WIN FOR WELLINGTON.
WEAK TARANAKI TACKLING
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
H.WVERA, Wednesday. A crowd of 6000 saw the Wellington Rugby tonm defeat Taranaki by 14 points to 8 at Hawera this afternoon in the annual show week Hxture. Feature# of tn# tr;irrir were weak tackling by the Taranaki buiks ami snappy passing by the Wellington hark*. The first score was the result of a try hy Wriirlu after receiving the ball from Wnlry ;ind Tindill. Near the close of the first spell Meuli evened the scores with a in-unity jroal. Th+» second spoil opened with a niwh by Wellington, culminating in Vile scoring. Wellington ajrain scored when Thompson made an opening and Mc- < 'nrtliy toueht'd down. Wellington's Muni fry was awarded to Wright aftep Sinitii had failed to force. Fill ton imiii vert intr. From then onwards Taranaki rallied and had the visitors penned in th«»ir own quarter, Smith scoring and Menli converting:. Included amonff the spectators were Mr. K. McKenzie, of Wnirnrapa. All Black sole selector. and Mr. F. W. Lucas, of Auckland, a North Island selector.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 23
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177WIN FOR WELLINGTON. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 23
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