THE ANGLOWELSH TEAM.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 955, 25 June 1908, Page 11

THE ANGLOWELSH TEAM.

DEFEATS NELSON" AND MARL - BOROUGH. ■ ' - .As was very generally expected Anglo-Welsh football, team proved too .strong for the combined Nelson and Marlborough fifteen. ’ The .•feather 'on 1 Saturday was fine Tor the match, ■some,.four, thousand people turning "out to see the encounter.' The teams were as follows: — BRITAIN. Fullback: Jackett; threequhrters.: Gibbs, McEvedy, J. P. Jonesj J. L. Williams; halfbacks: W. Morgan and “Tuan” Jones; forwards: Dibble, Jackson, E. • Morgan, Down, Green, Ritson. Archer, J. F. Williams. NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH. Fullback: J. O’Brien (Marlbor- ” ough); threequarters: H. Saunders (Nelson), A. Sahdel (Nelson), and 6. Costello. (Marlborough); five eighths: ~C; Manning; (Marlborough) and W. Smith (NelsOn), capt.; halfback: H. ‘ Often (Marlborough) ; winger:. W. Terrill ’ (Marlborough); forwards: back rank, F. Sowman (Marlborough) jand E. .Clouston (Marlborough).; supports, W, Glover (Nelson.) and J. MacDonald ‘ (Marlborough); lock,. H. Granville (.Nelson),;,,.front rank, P. Hannigan ’ {Nelson')' "and" 'Ci Hegglum -(Marlborough). • .. The - first- half of the game was re--markably-even',- the home side if anything showing to the greater advantage. •< Do what they might neither side had effected a score when ends were changed. The first three points i came to the winners as the result of <a clever passing run by Gibbs, McEvedy, “Ponty” Jones, and Williams, the last-named racing across the line near the corner. Gibbs’ kick was a

sajluKOj r *seqn>rafter,. iiam3- got, tlie. b.alij againy-anjd aising .bis •great -speed to r the .best' advantage rhe crossed over near-the corner, Jackson Talling to add’ the major noirits. Neb

.son ; t□ eri’" sdt up a hot attack, 1 coming •within an ace. of" scoring. Smith had £ shot at goal, which fell short., ' The retaliated .. with 'a f dribbiirig -rush’ down the field and from a‘'mark ■Jackson- kicked a goal. " Nelson- then attacked again and again, but cbtild not.. break through, the , defence, “Tuan” Jones at last relieving' the pressure. Then'the Britishers ribmmericed a strong counter attack.',' A nice passing run eriding with '“Fonty” Jones getting over. ' Jackson tdok the .kick but failed, the visitors thus'winning by 12 points to nil. ‘ t