FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 32, 1 August 1911, Page 8

FOOTBALL

THE RUGBY GAME. MATCHES IN THE CENTRES. By. Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Monday. The weather was fine though cold foi the Canterbury Rugby Union's competitions on Saturday aiternoon, and the grounds were in lair order, though a trifle greasy. By defeating Ohristchurch by 13 points to 6 Albion made the championship a certainty, as they have now a ■clear lead of three points, with only one more match to plav. Old Boys defeated Linwood by 12 points to 10. Merivale ho.d a comfortable win over Canterbury College <by 20 points to 6, and Sydenham beat Marist Brothers by 11 points to 6. Dunedin, Monday. Saturday's first grade football results wore: University (12) v. Southern (11); Kaikorai (21) v. Union (3); Taieri Rovers (8) v. Port Chalmers (0); Zingari Richmond (i") v. Pirates (0); Alhnmbra (14) v. Dunedin (0). University's lead, now that the second round is entered upon, is assured. Following are the championship points tn the credit ot the teams: —University 22, Zingari Richmond 20, Southern 18, Kajkorai 17, Alhambra 17, Pirates 10, Union 8, Taieri Rovers 8, Port Chalmers 6, Dunedin 6.

NEW SOTJTH WALFjS BEATS. QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, July 30. In the Rugby Union match between New South Wales and Queensland the former won by 18 points to 12. THE NORTH ISLAND TOURING TEAM. Thursday's match at New Plymouth between: the Taranaki representatives and the North Island country .districts touring team should be interesting. A team that can draw with Auckland must be considered a very fine combination, particularly when, as was the case here, the men were gathered together from different parts of the island awl sent on the field practically without a preliminary practice of the full team. A local footballer saw the match, and he considers the visitors had hard luek in not securing a win, for in the last stages of the game they seemed to have matters all their own way. Some of the men, he says, are brilliant, the full back, McKenzie (a brother of "Off-side Mac"), taking the fancy of the Auckland crowd to oil astonishing degree. I The spectators, he says, gave the team "a splendid hearing," and the general opinion seemed to be that in a second meeting between the two teams the | tourists would prevail. The Taranaki men are thus up against a ipretty stiff proposition, and they will have to play all they know to win. The match promises to be an exciting one, and the result of the Auckland match should assure a large crowd here.

HIGH SCHOOL v. BELL BLOCK. A very close game on the Racecourse on Saturday afternoon between the Bell Block junior Maori team and the New Plymouth High School seniors resulted in the flatter being defeated toy 10 points to 8. Though the Maoris were far the heavier the High School ihad rather the better of the gajne. For the winners Hiana and Atuhi scored, both tries being converted, Skipper Woking* one. For Hash. School Colson and Goss scored trios, Box converting one of them with a good' kick. THE NORTHERN UNION GAME. NEW ZEALAND v. AUCKLAND. TOURING TEAM DEFEATED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Monday. A football match was played here on Saturday under Northern Union rules between, the New Zealand team, which recently returned from Australia, ami the Auckland representatives. The latter team won after a prolonged mud scramble by 11 points to 3. Tries were scored for Auckland by Kiay, DiJlamm'e and Waters, Asher.converting one, while Buckland scored a try for New Zealand.