FOOTBALL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 160, 23 June 1911, Page 3

FOOTBALL

NEW SOUTH WALES (35) v NEW ZEALAND (10).

Sydneyt- June 22. New Zealand* kicked off before * cr ° wd thousand, and imP reMe<, » Francis headW rush to New South goal. The New Zealand I*'forwards started well, but were •ooh outclassed by their smaller but more skilful opponents. From •craggy play in New South Wales’ twenty-five, Messenger centred to Frawley, who scored. Messenger added the extra points. Asher made a brilliant run and thereby started a good rush, but Francis downed him on the line. The New South Wales forwards worked the leather back, and from the ruck Noble fell across. Messenger failed with the kick. Shortly afterwards Messenger landed a beautiful goal from a free kick from half way. From this until half-time the meal backs took possession, Mes- ®®®» Frawley and Broonham each scoring a try. Francis kicked a Penalty goal for New Zealand. At half-time the scores were: New South Wales 19, New Zealand 2. From the kick off, Morse passed to Francis, who fell across, but failed to find the goal with the kick. New South Wales 19, New Zealand 5. From plav in New fiouth Wales twenty-five Woodward kicked a penalty goal. Messenger, from a passing rush, again scored. Frawley failed to convert. The New Zealand forwards, headed by Francis, transferred plav to New South Wales twenty five, where Woodward dodged across, but failed with the kick at goal. New South Wales 21. New Zealand 10. New South Wales played the better game in every department. McKivatt and Cann rushed and scored a try each. Messenger concerting. _ The gante ended: New South Wales .13 points. New Zea land 10.

g TEAMS FOR TO MORROW. The following will represent Cel tic A team to-morrow :—O’Connor. Maxey. Allison. Burden. Brooking, Fitzgerald. Maggin (2), Ruston. Al-

dridge, H. Seed, Bullick, Smith, Rvan, Wiltshire and Farrelly. The following will represent the Jeltic B to-morrow : —Sullivan, Golds, Diamond, McMillan, Waikari. Donnelly, O’Brien, Rangi, Frost, Hurlihy, H. Allison, Johnson, I. Allison, Simmonds, McCarthy. The following will represent the Athletic Seniors against Pirates:— Speer. Anderson, Russell. Sim■son. Calnan. McCormick, Dorset. Smith, Scott, Tombs. Dawson, Bunker. Dunn, Hartshorn, McCormick. Juniors. —Kearns, Hall. Carr (2), Wilson. Walsh, Anderson, O’Halloran, Hedley, Christiansen. Liddles. Parker. Rurukuru, Peters, Shepherd, Lomas: