NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS
A MERITORIOUS WIN. AGAINST I)EVONPORT-ALI3IONS. GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST. LONDON, October 25. Special interest was centred in the match against Devonport Albions. This club holds a high, if not the highest, place amongst England’s crack club combinations, and it may bo noted that ten of its members played lor Devon in tin; initial match of the tour. English critics pretty unanimously predicted that whatever was the outcome of their earlier engagements (ho colonials would he pub to the test, if they did not find their Waterloo, when they mot the Albions. The result, however, falsified predictions, the visitors, after a wellcontested game, proving victors by 21 [mints to 3. The weather conditions were perfect, and the attendance a record once 20,000 spectators witnessing the match. The Now Zealanders were handicapped to some extent by the absence of Wallace, who was not included in today's team. New Zealand’s score was marjc up as follows: /' TRIES. Points. Thomson (Wanganui) ... 2 6 Alynott (Taranaki) ... I Tyler (Auckland) ... ... 1— 3 Gallaher (Auckland) ... 1 , COALS. Gillctt ... ... ••• 3 Total 21 THE PLAY. The visitors attacked from the kickoff. At an early stage in the gatpc, Thomson (Wanganui) crossed tho lino and secured a try, which Gillett converted. This was tho only score made in the first half. Tho Albion forwards, showing brilliant form, kept the New Zealanders fully extended for the rest of the spell, which ended: — ' New Zealand 5 Albions ... ... ••• 0 Tho visitors appeared to more advantage in tho second half, and kept tho homo team on tho defensive, pressing them for the greater part of tho time. Tries were secured by Thomson, Alynott, Tyler, and Gallaher. Gillett intwo instances succeeded in sending tho ball over the bar. In tho last few minutes tho Albions invaded New Zealand territory, and while pressing their opponents were awarded a free-kick for a breach of the rules, from which they placed a goal. Shortly after no-sido sounded with tho score:— New Zealand ... 21 Albions 3
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5730, 27 October 1905, Page 5
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