FOOTBALL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7441, 12 August 1895, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

PIGATES V. OOMBIKBD I'KAM. The winners of this season's championship were asked to meet the best combined team that could be brought againet them on Saturday. For various reasons, several of the rnoct prominent players iv the combined selection failed to put in an appearance, but tEeir places were filled by capable emergencies. The Pirates, too, missed Biel's weight in the scrums. The ground, as a natural oonsequence of the recent rain, was very slippery, and all against fast play From the jump off it was seen that the Pirates wou.d make their opponents go all they knew to win, but the first spell ended with uo tcora. On the resumption of play the volora were Boon in difficulty, a tino passing iuhh inaugurated by W. O'Oonnell enabling Caldwell to score a try, whioh ho also converted. Play waa then removed to the Pirates territcry, and 8. Jago taking the ball very neatly from a sorew kick, got over after a good run. Woodward took the kick, but failed. The Pirates then took charge of affairs, and a series of scrums on Oolora' line ended in Swansooring. Caldwell converted. The game was fairly even throughout. The winninar team undoubtedly had the best of the scrums, their superior combination and weight telling with great effect, but some of the passing rushes of the Colors' backs were vety neat and smart.. Further comment on the play is unnecee-. sary, as the game was promoted ia view of the representative seleotion, and the team, han sincd been ohoßen. Mr A. C. Norria gave every satisfaction as referee. MiecELiiiSEous.

Napier eecond forfeited to County seoand , , Caledonian second to Stars, and Napier < third to High Hohjol.

Auokland defeated Wanganui by 6 points to 3. The game was of an open character, passing being freely indulged in on both sides. Tno Wanganui team was an unusually heavy one this year, the backs averaging 12-1, and the forwards 12-7 Wellington defeated Manawatu by 14 points to nil at Petone. The looal team had all the best of the game.

In the intercolonial football matoh New South Wales v. Victoria, played at Sydney on Saturday, the former won by 25 points to 6.

The New South Wales team who played at Brisbane ou Saturday were defeated by 26 points to 16. The Queenslanders were coached by 8. Cackroft, who last season played for Hawke's Bay.