Our Footballers.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3608, 9 December 1905, Page 2

Our Footballers.

ANOTHER WIN.

Lonpon, Dec. 6.

Seven thousand people attended the football match, New Zealand v. CbeU tenham. The game was played ,lo lovely weather. The visitors won by 18 points to nil. ..... ~ Roberts secured a try within eight minutes of the start, and Abbott secured a couple of tries before half time sounded. Harpef converted , all three by brilliant kicks. In the second half very even play Uok place, Cheltenham being in fine form, with a sound defenfce. Abbott secured a further Iry after half an hour’s play, which Harper to convert. The game ended—‘New Zealhnd, 18; Cheltenham, o.

Amongst the spectators iij the* Somerset match last October ff** Percy Bush, who toured New Zealand with Bedell-Sivwright’s team, and who captains the Cardiff team thi* season. Interviewed after the match, Mr Hush ' expressed the opinion that the New Zealanders were not as good a side as that which he played against in New Zealand. “The team we met out there bad more cohesion. The forwards had more ability, if I may say so, in looking after the game. Their dribbling was almost unstoppable; indeed, . but for Teddy, Morgan and Tommy Vile we would have been in a bad way in the test match."

Speaking of the Welshmen’s chances with New Zealand, Bush say* :f—“ T think Wales will win. If, for instance, the Welsh backs get the chance that the Gloucester backs had, they will probably get oyer the line a few tun* I *. I think Gloucester made a mistake in playing seven forwards. Our plan is to stick to our present method, and get eight forwards who will make them scrummage, and ‘ bustle ’ them a bit. If that is done, not only Wales, bat Glamorgan County and Cardiff will probably beat them. I prefer not to speak at Swansea and Newport’s chances yet, but I think that. the Swansea team of last season wonM certainly bdat them.”