FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8553, 11 October 1907, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE "PRO-BLACKS." MATCH AGATNST BRAMLEY. EASY WIN FOR THE NEW ZEAL ANDERS. FORTY POINTS TO SIX. By Telegraph—Press Association. Received October 10, 12.32 p.m. LONDON, October 9. The New Zealand football team which is visiting England with the object of playing matches against thirteens under the jurisdiction. of the Northern Union, opened their tour to-day at Bramley, Yorkshire. The visitors reached England a week ago, and have been in active practice. That they are in good form was amply evidenced by the easy manner in which they overcame their adversaries. A perfect ground made for fast play, and it was fast from beginning to end. From the kick-off the New. Zealanders assumed upper hand, and when "no side" sounded had won by a substantia] majority, the scores beingNew Zealand ...\ ... 40 Bramley ... . . 6 The score of the winners consisted of five goals and five tries, while two tries were scored against them. (The "All Blacks," who visited England in 1905, played their first match on September 16th against Devon, County, and won by 55 points to 4. The New Zealand team on that occasion was as follows:---Gillett, Wallace, Smith, Thomson, Stead, Hunter, Roberts, Gallaher, Casey, Tyler, Cunningham, O'Sulliivan, Nicholson, Sseling and Glasgow.)

The Manawatu Juniors defeated the Dannevirke Juniors, at Dannevirke, on Wednesday la*t, by 13 points to nil.