MAORIS WIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 December 1926, Page 5

MAORIS WIN

LANCASHIRE DEFEATED. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, December 1. The Maoris beat Lancashire by eleven to six. x The match was played at Manchester. The .Maoris scored three tries, one converted, and Lancashire one try and one penalty goa'l. Great pace was maintained throughout. Lan cashire on more than one occasion iti the second half, looked like pulling the game out of the fire, but the visitors’ full-back, Phillips, was very ’safe. It was a dour struggle between two strong packs in which the Maoris could not claim an advantage, though Robinson, Wilson and Bell worked tirelessly. Lancashire’s best forwards were Periton, Rigby and Woolier. The home team’s backs were beaten in speed, especially the centres. The Maoris played an open game. Their passing was sometimes erratic, although strong backing,..up retrieved many mistakes. Falwasser scored a try early in the game and Love converted it. Pelham scored an unconverted try in the first, half and Wilson gained one for Lancashire. Robinson crossed Lancashire’s line in the second half, but the try was not converted. Ogden replied with a penalty goal. Falwasser dropped many passes. Barclay was always dangerous, his quick bursts along the line making many openings. Lancashire were comparatively slow, but their tackling was deadly. They gave their best exhibition of the season. The Maori team was: Phillips, Falwasser, Pelham, Barclay, Kingi, Wineera, Love, Bell, Olsen, Denis, Wilson, Rika, Gemmell, Crawford and Robinson. WASTED OPPORTUNITIES. LONDON, November 30. Reviewing the Maori Rugby team’s tour, the “Daily News” says: “Surely no side ever wasted so many oppor- I tunities. It is no exaggeration to | say that, in the last eight matches, I they have thrown away at least two 1 tries per match through mistakes at the crucial moment, when.the opposition has been thoroughly beaten It is a remarkable fact that the dropped goal scored by Leicester on November 27 "was the only one of the ton I '. It was the only real attempt to bring off such a score. The Maoris nave been' strangely indifferent to the tactical side of the game.”