FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 155, 22 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NEW SOUTH WALKS v. QUEENSLAND. (By Cable.— Association.—Copyright.) lU'ct'ivod 21st, 8.2 p.m. Brisbane, Juno 20. At Rugby, New South Wales dcfivle Queensland by 13 to 8. Til IK MAORI FROS. . Received 21st, 4.55 p.m. | Sydney, June 21. I The Maoris defeated a Newcastle tent; by 15 to 2. Tile game was well coiiln*! Ed, the visitors displaying great das-h They outplayed Newcastle almost throughout. Tuki was especially prominent. He secured three splendid tries, Asher converting all. For Newcastle Carpenter kicked a penally goal. BRITAIN v. NELSON.

By Telegraph.—"Press As*neiation. Nelson, Saturday Night. The Anglo-Welsh team played the combined Nelson and representatives to-day in glorious weather. The ground was in splendid conditio and the attendance 5000. The game wa« a very gooil exhibition flf Rugby, ami played in exeellent spirit, there being tjO rou<rh play or any untoward incident •luring the game. In the first spell the loeal forwards fairly held their own, ami. in oonse 'jHenee. for the greater part of the spell, play was in British territory. The local backs, however, were wanting in attacking power, and the defence of the British Itaeks so pound that though fully half the play was about the British 2o flag,the NelsOn team wps unable to score, and tiie spell ended with no score On either side.

Tlie second spell saw a different complexion put on tlie game. Tlie effort's of the Xelson vanguard evidently told. Tlie British forwards almost invariably s e. cured the ball in tlie scrums, heeling out smartly. Tlie halves fed the tlirccl quarter line (fiibbs. McEvcdy, "Ponty' .Jones, and J. h. Williams), who got oil some splendid passing rushes. Xolso-i however, put up such a ~ood defon'-* that fifteen minutes passed before ,J, Williams seored. fiibbs took the kic 1 ;, but failed. The home team responded with some good work. Ttian Jones secured a good opening and passed to ,1. F. Williams, who scored, Jackson failed at the goal. .Soon after ''Ponty" Jones secured a mark right in front of he posts, and Jackson kicked a pretty goal. Xelson attacked, biit. the British defence was impregnable. The British forward* were now forcing the game, and, from a throw-in, •'Polity'' Jojies seemed the ''all and ran right through tlie opposing backs. Jackson again failed with --he kick, which was from a moderate ang'c Shortly afte r time was called, the game ending:— Britain 12

I Nelson and Marlborough .. I) The visitors leave this evening for Wellington. They were entertained bj the local Rugby Union. AUCKLAND HATCHES. Auckland, Saturday Night. The senior grade Rugby football matches were concluded here to-day in splendid weather. Ponsonbv, by defeating City by .'i points to nil, have no\r won the senior championship, and ' lie competition will be declared closed, and the re]), programme commenced next Saturday. , Newton defeated 'VaIViU: by 0 points to fi, and Parnell beat North Shore by 1.5 points to 3. There was (ill attendance of 0000 at Alexandra Park.

MANAWATU v. HOROWHENUA. PalmerstOn N., Saturday Night. 11l the match, Manawatu v. tjorownenua, the latter team won by 10 to 3. A UAWKE'S BAY GRIEVANCE. Napier, Last Night. The following resolution was passcO at a special meeting of the IlawteVi Hay Itughv Union 011 Saturday night:— "Considering that this Union, if not the largest, is one of the largest, in the Dominion, we desire to place on record our regret that not one of our players js included in the North v. South Island match, and are of opiuiou that such action does not tend to encourage footba 1 ! in the Dominion." lIAWKE'S BAY TEAM. Napier, Last Night. The following team has been chosen tf> represent Hawke's Bay agaiust the Anglo-Welsh combination 011 July Ist: - Full-back. Symcs (Waipawa); threeqarters. Wall (Hastings). Raker ing-), Mclntyre (Hastings); iivc-eight/i, Kenvon (Hastings), Smith (Napier): half, Payne (Hastings); wing forward, Walsh (Napier); forwards, White (East Coast), joll (Hastings), Nicholson (Napier), Bailey (Waipawa), Haekett (Napier), Evans (Napier), ami Hughes (Waipawa). Emergencies: Backs, Wilder (East Coast), Pointon (Napier); forwards, Thow (Ha-stings), Hay (Napier).

SOUTHERN DIVISION MATCHES. (Special to "Xcwil). Patea, Saturday Night. I'atcn juniors die* with Waimat" juniorj, the scores being three points each. Kaponga seniors forfeited to Patca Seniors. BiiiTisu team's ion 1 .. RESULTS TO DATE. Points Against W. L. l'or Agst. Wairarapa ..1 0 IT 3 Wellington .. (i 1 in in Otago If ..0 1 C 9,' ' Southland .. .. I 0 14 8 New Zealand .. (I I 5 32 .South Canterbury.. ] 0 12 <!. Canterbury ~ ..0 1 H 13 \Ve»t Coast.. .. 1 0 22 3 Nelson .. ..I II 12 II

Total .. ..5 1 100 m | KEMAIXIXU FIXTUiKS. | dune 27.—New Zealand; at Welling 7 toll. duly I.—Hawke's }say Union. at Napier. duly Poverty Bay Union, at Ciisborne. duly 8. —Manawatu nnd lldiowlionui l'nions, at Palmerston. •Tilly 11.—AVanganui I'liioii, at Wang.inui. duly I.).—''i'iiiiiiiaki Union, at Xew Plymouth. duly ly.—Auckland Union, at Auckland. duly 22.—Xative team, at Kotorua. duly 25.-New Zealand, at Aueklaml. AupM •). X-'-w South Wales at Sydney. AupiM. S.—New South Wales K ani for at Sydney. August 12.—Western Union, at Dalhnr>t. Syflney. Aii»U!»t IH,—Xoilhern Union, at Newcastle. August 22.—New South Walos. ?v Sydney. .August. 2*i.— ;tl Urisbaue. August 20.( t MHM'u>Uind. at Brisbane. September 2. at Bri*- • baiK*.