NORTHERN UNION BEATEN
pY- TELEGRAPH—rRESS ASSOCIATION—-COFTRIGHT.-. 1 (Rep. March 18, 9.37 p.m.) •- - ■ Sydnoy, March 1 18. From a spectacular ' poiiife 6f VieV ' tlie Northern Union match against tho Now" Zealande'rs, at success. About 12,000 poopkf'rfe'fe pres'imt.New Zealand won E hy ; ,lß .points (3 goals and 4.tries)'to 6.points'tries). ; ' j :
' ;Tho, -ireros-. completely', outplayed. In'tho "Smith scored for tho Now ; Zealandprs after, a:..brilliant run, Messengor converting; • Only, Taylor saved tho English lino from being crossed on several -occasions.*; ?. "NYrigl©yT;tt&S' particularly' noticeablo for fine : work.-.-'JAfter a; good beut of .passing,, the ,Northerners, scored, but 1 failed to,-.convert; ■'Y' o '" :
In tho sccoiid half there was , fine passing by,' WynyaTd andl7Mfcsengfr,trfroih i'tfhich Johnson scored, add the extra -points. Soon ' afterwards Todd' crossed the homo lino. Messenger this' timo succeeded in. converting, andjfollowed/.iiE his success by kicking'a goal-Sfrdrii'''a-l;ry ;f 6ecuredby Johnson. In tho last five minutes the Englishmen got going,' arid Ecolesi who' wa's injured early in tho game, crossed the New Zealanders' line,; but the "place-kick" failed. Tho New Zealanders tbua won by 12 points.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 150, 19 March 1908, Page 7
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