OUR FOOTBALLERS
DEFEAT ROCHDALE HORNETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. December 7. The foo*hal! imtrli licfcween New Zealand and Rochdale Hornets resulted in a win for the lot mar liy two goals and five tries flO ]y>ml6) to nil. Iho ground was heavv. The game was more oven than the score indicates, and the Rochdale Hornets on frequent occasions- narrowly missed scoring. RECORD OP MATCHES. Against Bramley, BMi October.--Nmv Zea-lajid t.C) goals £ LrigsJ , 2o : liraiiiloy C2. tries), 6. Against ] 1 ud-clerfifiel-cl. 1 Sch October. New Zealand (2 goals 5 tries), 19; Huddersfield (1 goal two tries). 3. Against- Whines. 16th October.—New Zealand (4 goals 6 tries), 26; Widnos (1 goal 3 tries), 11. Against Broughton Rangers, 19th Octo-ber.—-New Zealand, 20; Broughton Rangers, 14. Against Wakefield Trinity, 25rd October.—New Zealand. 5; Wakefield, 5. Each side scored a penally goal and a try, the game thus resulting in a draw. Against Leeds. 26th October.—New Zealand (a goal and 2 tries), 8 ; Leeds (a goal), 2. Against St. Helens, 30th October.—New Zealand (3 goals 6 tries), 24 ; St. Helens (1 goal 1 try), 5. Against Merthyr Tydvil, 2nd November. —New Zealand (5 goals 7 tries), 27; Merthyr Tydvil (5 tries), 9. Against Keighley, 6th November.—New Zealand (3 tries), 9 : Keighley (2 goals and 1 try), 7. Against Wigan, 9th November.—Wigan {4 tries), 12 ; New Zealand (1 goal 2 tries), 8. Against Barrow, 14th November.—New Zealand (1 try), 3; Barrow (2 tries), 6. Against Hull, 18th November.—Now Zealand (5 goals 4 trice), 18; Hull (2 goals and 3 tries), 13. Against Leigh, 20th November.—New Zealand (3 goals and 1 try), 9 ; Leigh (3 goals and 3 tries), 15. Against Oldham, 23rd October.—Oldham (a goal and two tries), 8: New Zealand (2 goals and a try), 8 (? 7). Against Runcorn. 27th October.—Rnncorn (5 tries), 9; New Zealand, 0 Against Dewksury and Bailey, 50th November.—New Zealand (3 goals and 4 tries), 18; Dewsbury and Bailey fa gaol and 2 tries), 8. Against tlwinton, December 4.—New Zealand (4 goals and 1 try). 11 ; Swinton (1 goal), 2. Against Rochdale Hornets, December 7. —New Zealand (2 goals and 5 tries), 19 ; Rochdale Hornets, nil.
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Evening Star, Issue 12819, 9 December 1907, Page 6
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355OUR FOOTBALLERS Evening Star, Issue 12819, 9 December 1907, Page 6
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