TARANAKI v. WELLINGTON

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 64, 14 September 1908, Page 6

TARANAKI v. WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON, Saturday

of Taranaki and Wellington met on the Athletic Park this afternoon, the game resulting in a win for the home team hy 13 to 8. The game was very uninteresting, although: fast; ''' md was almost one long^scrainble. A high ,wind was blowing and^while plaiying^against it „ neitfl^r side scored. The -first spell • «ndea*in favimr -of Taranaki by eight l>oints to nil. -C. Sheehan and Tamil scored tries,. the ; second -being converted by Stohr. In the second spell Ready and McLeod scored tries for Wellington. Evensen : potted a. goal and Ryan kicked a penalty goal. Wellington .. were without the services of Mitch- 1 inscm, and Taranaki of Huntei 1 ) Mynottj Hardgreaves and Trewin. j