FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 14, 17 July 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL

INTERCOLONIAL MATCH. NEW ZEALAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES. A DRAWN GAME. [PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 .! SYDNEY, 15th July. The second Rugby match between representatives of New Zealand and New South Wales was played to-day in glorious weather. Following were the teams :— ' New South Wales.— Full-back, Penman ; three-quarters, Russell, Ruthven, Mac Smith, Burleigh; five-eights, Anlezark; half, Woods ; forwards, Lamb-, Clarkden, Burden, Judd, Burge, Hirschberg, Swannell, and Murnin. New Zealand.— Full-back, Gillett ; three-quarters, Wallace, G. Smith, and Booth ; five-eighths, M'Gregor and Mynott; half, Roberts; forwards, Casey, Glasgow, Glen, Nicholson, Johnston, Newton, M'Donald, and Seeling. New Zealand won the toss, and played with a light breeze behind them in the first spell. , At an early stage New South Wales, playing a willing game,' had New Zealand in difficulties. They rushed righf, down on to the visitors' line. Unfortunately, Mac Smith lost the ball when on the point of scoring. New Zealand then began to force the game, which was very fast and open, Woods and Murnin getting in some fine work for the local team. From a bustling bit of play, Mynott had a shot at goal, but the ball went wide. The Welshmen were now on the defeasive and sorely pressed, hut off-sfde play by their opponent* -relieved them. Play continued in New . South Wales's. twentYr fives., and the visitors kept them battling continuously to save the, line. Severe! free-kicks were- awarded against the visitors. A' little later on Robsrts secured a mark, but Gillett'a kick at goal fell short. New South Wales were still unable to remove play outside their twentyr fives. From a scrum closs on the New South Wales line, M'Donald got across, but Gillett failed to convert the try. The score was the result of 34 minutes' play. New Zealand, 3; New South Wales, 0. ( In the scrums the locnl men more than i held their o,wn. The New Zealand backplay at times was clever, Gillett being particularly smart in finding the line. ll- | legal -work iv a scram gans a free-kick against the visitors on. their twenty-five | line. The kick- went dangerously close, the ball falling just under the bar. Halftime sounded without any 'further score.. On resuming the local men Carried play into New Zealand country. Russell got a mark, from which' MacSmith placed a pretty goal, amid tremendous cheering from the thirty thousand spectators on, tho ground. New South Wales, 4 ; New Zealand, 3. Play now became strenuous, and a beautiful pussing-rush once again saw the Maorilanders in difficulties, from which they were extricated by Gillett forcing. The tables were turned, the visitors being kept fighting in. their own territory. The crowd relished the new experience, nnd were raised to a high pitch of enthusiasm when a great rush was made, ending in front of the New Zealand goal. v Then Judd, holding the ball high above his captors, threw it out to Bttrleigh, who in a, flash whipped it over the bar. New South Wales, 8 ; New (Zealand, 3. The New Zcnland\rg struggled on gamely, but the play was not up to what was to be expected from a New Zealand team. Thsir opponents beat them time after time in getting the boll from the scrum. When the Maorilanders did get it there was a good deal of fumbling. Woods, for New South Wales, with Anlezark, played brilliantly. The hopes of New Zealand supporters of averting defeat were at zero, but the visitors were not yet done with. Within two minutes of time, when the spectators felt sure of victory for the Welshmen, the visitors swooped down into New South Wales's twenty-fives. From a scrum Roberts got the ball, which he shot on to Wallace, and a dashing bit of work followed. Wallace handed the leather on to Mynott, who neatly dodged his opponent, and ' gave a good pass to M'Gregor. M'Gregor' bounded over ' the line," and BGored behind the posts. Wallace, taking ing the kick, was equal to the occasion. By sending the ball fairly over the bar, he brought the scores equal, and the game coded in a draw. : New South Wales 8 New Zealand 8 PRESS COMMENTS ON THE GAME. | - (Received July 17, 9.56 a.m.) I T SYDNEY, This Day. The Sydney Morning Herald, referring to the match, says : — After the previous | matches the result came as a great surprise. Every one was amazed, non(! more than the visitors. The play was never ! uninteresting, and was frequently brilliant. All agreed that it was a very great match. If there was any advantage at all it was witlj the New Zealanders, ' who twice crossed tho home line, while tho Now South Walea men did not cross at all. The Daily Telegraph states that results of the gqmes on the previous Saturday and Wednesday very naturally created the impression that there was only one side- in it, but before the match on Saturday had been in progress many minutes it was realised that the New South Wales men were playing the game of their lifetime. It was a> question whether it would last, but as the match proceeded it was found to be no spasmodic effort. In a word, the New South Walea forwards — fast, dashing, and fearless- I—played New Zealand at their own game, and beat them at it, and to them the triumph — for it .was a triumph — is due. When the New Zealanders scored at the finish the New South Wales forwards stood still like graven images in traditional exasperating New South Wales fashion, whilst Roberts weaved his way in and out among them, with his backs fojlowing at top speed. It was a brilliant rush, but it was the fanlt of New South Wales that it succeeded so thoroughly In tho first place Roberts should not have been allowed to make the opening he did, and in the second place there should have been no difficulty in blocking M'Gregor. UNIVERSITY MATCH. A WIN FOR THE OTAGO TEAM. SYDNEY, 15th July. A match was played here to-day between the Otago University team and tt mixed team, consisting of rising colts and a number of "have-beena." In the first spell the visitors hnd it all their own way. Their passing whs excellent. Tries were obtained by Crawford, Cameron, Murray, and Macpherson, one try being converted. The. spell ended — Otago University 14, Combined Team 0. In the second .half Hawkins scored for the home team, the game ending : — % Otapo University %.t ... 14 Combined Team ... ' <.., 3 AUSTRALIAN' TEAM. • SYDNEY, 16th July. The following Australian team of

Rugby footballers has been selected to tour New Zealand, leaving Sydney on 12th August: — Full-back, Penman; three-quarters, Carmichael, Mac Smith, Ruthven, M'Lean, Russell, Wickham, Nicholson ; halves, Anlezark, Dore, Woods ; forwards, Lamb, Burden, Oxlade, darken, Judd, Richardson, Swannell, Burge, Murnin, O'Brien, Colton, Lucas.