THE ALL BLACKS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 70, 16 December 1907, Page 7

THE ALL BLACKS.

SIXTH DEFEAT. LAST SEASON'S LEAGUE CHAMPIONS TOO STRONG. DT. TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIGHT,. (Reo. Dec. 15, 5.6 p.m.) London, December 14. Tho Now Zealand footballers played the twentieth match of their tour to-day at Halifax (a manufacturing town of over a hundred thousand population in the West Riding of Yorkshire). 'The ground was soft, owing to rain, and tho ganio was even. Halifax secured n lead at tho start, and maintained it throughout tho game, which rosultod: Halifax 9 New Zealand 4 Halifax scored threo tries, and Now Zealand kicked two goal.-;.

Halifax headed the Northern Union League's competition for the season ,1900-07. with, tho fnlloivinj,' record:—Matches playod .31, won 27, lost 5, drawn 2; srairos. for, 125 goals, 133, trios, total points Gl9; scores against., U goals, -19 tries, total points, 229; percentage. in competition, 82.35. The following tsblo shows the nlatohea playod and tho scores to dato. It also shows, in paronthescß, for each of tho .English teams, tho matches won nnd lost, and tho position gained in tho Northern Union League Cornpotition for lust Benson, J506-7:— ' Bramloy—Won by 25 [joints to 6—5 goals 5 trios to 2 tries. (Won 1, lost 19, 26tli position in tlio League) Huddersfield—Won by 19 points to B—2 goals 5 tries to 1 goal 2 trios. (Won 13, lost 19, 19th position in League.) Widnes—Won by 2G points to 11—4 goals ■ 6 trios to 1 goal .1 tries. (Won 9, lost 10, 12th position in Loaguo.) ' Broughton Hangars—Won by 20 points to H —i goals 4 tries to I goals 2 tries. (Won 17, lost 12, 9th position in League.) Wakefiold Trinity—Draw, 5 points. (Won 12, lost 15, 16th position in League.) Leeds—Won by 8 points, tc 2—l goal 2 tries to 1 goal. (Won 13, lost 9, Gtli position in League.) St. lHciis—Won by 24 points to 5—3 goals and 6 tries to 1 goal-and 1 try. (Won 9, lost 17, 22nd position in League.) Morlhyr Tydfil-Won by 27 points to 93 goals 7 tries to 3 trios. (A now club, not in League last year.) Keighley—Won by 9 points to 7—3 trios to 2 goals and .1 try. (Won 17, lost 6, 4th position in i League.) Wigau—Lost by 8 points to 12—1 goal and . 2 tries to 4 tries. (Won 23, lost 10, sth position in League.) Barrow—Lost by 3 points to G—l try to 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 12, 11th position in League.) Hull—Won by 18 points to 13—3 goals and i tries to 2 goals and 3 tries. (Won 15, lost 17, 13th position in League.) Leigh—Lost by i) points to 15--3 goals and 1 try to .1 goals and 3 tries. (Won 12, lost 15, 15th position in League.) Oldhnm—l)raw, 8 points. (Won 20, lost 7, 2nd position in League.) Runcorn—Lost' by nil to tries. (Won 23, lost 7, 3rd position in League) Dewßbiiry and Batley—Won by 18 points to &—3 goals and -J tries to 1 goal and 2 tries. (Dowsbury, won 12, lost 15, l-ith position; Batley. won , 8, lost 15, 21st position.) Swinton—Won by 11 points to 2—4 goals and 1 try to 1 goal. (Won 14, lost 18, 17tli position in League) , Eochdalo Hornets—Won by 19 points to 0— 2 goals and 5 tries to nil. ' (Won 9, lost 16. 20th position in League.) Bradford—Lost by 2 points to 7—l goal to 2 goals and 1 try. (Won 12, lost IG, 18th position in League.) Halifax—Lost by 4 points to !)—2 goals to 3 trios. (Won 27, lost 5, Ist position in League.) Record.—Played 20, won 12, lost G, drawn 2 points for 263, against 156. '