MAORIS VICTORIOUS

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1926, Page 9

MAORIS VICTORIOUS

DEFEAT OF LANCASHIRE ELEVEN POINTS TO SIX DOUR STRUGGLE WITNESSED. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, Dec. 1. The Maoris played a match ■ against Lancashire at Manchester. The Maoris scored threo tries, one converted; Lancashire one try and one penalty goal. A great paee was maintained throughout. Lancashire on more than one occasion in the second half, looked like pulling the game out of the fire, but the visitors’ full-back, Phillips, was very safe. It was a dour struggle between two strong packs in which the Maoris could not claim the advantage, though Robinson, Wilson and Bell worked tirelessly. Lancashire’s best forwards were: Periton, Rigby and Woolier. The Home team’s backs were beaten in speed, especially the centres. The Maoris played an open game. Their passing was sometimes erratic, although strong backing up retrieved many mistakes. Falwasser scored a try early in the game, and Love converted it. Pelham scored an unconverted try in the first half, and Wilson gained one for Lancashire. Robinson crossed Lancashire’s Inie in the second half, but the try was not converted. Ogden replied with a penalty goal. Falwasser dropped many passes, but Barclay was always dangerous. His quick bursts along the line made many openings. Lancashire were comparatively slow, but their tackling was deadly. They gave their best exhibition this season. The Maoris’ team wa-s: Phillips, Falwasser, Pelham, Barclay, Kingi, Love, Wineera, Bell Olsen, Wilson, Rika Gemmell, Crawford and Robinson.