FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 30 December 1926, Page 12

FOOTBALL.

LEAGUE TEAM IN ENGLAND. DEFEAT OF WAKEFIELD. By Cable —Press Association —Copyri/rlit. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 28. Tho League team heat Wakefield br 29 points to 24. The team scored seven tries and forfr goulsj and Wakefield four tries, t-hiee goals and three penalty goals. There were 7000 spectators.^ The visitors gave a delightful exhibition and the best display of attacking seen in Wakefield for a long time. They, started sensationally, running strongly and passing magnificently, promising for a time to gam a sweeping victory. , . , , . Thev speedily rattled up a big lead in the first half, Gardiner Kirwan and Brown scoring tries, of which Dutty convented two. , Dairies scored a try for AA ake&eld and Pollard kicked a goal .rom a P ° Hm'iiome team rallied in the second half Davies, Waters and Parkin | scoring, and Pollard goaling five times (twice from penalties). The New Zealand attack continued vigorouslv, although their defence was faulty. Avery Hall and Mason added tries Duftv, whose kicking was admirable throughout the match converting twice. _ . . _ _. The team was: Dufty, Brown. Kirwan, Brisbane. Gardiner, Hall, Delgi'osso, Menziefi, Parkes, Herring, Mason, Thomas, Avery.

MAORIS IN WALES. FINE VICTORY" AGAINST CARDIFF.

By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 28. The Maoris defeated Cardiff bv 5 points to 3. . ~ Twenty-live thousand witnessed tlie Maoris’* "magnificent victory, after a tremendous struggle at. Cardiff. The packs, characterised by fierce rushes, severely tried the Maoris defence on several occasion's and a score was only averted in the nick of time. Ould was once pulled down within a yard of the line. ■ It was a ding-dong game throughout. „ , In the first half the first score was secured three minutes before the interval Lee throwing out a clever pass, and enabling Williams to gain a magnificent try, which Male did not convert. . , . . The Ala or is altered their tactics m the second half, adopting short passing, which" immediately made them more dangerous. ... , Falwasser was prominent in aeverni dashing runs. Barclay missed one chance by over running the ball when in a good posi Plav continued most vigorously, and Cardiff had the greatest difficulty m keeping the Maoris out. ~ Kingi secured n clever try.' ing » scrum. ..near the Cardiff line Potaka converting.