N.Z. FOOTBALLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 262, 4 November 1926, Page 7

N.Z. FOOTBALLERS.

BIG WIN BY DEVONSHIRE. TWEJITY POUTS TQ. Hal*. VISITORS' WORST DISPIAT. (By Cable.—Pfeei Association.— Copyright.) (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 3. The Devonshire team defeated the Maori Rugby footballers by 20 points to nil. Eleven thousand people watered Devonshire's surprising triumph. . The Devonport side were the cleverer all i round, except in the first quarter of an hour, when Richards, the scrum half, was absent owing to injuries. After his return Devonshire were completely the masters. Cook dribbled over for the first try. Hanley kicked a penalty goal. Then Braddon scored an excellent try; In the second half the home team repeatedly attacked, but failed to increase their lead until the last hour, when they completely over-ran the Maoris. Da vie a-beat three men and bluffed Potaka to score at the corner. Hanley rounded off a reverse passing movement with Granger by a try by the poets, Luddington goaling. Five minutes later, after Richards had pierced the defence, Hanley scored a similar try, which was not converted. The Devon pack dominated the scrums and, the backs combined magnificently. The Maoris were clearly surprised by the excellence of their opponents, and themselves were disappointing. Their handling was ill-timed and uncertain, and they made many blunders, due tet their opponents' deadly tackling and marking, which was so,keen that the Maoris rarely ran two' yards before being challenged. The team was:—Potaka, Falwasser, Phillips, Robinson, Love, McDonald, Kingi, S. Gemmell, J. Stewart, Manning, Haupapa, Rika, Tatana, Manihera, Dennis, i . N.Z. LEAGUE TEAM; WIK AGAINST SALFORD. EIGHTEEN POINTS TO TEN. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 3. The New Zealand League footballers defeated Salford by 18 points to 10. The New Zealanders scored four tries and three goals, and Salford two tries and two goals. The visitors thoroughly deserved their, victory. They ahowed greatly improved form," especially in the scrums, wnile their speedy backs frequently outplayed their opponents in defence. Salford at first held their own, but after Dufty had goaled from One of the many free kicks awarded, the New Zealanders obtained the upper hand. Sanders from a brilliant run, in which Brisbane participated, scored a capital try, which Dufty failed to convert. Salford vigorously attacked, and Meek' got a try. Southward converting. After this the Blacks again asserted superiority and gave a magnificent exhibition of, combination wherein forwards and backs alike were prominent, resulting: in Del* grosso, Gardiner and Dufty • scoring tries, and Dufty converting two. Meek attempted an individual run failed owing, to lack of backing up. but Gore got' the ball and ran over for a good try, Southward converting. In the final stages the Blacks persistently threatened the Salford line, being frustrated by daring tackling. The New Zealand team was:—Dufty, Sanders. Cole. Brisbane, Brown, Delgrosso, Hall. Menzies, Parkes, Herring, Mason, Gardiner and Thomas.