N.Z. Team Wins Far East Title
(NX. Pres* Association)
WELLINGTON, Feb. 28. The first XV of the New Zealand Regiment's Ist Battalion tn Malaya won the Far East Land Forces' Rugby ehamplonArmy by 34 points to 8. ■ \ Victory in the game, playnd last week in Singapore on a hard ground and in extreme heat, was due to hard running and brilliant handling by the back-line. J. L. CoUins (Tokomaru Bay), playing centre, scored two outstanding r The New Zealand forwards, although conceding weight, dominated the line-outs and scrums.
Aust. Universities Visit Proposed
(NX. Pres* Association) WELLINGTON. Feb. SS. An AustraUsn Universities Rugby team may tour New Zealand in May next year. The New Zealand Rugby Union executive resolved tonight to extend a formal invitation. University Rugby authorities propose a seven-match tour, including four tests.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30066, 26 February 1963, Page 6
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