FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13876, 9 October 1908, Page 5

FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND.

VICTORIOUS! AUSTRALIANS. WELSH TEAM BEATEN. • By Telegraph—Press A escalation.— Copyright London, October 7. The Australian Rugby football team (amateur) played its fourth match to-day, when it met the Glamorgan County fifteen. The visitors had the better of the game throughout, and won by two goals and two tries (16 points) to a penalty goal (three points): The Australian League team (professional), in its second match, defeated Bradford by 12 points to 11. The' "Wallabies" (the Australian amateur Rugby team) have so far been victorious in all four matches played. The "All Black" team of 1905 mot Glamorgan during the concluding weeks "of the tour, when it was asserted that the colonials were getting stale. The following table gives the record to date of the Australians, compared with that of the New Zealanders:— Versus " Wallabies." "All-Blacks." Devon ... ... Won by 24 to 3 Won by 55 to 4 Gloucester ... Won by 16 to 0 Won by 44 to 0 Cornwall ... Won by 18 to 5 Won by 41 to 0 Glamorgan . Won by 16 to 3 Won by 9to 0 The Australian professionals have also an unbeaten record, although this is only the second match played. The New Zealand professional team were defeated by Bradford by seven points to two. The • amateur's next match is a gain At Penygraig, and the professionals' against Rochdale.