colonel G. T. Hall, X.Z.E.F. (representing the Prime Minister), Colonel G. A. Mackenzie, (X.Z.8.F., and the Sheriff of York. The County side proved the smarter in passing and running, and to this advantage! they owed! a substantial victory. Newman opened the score for Xew Zealand, but Roberts failed to convert. Yorkshire replied with two tries and a penalty goal. Pilkington then crossed the line for iNew Zealand, Langford converting, and the score at the interval was Yorkshire 9 points, (New Zealand 8. In the second half Yorkshire added two goals, and won -by "19 points to 8.

Tlie New Zealand fifteen consisted of Moffatt (Auckland), Howie (Westport), Torrance (Dunedin), and O'Brien (All Blacks), Roberts (All Blacks), captain, and McLeod WelJington (five-eight), Patterson, Tananaiki (half-baak),, Muir,' Auckland, (wing forward), Sellars Auckland, Williams (Otago), Seeling (All Blacks) Sheehan Auckland, Longford Soutli Island, Newman 'Dunedin, and Pilkington Pahiatua (forwards).