FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 154, 4 July 1904, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

THE BRITISH RUCIHY TEAM. A ROMP OVKIt AUSTRALIA. (P«B Press Association.) SYDNEY, July 2. The match between Britain mul Australia was played this afternoon in the presence of 85,1100 people. The teams were : lirituin i:—Hack, three-quarters, Morgan, O'Hri™, (iulk l , Llewellyn ; 11 aI \ rs. Huline and Bush; forwards, Sivwriglit, llanling Dobson, Hevan, Swannell, ('rowtlior, Truiil, and Saunders. Australia.—Hack, Verne; llu-ee-i|Uarters, Redwood, Wickhmn, 11-ind-marsh, White ; halves, I'',vans and Maker ; forwards, linden. Dure, Xicholsons, Lutgv, HLlutrds, judd, Walsh and Collins. From a Rugby poiit, of view the match was much m:v>> utllite! iv<I than any previously played by the Britishers here.

During the first ha/ the local men, with a strong- at their 1 lacks, hart the best of the '{nine, and their failure to score was •hiefly owing to the hacks taking pases badly, "ai llie same -t'ime the.v minn,ged'to kcep I lie visitors strictly m the defensive. Towards the close of the spell WHite (o»e of tho colomial back division) was removed from lb Hold, having irac-tured a rib, and or the remainder of the game Austulia had only fourteen men on the ield. The first spell ended without tiller side scoring.

In the second spellAusti'alm opened well, and appearet able to hold the llritiwhers, but a mistake on the part of Hedwowi turi'd the tide. Then Hush, Llewellyn Morgan and Gabe put in some reiarkahly brilliant passing. rushes, which resulted in three, tries Iwing rgis'tercd, two of them being conveted, one by O'Brien, and the otier by Sivwright. In addition o these Hush kicked a beautiful -got from tMe field. Harding, of the visitors' v noguard, distinguished Imsolf in (he open by driUbling cleerly and tackling smartly. For the Colonials W;l<ham did remarkably well until k lost the assistance of White, af-te which he tilled visibly. , Baker, it half-tack, showed out co'nspicuotly, tackling well and frequently iiercepting passes. All things eonsidi-ed the Xew South Wales and Quensland combination was good, S'ing that previously the men had nl.v one practice match together, lie Britishers played a hoady game,showing fine judgment at critical tiies, and especially in tho second lalf, working well together" and talag advantage of every chance affordl by the tiring of their opponents Tho game ended—Brjiin 17 points, Australia nil. INTER-COLONIAL ASOCIATION MATCH. AIiCKLA'D, July 2. 'J'ne New South IValciv. Auckland Association match, phvd on the Domain ground Umlay resulted in a win for the visitors y three goals to two. Tho visitors towed superior combination, and lot Auckland upon the defence for ,ost of the time. Moore shot all tj goals for t lie winners, while salond Meldrum shot, one each for Aucfeml.