FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 237, 20 December 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

A VICTORY AT WIGAN. London, Dec. 18. The Maoris defeated Wigan yesterday by a goal and two tries to a try. FUTURE FIXTURES. The following is the authorised list of matches to be played by the Native team:— December. 19—v Llanelly, at Llanelly 22 v Wales, at Swansea 24—v Swansea, at Swansea 26—v Newport, at Newport 29— v Cardiff, at Cardiff January, 1889. 1— v Bradford, at Bradford Js—v Kirkstall, at Kirkstall 9—v Huddersfield, at Huddersfield 12—v Stockport, at Stockport 14—v Castleford, at Castleford 16—v Warrington, at Warrington 19— v Yorkshire County, at Wakefield 23—v Spen Valley District, at Cleckheaton 26—v Somerset County, at Wellington 30— v Devon County, at Exeter February. 2— v Gloucester County, at Gloucester 4—v Midland Counties’ Union, at Coventry 6—v Blackheath, at Blaokheath 9—v United Service Club, at Portsmouth 12—v Oxford University, at Oxford 16—v England, at London 20— v Cambridge University, at Cambridge 23—v Manningham, at Manningham 26—v Leeds St. John’s, at Leeds Mabch. 2—v Runcorn, at Runcorn 4—v Oldham, at Oldham 9—v Widnes, at Widnea 11—v Manchester, at Manchester 14—v St. Helen’s, at St. Helen’s 16—v Salford, at Salford 18—v Rochdale Hornets, at Rochdale. Matches against England, Ireland, and Wales will be played under the management respectively of the Rugby Union, the Irish Union and the Welsh Union.