WIN FOR MAORIS
CLOSE GAME AT BRISBANE. Brisbane, July 20 The Maori Rugby team turned the tables on Queensland to-day, winning by 15 points to 13. The victory was largely due to the forwards’ excellent efforts, and amoutstandlng game was played by Smith, on the wing. The score: indicates the evenness of the play, and it was Broderick’s try which clinched the match, although the visitors were hard-pressed to keep Queensland out in the dying stages. The Maoris were again well beaten iii the scrums, but the forwards were better in all other departments. Harrison and Cooper were in particularly good form with Broderick and Mataira next.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 11776, 22 July 1935, Page 3
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