New Zealand Footballers.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42746, 11 July 1905, Page 3

New Zealand Footballers.

MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES. A WIN FOE THE VISITORS. BY 19 POINTS TO NIL. By Telegraph. —Press Association] Sydney. July 8. The New Zealand Eugby team met a New South Wales fifteen this after noon under perfect weather conditions, and defeated them by 19 points to nil. ; In the first half O’Sullivan, Mynott, and Roberts scored tries for the visitors, Wallace failed to convert two and McGregor the thi<d, the spell ending : New Zealand 9, New South Wales nil. In the second spell the game was very spirited, and open. The local men showed up better than in the previous half, but the vinito’s’ back c'iv'sion was too active to permit them

seoring. Towards the end of the game Wallace and Hunter .-cored for New Zealand, and Gillet converted both, the game ending as above. The game was stubbornly contested throughout, and though the New Zealanders suffered the disadvantage of a rather rough trip over, they were more than a match for the home team, and used the line with better judgment than the '“Cornstalks, and the back division was very sfife. The following were the teams : New Zealand : Full-back Gille’t; three-quarters, Wallace, Smith, D. McGregor ; five-eighths. Hunter and Mynott; half, Roberts; forwards, Casey, Glasgow, Nicholson, Johnson, Glenn, O’Sullivan and Seeling. : New South Wales: Full- back, Hedley; three-quarters. Smith (2), Ruth ven, Penmon; halves, Anzreark and McMahon; forwards, Barrett, Burge, Hirchberg, Lamb, Judd, Swanneli, Burden, O’Donnell.

NEW ZEALANDERS WELCOMED

Sydney, J.. y 8, Prior to the match the Rugby Union accorded an official welcome to the New Zealanders. There was 30,000 present at the match.