REST OF EGYPT BEATEN
I NEW ZEALANDEBS' FINE RUGBY (NZ.E.F. Official News Service) CAIRO, March 5. Tn EgVDt, New Zealand base units have kept the Second N.Z.E.F. to the fore in Rugby by beating the Rest of Egypt at Alexandria by 9 points to 7. The star of the game was the All Black half C. K. Saxton, who played brilliant football, inspiring the team on attack and defence. The powerful opposing side which included five of the ""beaten Springbok divisional team, could not match the stern determination and good combination of the New Zealanders. C J Nicholson and J. O. Hall scored tries and the former Rugby League representative player, C. E. Smith, kicked a penalty
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1944, Page 7
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