OUR FOOTBALLERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8017, 2 January 1906, Page 3

OUR FOOTBALLERS.

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NEW ZEALAND V. SWANSEATHE LAST FIXTURE OF THE TOUR. A SPLENDID STRUGGLE. VICTORY BY A POINT. WALLACE SAVES THE GAME. Received 31, 1.20 p.m. London, December 30. Fine weather favoured the last scheduled match of the New Zealanders, tour, which was played in the presence of twenty thousand spectators. Swansea put a strong team in the field, and the game was stubbornly contested from start to finish, a splendid struggle ending in New Zealand obtaining a dropped goal and Swansea a try. In the first half the Welshmen kept the visitors strictly on the defensive, attacking strongly the whole of the time the spell lasted. The only score which they managed to obtain, however, was a try by Srrine, the result of a fine passing rush. Davis took the kick, but failed to convert. Swansea 3 New ZeaJand 0 In the second half the Welshmen renewed their aggressive tactics, and kept the "All Blacks" hard pressed until Wallace relieved the situation by dropping a tine goal. On play starting again, Swansea kept up the pressure till no time was called. The Maorilandei's played a fine defensive game, preventing any further

PROPOSED TBIP TO CANADA AND AMERICA. THE COLONY TO PAY EXPENSES. MINISTERS CONSIDERING THE MATTER. PER PREB* ASSOCIATION'. December 30. TUe Premier wires that the Ministers have underconsideration aproposal tlmtt if it fan be. arranged* tlic New Zealand footballer* *l]ail return via Canada and America at the expense of the colony. This will be a treat for them, a cuurte.iv. aud a murk of apprcpreciation by New Zealand of the worth)' manner in wliicji the team ha? represented (lie colony at Home. The manage* of the team is in communication with the football authorities in Sew Zealand. Wellington, January 1. yoUiing diiinite has, as yet, been wrangled re Vinging the footballers borne via America and Canada The executive of ((u; New Zealand Rugby Union separated during the holidays, and it appear* open to doubt whether the Government will defray the w hole or a (wrtion of the rost of transit. If -tiit litt'T,. tht 1 team will probably return direct. ■

THE MAORILANDERS' RECORD Uw resnlta of the. matches played are as follows Match. Fts. for. Fts. agst. Devon ... 35 4 Cornwall ... 41 6 Bristol ... ... ... ... 41 0 Northampton ... ... 32 0 Xjeicester ... 28 0 Middlesex J ... 34 0 Durham ... 16 3 Hartlepool ... 63 0 Northumberland . ... 31 0 Gloucester] ... 44 0 Somerset ... ... ... 22 0 Devonport Albion 21 3 Midland Counties 1 21 5 Blackheath ... 32 0 Surrey ... 11 0 Oxford ' ... 47 0 Cambridge ... 14 0 Sttebmond ... 17 0 Bedford ... 41 0 Scotland ... 12 7 Vest of Scotland 22 0 Ireland ... 15 0 Musster | ... 33 0 England ... 15 0 > Chcltenhnii ... 18 0 Cheshire ... 34 0 ■, Yorkshii* ... 40 0 w. * 148 ; ... 0 3 Gi a wrgin ... 9 n Xew, * rt " iCardiU ' ... li ... 10 :! N Swansea ... 1 • Total 839 3'J