FOOTBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19722, 13 December 1926, Page 5

FOOTBALL

ROUTED WIGAN OVER-RUNS LEAGUE TEAM : TOURISTS BADLY HANDICAPPED Received Dec. 12, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 11. ■ Eight thousand saw Wigan inflict on the New Zealand League team one of its heaviest defeats, when, after a ; kei n and fast game, the visitors wore beaten by 36 points to 15. There were only two points difference at the interval, but the tourists were handiI capped in the second half, after Avery had regained tho lead for them, by ; Gregory re iring owing to a twisted knee, and Kirwin going off because of i injuries to the head. Neither returned, i i The game opened sensationally, two tries being secured in tho first four i minutes. Herring drew blood for the New Zealanders, after brilliant play by i Davidson and Brown. Wigan replied • immediately. Ring ran strongly and j passed to Abrams, who scored. Brown . added a try for the visitors, after , which Ring equalised with a score for • the home team. Then Parker received l the lea her from the South African, Booysen. and scored a try, giving i Wigan the lead. i Davidson, for New -Zealand, and i Ring, for Wigan, then scored tries. Even play followed until Webb took a 1 ~nnd pnss from Davidson, beat Ihe Wigan defence, and again crossed. T’p to the present no try had been converted. and tho first goal was scored when Sullivan landed a penalty. At tho interval Wigan led 14-12. ; Av('tv immediately gave the Now I Zealanders the lead on resuming, hut ; Parker soon re-established tho homo ' team’s load with a try. Then Wigan i went right away, Sullivan. Owens and Price scoring two tries each, and SuL , livan converted. I Gardiner was included in the Dominion team.