NEW ZEALANDERS AT FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1917, Page 8

NEW ZEALANDERS AT FOOTBALL.

SOME TARANAKI PLAYESS. Writing to a friend in Wellington from somewhere in France Peter M'Coll, the old-time Wellington player, and as-sistant-at the Parliamentary Library at the time of his enlistment says: "I happened to come along to an instructional college here the other day for a course of bombing, bayoneting and physical development work, and ran up against the New Zealand team which is to tour Great Britain shortly. They have a splendid side, and dished a Glamorgan fifteen last Sunday by 22 points to nil. Owen was playing at half-back for the Welsh team, who were too light for our big chaps. The New Zealand team was: •—Full-baek, Miller (Auckland); three quarters, George Murray (Wellington and Auckland, Gibson (Wanganui and Athletic Club, 1910) and Paddy Ryan .(Petone); five-eighths, M'lntvre (son of Harry M'lntvre, the old Wellington re presentative) and Stead, the younger (Southland); half, Brown (Taranaki); wing forward, R. Taylor (Taranaki); forwards, 'Casey (Hawke'a Bay and Auckland), Whittington (Taranaki), J Moffit (Wellington), Charlie King (Wellington Rugby«aud Rugby League representative), Bilkey (Auckland University and Auckland representative), Cockroft (brother of Otagn's flying three-quarter) and Pini (Johnny, of Taranaki). The ground was very greasy, and the backs under the circumstances, played a great game. Their fielding nd kicking were neat and-clean, and they put in some really first-class passing work, indicative of a hot time in store for some of the teams in England. Gibson got two tries by good dashes. Eddie Ryan led up to two by his tricky runs, in the first passing to George Murray when pressed, and in the second to Jim Moflitt, who had backed up.,cleverly I George Murray got a beauty on his own. He started a passing run, and wound up the move--1 ment by taking the, ball again and goi ing over at the corner. A strong fori ward dash by Charlie King was finished up by young M'lntvre, who snapped up the ball when King had finished, and scored a clever try. "Besides the fifteen mentioned above the other players in the touring combination are:-—Full-back, Scott (Otago): three-quarters, "Snowy" Adams (Athletic), W, Wilson (Athletic), George Owles (Oriental); five-eighths, Sam Cameron (Taranaki); forwards, Dan Sullii van (Melrose and Wellington), T. French (Auckland), Bright (Auckland) am] I Fogarty (Otngo)."