FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 134, 5 July 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. AUSTRALIA WINS THE RUBBER Received 4, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, July 4. Australia defeated the All Blacks li ?5 points to 5. Australia, bent on securing the nil ;l>er, made the pace hot from the juui| 'ilie Uiaeko put up a strong, defeaei hut the home team was not io be di nied. and secured a lead of fifteen 1 three at half-time, the Blacks addin a. penalty goal in the second half t Australia's 1U points. Australia was the smarter all roun on the day's play. RUGBY. NEW SOUTH WALKS v, QUEENSLAND. Received 4, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, July 4. New South Wales defeated QueensI land by 37 poiats to nil. I SOUTHERN DIVISION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Haw-era, Saturday Night. Huwera and Ka,pon<fa seniors played a drawn game at Hawera, neither side i'coring. Manaia, Saturday. Waimate defeated l'atea by 12 to 3, and thus wins the championship of the southern division for another year.

A DISTRICT SCHEME. Dunedin, Last Night. A meeting of delegates from the various football clubs in the citv and of members of the Otago Rugby Union committee of management was' held on Saturday night, and decided by 24 votes to 12 to introduce a district scheme of football in Dunedin. SATURDAY COMPETITION'S. Civil Servants defeated Guards by 15 points to nil. Rovers and Warchous played a drawn game, there being no score.