FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 7 June 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. NEW SOUTH WALES v. NEW ZEALAND. Received June 0, 4 p.m. Sydney, June 5. The Northern Union match resulted— New South Wales 2(i points New Zealand 21 points. Tries against ihe All Blacks were obtained by Rosenfeldt (four, whereof two were converted) and Frawlev and Colin (one each), the former being converted. Colin also kicked a penaltv goal. The Kangaroo team wa"s "composed of : -l'Hll,-back, Woolev: three-quarter-, h'awley, Conlin. Rofienfelilt, ('beadlehalves Bntlerand llollowayj forwards' ; Malley Pearce, Graves, Comtnev. Caim, and Noble. The weather was fine, and the attendance numbered. 18,0110.' The game was fast and vigorous throughout, but the New Zoalandcrs were apparently not in their best form alter their voyage. amWid not »et fairlv going till well into the .second ha'f. rhey give promise, when thev have played together „ little more, to give a much hotter account* of themselves. New South Hales were faster and had the better combination, and were superior in open work. The visitors were i| "!"f'"* The first half ended -New South Wales 15, New Zealand 3, •)• Spencer securing a7l unconverted trv. Jn the second half thp New Zcalanders put in some splendid uyn-k. and at one o""u \V 6 t0 t,,eir c ''' o(lit "gainst New South Wales' 15. Tries were obtained by Barber (two), Lile, and Howe, Houston converting three.

AUCKLAND COMPETITIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Rugby Union's district championship matches' were plaved in showery weather to-day, and before a limited attendance. In the senior "radc matches Ponsonhy lieat University bv 32 .points to 3. Pnrnell beat (irafton bv 11 points to 3. anil North Shore be.it ■Newton li.v 24 points to nil. A (Irammar School bov named Lax.™ had hi s arm broken to-ilav while playin" in the secondary schools 'competition °

ROVERS (9) v. GUARDS (0), The Saturday competition was con- ! tinned on Saturday afternoon, when the above teams met on the Racecourse ground. Despite the heavv rain durin" the morning, the ground was in splendid order and the ball quite drv. The «amc was stubbornly fought. Jn'the tirst"speU tokor kicked a penally j, 0 .,| f o] . f ;il . ir , N while linker from ti.,ht pluv on Guards' hue snapped up and crossed the line. No goal ~e=ulted. The second spell wis even more willing llian (he first m the early pari of it Rovers had the best of the game, and through the agency of Webster and Baker scored two ii'iove Iries The last twenty minutes „ f „| av was last and furious, Guards repeatcdV attacked the greens' ~„al line. ~„t failed to cross, YWth , iv , llllnllt(1R tQ go Guards were awarded a free kick and Allen kicked „ go0( | „ oal . Tj ,; was called with the wore R0y,.,-, 'I Guard- 0. ' " . The Warehou,es.('i v il Service nnle'i "•as postponed, and will probably he I'kved at the end of the third rom„|.