FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8011, 23 December 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND'V. GLAMORGAN. t WIN Foil NEW ZEALAND. '■ ' London, DcVember 22; ; » The Wolsh Union selected Mr' u James, of Moirport, as referee in the. •'* Glamorgan match. The NewZealanders objected, and threatened to cancel all Welsh fixtures. A long discussiom by telephone ended in the New Zealand, ers accepting Mr James. .. ' -f Thirty thousand spectators witnessed the game. * The Glamorgan team included only two international players, several o£ thfjse who took -part in Saturday's. ' " , •''? match being unable to play. The All Blacks " opened by invading Glamorgan's country, and during f the first ■ half kept their opponents, , 1 hard pressed, showing splondid com. bination. They made frequent attacks, in which SmitU and, Wallace , took a prominent part. Eventually - ' Abbott scored at the corner. Wallace failod to convert,, tho first spelS t ending:— • ■' s New Zealand ... • ... 8 Glamorgan ... 'q, ' In the second half the Glamorgan ' forwards pressed hard, but their: ef. | | torts tee rendered unavailing, owing j to the backs missing several chances. Just before time the Zealonders a. gaiu asserted themselves, some clever, play resulting in JPDonitld aid WaU ( lace each securing a try. I n neither case, however, did the attompt to add; the extra points succeed, and tho whistle sounded with the score Now Zealand 9 Glamorgan tit g ■ ,

The Government cable states that jS'cw Zealand beat Glamorgan by 9 points (three tries) to nil. Tries were soer-ed by Smith, Wallace, , ttn d M'Donald. The telegram states that the colonials are showing uamistak. able signs oE stateness.

THE MAORILANDERS' RECORD, Iho results of tUo matches pfayed ire as follows : Match. Jits. f ol ._ ptg,, ®gsi 4 JJovon 5 3 ° 4 Cornwall 41 4, Bristol 4x (J, Korthumu t oii .32 X-ojcester 28 ' © Middlesex | 34 ■ 0 Durham jg S Hartlepool 63 o Northumberland ( ... 31> q Glouccsteq tti 44 Somerset _ " 33 w Devonpoit Altai cm 21 fl Midlaml Counties 1 21 >s Blackheath ... 33. .a' . t Cambridge M + ■Richmond ... /17 ft Dedtow ... ... ;;;ix + Heotlnud 12 ~ West of Scotland ■ U'2 oIreland 15 q, Minister | gy q England ... j_, s 0 I. heltenham jg q, Cheshire „. jj4 0, Yorkshire. ... .in r, Wales q gj Glamorgan ... ■ ,4 $ Total SlO <iv