Rugby Football.

Free Lance, Volume VI, Issue 282, 25 November 1905, Page 20

Rugby Football.

The New Zealand) Rugby football team is proceeding merrily on its way, its latest victims being Scotland's international team. Many people feel disappointed, that the win wasn't bigger than it was, but surely tlhey have forgotten that the best judges in the Old Country did not give them a chance of winning an international game. But they all have been proved) to :< e wrong, and the best team that Scotland, has put into the field) for five years was beaten by 12 points — four tries — to 7 points — a potted goal and a try. Bedell-Sivwright, who captained the British team that toured New Zealand last year, led the Scotchmen, and a good 1 judge like he is would have been bound to see that the side that representd Scotlandi was a fifteen specially selected to defeat the visitors of possible. Theirefore, to my way of thinking, -a win in itself is sufficient cause for congratulation, and the Jeremiahs who gave them no chance in the internationals anre the only ones who are not satisfied with the win. Ireland is the next match to engage our particular attention, and Paddy will be met in Dublin to-morrow (Saturday). A 'Frisco mail _ arriredl in Auckland on Tuesday morning, and) I am hoping to receive a budget from the Lance s special correspondent. If it comes to hand in time, it will be found on another page of the paper.

The record of all matches played to date is as follows : —

Points For Jfoants Against. Devon Cornwall Bristol Northampton Leicester Middlesex Durham Hartlepoal Northumberland Gloucester Somerset Devonport Albion Midfland Counties Surrey Black heath Oxford Cambiidge Richmond Bedford Scotland 55 41 41 32 28 34 16 63 31 44 22 21 21 11 32 47 14 17 45 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Total 627 22