FOOTBALL
RAPID SCORING MAORIS BEAT LIMOGES. GAME WON IN EARLY STAGES. PARIS, Dec. 9. The Maoris beat Limoges at Rugby by 34 points to 7. The visitors made excellent use of the fine weather and dry turf and showed great speed. They won the match in the first few minutes, in which a forward rush resulted in a try, after which Pelham secured two tries. Phillips also speedily scored and a fifth try rapidly followed, four were converted. Limoges rallied and desperately attacked, carrying the bail within three yards of the Maori line, but the visitors’ three-quarters broke away and Falwasser, securing, ran the length of the field and scored. At half time the score was 26 to nil. The French defence improved in the second half. They countered many rushes but their attacks failed badly owing to the weakness of their threequarters. However, their opponents once circumvented the Maori backs and scored an unconverted try in the corner, which, with a dropped goal, alone redeemed them from annihilation. The Maoris then slowed up and were content with two tries, one of which Was converted. The Maori team was: Falwasser, Pelham, Grace, Wineera. Mete, itingi, Bell, Olson. Dennis, Crawford, Wilson, Matcne, Manihera and Tetana.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19721, 11 December 1926, Page 4
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204FOOTBALL Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19721, 11 December 1926, Page 4
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