FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81892, 22 November 1906, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TOUR OF TUK SOUTH AFRICAN TKAM. The S"ulh Afiicun fojtballers con.'liui: »iioi r uiuinpiiam maun tiiruugh ..)(» Old Country. They have now placed iG iiiuichcwinning 15, ciitd scaling 350 poinh, wlulu only 27 have b«m -scojcu against ilium. Tntir defeat of rh c two UeLsa team-' —Newport (8 to nil)) and Glamorgan (6 to jj—must be clawed amings,; iheli j Untdt achievements and are piatuie«>lly on a par with the scoi-ca made

by the New Zealandcrs (6 t:j 3 and 9 to nil respectively), though .he Tact must no. be lest siglu of that the South Africans met tncr.e loams early i 1 the tour, while UlO "Ail lilacks" played tiiem ai the tail end. The. "Springbok-" have so far played three teams the "AH Blacks" did 110. meet, viz., East M.dlands, Kern and South of Scotland, representing yo points fjr and 5 against. The "All lilaeks" in twelve matches stored 320 points fur and hail 15 scored ag.Ansi them, or only 2S points le s than tin South Afiicans in 15 ma.cncs; but il the scores of the ilueu matches not played by die New Zcalnders be deducted the "All lilaeks'' have no less haa O2 puiiiis more to their crnli than tiie Sou.il Al (.can plyers. The" I "All Blacks," to.), in their firn 15 matches scored 493 points, and only had 15 poinis scored againsi ihem. uhich scored than by the South Africans, while the latter 011 Satin day had 0 more points scored against ihem. Thts South Afiicans played ilieir first linternational match on Saturday against Scotland, and mc-i with .heir lrrst rebuff, tiief Scots getting Home by two tries 10 nil. Wales will be opposed on December 1, and England a week later. The tour concludes on January 1, xvhen the Cardiff team will be played. A Souh African enthusiast, writing to the Sydney "Keleree," say>:— "Though not up i» New Zealand form 1 expect tile Saudi Afiicans u. pul down two-tll.ids of die teamhey meei. Their three-quarter lire is ihil.r tower of strcugi.i. I've seen Rugby up to tutor giade form in Australia. ii's realy wonderful how Rugby g'K\s auead here. I reckjn nitli England, Ireland, Scoiland, -New Zealand, Australia, f'rance, ami Africa ail going strong on Rugby, .lit (international football of the fu- ■ ure will be the attraciun of the world. Poor old Victoria! Why on earth doesn't she come out into the, sunshine and cnuck thai parochial football of hers? She's getting ieft out of the big tilings in a sad way. Soccer is very strong in Af rica, too. It Uill be vciy funny Jiai the South Africans now playing directions 011 the fieJd to each odin (they are mosdy Duich-iioers), and their opponents c.ji't make out what is being said. lean ju-t fancy Japie Krige being displeased v.lidi the referee and slanging liini fjr all ne is worth, to the great amuVment of his team, while tile poor referee i; blissfully ignorant of what is being said. It's a great advantage, you see, to know the language."