New Zealand Footballers.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42795, 24 October 1905, Page 2

New Zealand Footballers.

SOMERSET V, NEW ZEALAND. 2 GOALS. 1 PENALTY GOAL, AND 3 TRIES. [By Telegraph. —Press Association.] London, Yesterday, The matob against Somerset was witnessed by 9000 people. ’ In the first half Mynott and Seeling each scored a try, Wallace converting the former’s. In the second half Gillett potted a penalty goal, Seeling, Wallace, and Mynott each crossing the line. Wallace converted Seeling’s, but the other attempts were a failure. The gam© thus ended: New Zealand 22 Somerset .0 ENGLISH PRESS COMMENTS ON NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS. Sydney, Y“sterday. The English mill brings press comments on the opening matches of the tour of the New Zealaad footballers. The dash and fire of the colonials is favourably compared with the best Irish teams, while passing and backing up was voted up to the Welsh standard. The wing forward played by the New Zealanders is no- regarded with favour. A writer in the Daily Chronicle says he is such an irritating person and plays such a decidedly unlawful game from an English point of view, and so disregards certain sections of rule eleven, that if he had met his deserts he would have been penalised into effectiveness, The Daily Mail says it is difficult to say what British team will check their victorious career-