FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8992, 29 November 1907, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE "PRO-BLACKS." RUNCORN DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND. BY TKI.EGR.VrH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received November 29, 8.28 a.m. LONDON, November 27. The New Zealand team met the Runcorn thirteen to-day. On a saturated ground, the colonials were not seen to advantage; as a matter of fact they were compelled to act on the defensive for a great part of the game, which ended:— Runcorn (three tries) ... 9 New Zealand ••• 0 PRESS COMMENTS. BY TELEOIUI'H—rREBS ASSOCIATION. Received November 28, 6.48 p.m. SYDNEY, November 28. London comments on the match between the New Zealand team and the Broughion Rangers are to hand. v The Chronicle says that after the hardest test the New Zealanders had against the Northern Union clubs, they beat Broughton Rangers by 20 to 14. A faulty piece of play by the Rangers' backs left an opening and ( in a trice W. Wynyard was over the line for a try. Messenger placed a fine goal. That reverse appeared to stir the home team, and following some really dexterous passing, Hardy beat all opposition, and scored, the place kidk failing. Nor was this all, for encouraged by the cheers of the spectator?, the Rangers attacked again and the brillant efforts of Harry and Mottram ended in another try, a goal resulting. R. Wynyard then scored two tries quickly for the visitors, and Johnston, just before the interval,, dashed with superhuman energy over the line. Messenger added the goal. It was then the Rangers' turn to have the help of the wind, and grandly they made use of it for a long time. The New Zealanders' defensive off-side tactics led lo Barlow placing two goals for Broughton, and half an hour elapsed ere tho colonials got a chance to enhance their score, a penalty for obstruction providiiig the medium. Yet this addition .did not give them any further opportunity for try-getting, and after the home team had increased their total by a penalty goal, the game finished with the teams fignting quite on level terms. The Telegraph says that against the Broughton Rangers, one of the crack Lancashire teams, the colonials showed brilliant work in the open, and it was noticeable that all the points scored against them was the result of broken rules, with which they are still very unfamiliar. It was thought the Broughton Rangers would thoroughly test their strength, but the colonials had the better of the play, and were, in fact, a much better team.