FOOTBALL.
■• • o • ENGLAND V. AUSTRA'DASIA. _ - i Sydney, July 9. The attendance at the match between th 6 English and Australasian Northern Union teams was 45,000. The weather was fine. The Australasian team included Papakura (fullback) and Asher (threequartei-8), both of New Zealand. The game was fast and exciting. The first half ended with the Australasian team leading by eight points to five. Early in the second half the lcwal team added another converted try, but in the closing stages the Britishers came strongly and just before the close of play drew level, the game ending with the scores; Australasia. \Z points; England, 13. For Australasia Messenger kicked two goals from marks, and Farnsworth, Ccurrnby and Nikivatt secured tries. For England Lomas lucked a goal, and Leytham, Avory. and Winstanley secured tries, Toomas converting one Papakura and Asher, of New Zea laud, did excellent work for I heir side.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5524, 13 July 1910, Page 4
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