Football.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43117, 23 July 1907, Page 3

Football.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

SYDNEY, YesterdayAn enormous crowd, expected to distance that of last Saturday, witnessed the match Australia v. New Zealand. The weather was overcast, but fine, lhe New Zealanders’ form was quite a reversal of that of the present tour, and more up to their reputation. The visitors had the best of the game throughout, and eventually won by 26 points to six.

A regrettable feature of the match wks that Coltaan (New Zealand) was injured in the head, and was replaced by J. Spencer. Rosewell and Barnett (Australians) sustained injuries to the leg and ankle respectively, and were compelled to leave the field, being replaced. Seeling scored the first try for New Zealand, and Wallace faiied to convert. New Zealand 3 Australia... 0 Then Mitchinson scored a couple of tries, each of which Wallace converted. The first spell ended :

New Zealand 13 Australia... 0 In the second spell ; Hughes scored and Wallace converted New Zealand 18 Australia 0

Then Australia, by the aid of Carmichael (Queensland), scored a goal from a free kick, and later on another goal from a mark, making their total six points. Later on Mitchinson scored a brilliant try, which Wallace converted New Zealand ... 23 Australia./. , 6 Shortly after Francis, for New Zealand, also crossed the line, but Wallace made an unsuccessful shot at goal, and the game resulted ; . New Zealand ... - 26 Australia 6

The Council of the Rugby Union to-night agreed, in the event of Australia losing the second test match against the New Zealanders the third test be abandoned and a match against New South Wales substituted.

AUCKLAND, This DayThe resnlt of the football match against Australia, evoked great enthusiasm, as after the match against New South Wales the people here were prepared for almost anything. At the same time some rather peculiar views are expressed on the subject in some quarters, and it is wofadered if New South Wales really won the last match on their merits.

G. Nicholson, Auckland forward, who went to Sydney to see the team play and has since been taken into it, and in a post-card to the Chairman of the Rugby Union ■ Committee, said of the first game it was poor, and if New Zealand did not play better would be sure to lose the next match or two. AUCKLAND v. GOLDFIELDS'. ‘ - WAIHI, This Day. In the above match on Saturday the scores were as follows : —First Spell : Auckland 15 points ; Goldfields, 0. Wynyard, McCormick and Hall scored tries, all of which were converted. Second Spell: Auckland, 18 points ; Goldfields, 3. Wynyard scored another try for Auckland, while Corbett scored a try for Goldfields. AUCKLAND v. WAIKATO.

AUCKLAND, July 20. Tbo scores were as under : —First spell : Auckland, six points ; Waikato nill. Final acorv : Waikato, eight points; Auckland six.