FOOTBALL.
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Asso .union; (Rec. Jan. ; 22, 9 a.m’.) LONDON, Jan. 18. At Rugby, ffl New Zealand trench team beat New* Zealander® from various camps by five points to three at Richmond Park. There was an attendance of eight thousand. The ground was heavy, and the ball greasy. Tho game was 1 characteristically vigorous, with frequent off-side play. t Within ten minutes of the start BilMs scored for the trench team j Stoke converted. tßangl Wilson-ran across wide. For the other side Sellars attempted & goal, but tho ball struck the poet. There were no score® in the second half.
AUSTRALIA; V, PRANCE. <Rec. Jan. 22,10116 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 19. Twenty thousand attended the Rugby match on Sunday. The Australian team waa picked) after ten'’atrial games at the Front. It showed excellent combination, and outclassed, the French in‘forward play. The French team’waa one of'the best that has ever represented France,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 17, 22 January 1919, Page 5
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152FOOTBALL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 17, 22 January 1919, Page 5
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