FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 299, 14 December 1908, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

THE TOUUXIJ AI'ISTKAUANS. London, December 11. Flanagan and Bulge, of the Australian Wallabies football ,tcam, have re owned from their injuries and ve joined the team at Cardiff. ACsIJIALIA v. WALKS. A UU EAT CONTENT. Received 11, (l.:)--> a.m. London. .December 1:1.

The Wallabies .played Wales at Cardiff ,\.,ierday in the presence of 30,000 pec.pl". Wales won by !l ,points (a penally goal and two tries) to (i (f,vo lr.ii.~i. The game was strenuous and exciting, the 'Welsh outsiders proving cleverer in attack. Wales scored iirst, inissh.ig the phiee-kick. Prentice headed a dashing rush, enabling Richards to store between the (posts. Carmichac! tailed in convert. After the interval Wales secured a second trv, but gradually the. Wallabies' pack gained the ascendency, until "an Australian was penalised 'lor plawng oll'side. Tin- kick rc-iilted in a penally goal. The WallaLie- hriilianliy attacked' again, and again dc-ing the :a-i icn minutes, threatening t.i jmJ! the game out of the lire. Prentice enabled lim-scll to score. Carmichael again failing to coinert. TIIK I'PvOEEjSSIOXAL GAMI-:. ALSTHALIA v. ENGLAND. A DIiAW. Received U, 0.3.i a.m. London. December 13. The Australia,) League team played a match with the Northern Union to-day. The match resulted in a draw—'Northern I'nitui 22 (two goals and si\ tries), Australia 22 (live goals and four tries). The play was very fast. In the first half Messenger .placed a penalty goal. Kngland scored two unconverted tries. Then Devcrcatix obtained a trv. Me;,-

.-.-eager failed at goal. England added two more tries, one being converted, leading at half-time by .11 points to 5. In the second half England quickly added an unconverted try. Devercaux and Butler scored tries. Messenger converted both. Then England scored another converted try. Deyereaux followed with a line try, which Messenger converted, equalising the scores. Messenger next .placed, a. .penally goal, and England followed by placing a penalty goal in the last niiimle.