FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 11 April 1927, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

fTAORI TEAM IN FRANCE,

By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z, Cable Association. (Received April 10, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 9.

A Paris message says that tho tour of the Maori lootbullers in Prance resulted in a loss of £725.

SEASON OPENS IN SYDNEY

By C»bl*—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received April 10, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 10. The Rugby Union season opened yesterday, a strong metropolitan side defeating a team from li.jM.S. Renown by 12 points to 9, after a gruelling game.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER

WALES AND IRELAND PLAY

DRAWN GAME

By Cable—-Press Association —Copyright,

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (lleceivcd April 10, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 9. Playing at soccer, at Cardiff, before 10,000 spectators, Wales and Ireland tied—two goals all. AMATEUR CUP FINAL.

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received' April 10, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 9. In the amateur cup final, Leyton beat Barking by 3 goals to 1. ARMY RUGBY MATCHES. ENGLISH v. FRENCH. Bjr Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 10, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 9. At Rugby, the British Army beat the French Army, by 12 points to 6.

EASTER GAMES. On Easter Saturday at Fraser Park, the first serious games of the 1927 season will take place. Zingari will play their annual fixture with 'Larwood (Christchurch), and Timam Old Boys will try conclusions with their old

rivals, Christchurch Old Boys. Both Linwocd and Old Boys will send down very strong teams, in fact, included in the Old Boys team will bo thirteen of the players who took part in the Payne trophy match last season. _ As both Timaru teams have been 1 training hard of late, lovers of Rugby should be assured of a. good afternoon’s sport.

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