RUGBY PROFESSIONALS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 74, 20 December 1907, Page 7

RUGBY PROFESSIONALS.

• \Yorkshire'j^atch. A WIN fSY NINETEEN POINTS. Jr 'ti msgbapii—press ' Association—6oPTMGllT. London, December 18. ■ The "Nerf Zealatal footballers' met' i Yorkshire's elect to-lay at Wakofiokl, in the 21st game of tboittour, . . , . , The visitors werci. fnr ,»clevercr. than the Yorkshire men, whoso butsides were very weak. Tho game ended:— , , New Zealand ... ... <:..'23 Yorkshire ..: ... .4 1 , .

Now Zealand sroicd 7 goals and 3 tries, Yorkshire 2 goals. . . Tho following , tablo shows the* matches playod and tho stores to date. It also shows,' m parentheses, for each of tho'English teams, tho matches won and lost, mid the position gained in the Northern Union Leaguo Competition for last season. 190(1-7:— Bramley—Won by 25 points to 6—5 goals 5 tries to 2 tries. (Won r 1,, lost 19, 2Gth position iii tho League.) ' . f i Huddei'sfield—Won by 19 points to , B—2 coals 5 tries to 1 goal 2 tries.' (Won 13, lost -10,- 19th- position -in "Lbague;)' • . Widnes—Won by 26 points to 11—4 goals fi' tries: to 1' goal -3 tries. ".' OjV6n ! '9; "l&t" 10, 12th position in League.-) . Broughton Bangers—Won by 20 points to i 4 —1 goals 4 tries to 4 goals 2, tries. (Wrin 17, lost 12, 9th positions in League.) Wnlceficld Trinity—Draw, 5 points. (Won 12, lost v ls, 16th position in League.) Leeds—Won by 8 points- to 2—l goal 2 •tries to 1 goal. . (Won 13, lost 9,. Gth position .in League.) ■ . i.. St E-.!ons—Won by 24. points to .5—3 goals . and 6 tries .to 1 gonl and. 1 try. (Woii 9, lost 17, 22rid position' in League.) ' Morthyi- Tydlil-'-Won by 27 joints, to 9— 3 goals 7 tries to 3 tries. (A new club, not in Leaguo last year.) , Keighloy—Won by 9 points to 7—3 tries to \2 goals and 1 try. (Won 17, lost G, ith ■ position in Leaguo,). .... Wigan—Lost by S points to 12—1 goal and ~2 tries to 1 tries. (Won 23, lost 10, sth position in' Leaguo.) ' Barrow—Lost by 3 points to 6—l try to 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 12, 11th position in League.) - - null—Won by 18 points to 13—3 goals and 1 tries to 2 goals and 3 tries: (Won 15, lost 17, 13th position in League.). Leigh—Lost by 9 points to 15—3 goals and • 1 try to 3 goals and 3 tries. (Won 12, ' lost 15, 15th position in League.) Oldham—Draw, 8 points. (Won 20, lost 7, 2nd position in Leaguo.) ' Runcorn—Lost by nil to 9—3 tries. (Won 23, lost 7, ,3rd position'in League.) ' Dewsbury and Batley—Won by 18 points to B—3 Reals and 4 tries to 1 gonl and 2 tries. (Dewsbury, won 12, lost 15, 14th position; Batley. won 8, lost 15, 21st position.) \ Swinton—Won by 11 points to 2—4 goals and 1 try to 1 goal. , (Won v 14, lost 18, 17th position in Leaguo.) Rochdale Hornets—Won by 19 point* to 0— 2 goals and' 5 tries to nil. (Won 9, lost IG. 20th position in League.) Bradford—-Lost by 2 points to 7—l goal to 2 goals 'and 1 try. (Won 12, lost 16, 18th position in League.) Halifax—Lost by. 4 points to 9—2 goals to 3 trio-s. (Won 27, lost 5, Ist position in League.) ;. Yorksliire—Won by 23 points to 4—7 goals and, 3 tries to 2 goals. Kocord.—Played 21, won 13, 105t,.6, 'drawn 2, points for 286, against 160.