FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1919, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

f ALL BLACK VICTORY. (Received May 19, 1.26 ajn. i . London, May 10. At Rugby football the New Zealand' _. team scored an easy win against a team representing the Northern Command, the game resulting in the Now Zealanders scoring 33 points, their opponents failing to score. THE MAORI PIONEERS. WIN THEIR FIRST MATCH. , '. By Telegraph.—Press Association, j - : Napier, May 17. The Maori Pioneer Rugby team opened a tour here this afternoon with a match against Hawke's Bay in the presence of about 3000 spectators. There was perfect weather, but the ground was hard. The visitors were officially welcomed by the Mayor (Mr. Vigor Brown) and others, who all paid tributes to the - patriotism of the Maoris and the good ■ work done by them on Gallipoli and* in ~ France. '

Capt. Vercoe, D.5.0., acknowledged on i behalf of the Pioneers.

The match was played in four 80minute.spells. It was a fast game, and exciting throughout. The visitors were much the heavier, but the home tide had plenty of pace, the forwards being especi- ' ally fast, and invariably smothering up : tho efforts of the visitors to open up the play. The latter evidenced that ojice' they again strike true form they will he a hard side to beat. In the early part of the first spell Findlay (Hawkes Bay) kicked a fine penalty goal. Play was • even and the score was unaltered until , the last quarter, when the Pioneers,, jer medium of Kingston and Jacob, crosaed the home line twice, and the latter converted one of the .tries. The gape , ended in a win for the -visitors by eight points to three. ' "ALL BLACKS" TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA. London, May 16. The New Zealand footballers will sail South Africa for six weeks. Sir Thomas Mackenzie gave a farewell dinner to the team.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. *"