WIN FOR MAORIS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 130, 29 November 1926, Page 14

WIN FOR MAORIS

AGAINST LEICESTER

A LAST-MINUTE VICTORY.

(UniteJ Press Association. Copyright.l LONDON, 27th November. The Rugby Maori team beat Leicester by 15 points to 13. The attendance was 18,000. The Maoris' team was: Potaky Phillips, Pelham, Fahvasser, Kingi, Love, Wineera, Bell, Olsen, Dennis, Wilson, Rika, Robinson, Manihera, and S. Gemmell. Leicester first pressed and penned the Maoris for several minutes in their own territory. The Maoris were penalised for-off-side play, and Prentice kicked a goal. Pelham seemed certain to score after a powerful run, but was grassed near the line. The Maoris were given a penalty kick, from which they gained nothing. Leicester's fast wing-three-quarter, Fardon, got the ball near half-way soon after, and, swerving cleverly, crossed under the post. Prentice easily converted. Before the interval '. -lwasser scored an unconverted try for the Maoris. The second half was splendidly contested, the pace increasing with the spectators' excitement. Fahvasser dived over for a good try, which was not converted,' and Wilson finished off sterling work with a splendid dropped goal. Leicester replied, Prentice throwing himself over, when hard pressed, to score a try which was not converted. The Maoris got together and brought the scores level with a try, and tremendous excitement reigned. There was tense silence while Love kicked a goal, which gave the team a last-min-ute victory. The Maoris deserved the win. They played fine football imd showed great staying power.