FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 57, 28 July 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

ALL-BLACKS. THE TEAM AGAINST QUEENSLAND. By Cable.—l'ress Association. —Copyright Seceived 27, 11.10 p.m. Brisbane, July 27. The New Zealand team for Wednesday is as follows:—Full-back, Coekroft, three-quarters, Lynch, R. Roberts, Loveridge; five-eighths, Weston and Ryan; half, Taylor; forwards, Francis, Cain, Bruce, Wilson, ifcXeecc, Fisher, Gralia'n and Murray. Received "27, -J.S.) p.m. Sydney, July '27. Tasker and Watson have notified th they will lie unable to plav against tin; •New Zealand footballers' in the le-it imateli at Brisbane on Saturday. IVoV ably Queenslaiiders will replace them.

THE RUGBY CAME. THE QUEENSLAND MATCH. ■Brisbane, July 27. The Queensland team to play Now Zealand team on Wednesday is as fo. lows: Full-back, E. Francis; three-quar-ters, S. Francis, Smith. Flynn, JJelilmann; halves, Park and .Swenson: forwards. ICreutzer, Williams, Morriscy. MurphyV Stevenson, Lloyd, Birt and Thompson.

ANOTHER DENIAL. Brisbane, July -7Mr Isaacs absolutely repudiates tlie statement that any oli'er was made to members of the. New Zealand team, who are not receiving any daily allow ance. lie is paying all their transit and board expenses. THE SECOND TEST. The only alteration in the Australian team for the second test 011 Saturday is that Burt replaces F. Thompson. \ , THURSDAY'S MATCHES. The following teams will represent Clifton in their play-off matches at Stratford on-Thursday:— * Seniors, versus Waimatc—Tate, Berf,rand, Abbott, Goodwin, Ivupc, Crowley, V. Tate, R. Taylor, Lash, Lovcridge, Bir.kctt, H. Hicks. Thomas, Berntsen, Fisher. Emergencies: Forward, P. Jones; back, Waka. » Second juniors, versus Kaponga—Fullback, A. Chapman; three-quarters. Jerry Jones, T. Badley, S. Tate; five-eighths, Jack Jones; half, J. Crow; wing forwards, 0. Kaipq and A. Fulton; forwards, J. McDonald, F. Chapman, F. Procter, G. Soffe, H. Alexander, H. Limmer and 0. McKov. Emergencies: D. Tate and E. Skelton. WAI.MATE v. SOUTH TARAXAKI. This match, played at Manaia on Saturday as a beneiit to the Tamu fund and to aid the selectors in the selection of a Taranaki B team, resulted in a win for Waimate by 11 points to 3. Both teams were short, Waimate playing 13 men as against their opponents' 1-'. Tries were scored for Waimate by Lynskey, and Newton scored for the combined team.—Star.