SPORT OVERSEAS.

Auckland Star, Issue LVII, 1 March 1926, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.

H.I7GBY MATCHES. ENGLAND BEATS FRANCE. KIISTG WITNESSES CAME. (By Cable.—Press Association.— Copyri^at.) LONDON, February 27. Two international Kugby football matches were played iu-aay. .it .Twickenham England defeated France by 11 points to v, and at Edinburgh li eland defeated Scotland by i> points to 0. There were 40.000 spectators at the Twickenham match, including .King George. The weather was dull.

Ihe Frenchmen attacked at the outset. Then the Englishmen pressed, and, from a tussle on the French line, Aslett scored a try, which was not converted.

Young was playing a great game in the scrum. He started a movement which resulted in Aslett scoring another try. This also was not converted. At half-time the scores were:—England, 0; France, 0.

On the resumption of play danger. threatened the French line for a long while, but by putting eight men in the scrum instead of the seven they had tried prior to the interval, the Frenchmen obtained possession more frequently. Their backs, however, kicked too much. 'After 20 minutes' play Kittermastcr pot across and scored. Francis converted. Play slackened in the closing stages and the English line was rarely in any danger.— (Reuter.) IRELAND DEFEATS SCOTLAND. BY LAST-MINUTE TRY. LONDON, February 27. At the Scotland v. Ireland match at Edinburgh the attendance also numbered 40.000. It was a magnificent game, in which superb play by the fullbacks was the feature. The match was full of thrills, and appropriately ended in a last-minute try for Ireland, whose forwards pla3 - ed a great game. The Scottish pack were of the dourest, and put up a tremendous resistance. Crawford, the Irish full-back, was injured, but he continued to play. Waddell. the Scottish half-back, wa* carried of! unconscious near the end of the match, having collided with Browne, an Irish forward.— (Eeuter.) INTERNATIONAL SOCCER. SCOTLAND BEATS IRELAND. LONDON, February 27. In an Association football match at Glasgow. Scotland brat Ireland by 4 coals to 0. The weather was fine, but tbe erouml was very heavy after rain In the morning. At the end of ]3 minutes' play Gallacher, the Scottish centre forward, kicked n poal from a cross pass from Cunningham. A little later Gallagher almost scored again, but he slipped when he was shootinj?.

Just before the interval Cunningha_n kicked a goal with a left-foot drive from a penalty.

The Scottish forwards showed good combination and were lively in attack. Gallacher secured two more goals.

It was a pleasant game, but never great. For this the weather conditions were chiefly responsible.— (Reuter.)