The former New Zealand Rugby League front row' forward and captain, Mr P. A. Smith, has donated a trophy l that may be at stake when the Canterbury club championship is decided by a grand final next season. The board of control will meet on December 12 to allocate trophies for the revised competition, which will feature a series of finals culminating in the grand final, to find the Canterbury club champion. The gold and silver trophy.
i which stands two feet high, was donated by Mr Smith to the Canterbury' Rugby League •i to be awarded to the club I champion of champions. The new competition would be I I well suited for this purpose. It was awarded to Addingl ton last season after it had • beaten the championship winl ner, Hornby, and gone I through the O’Brien’s tourna- ■ ment unbeaten. The tourna- ' ment was played on a roundrobin basis by the top four , teams.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31232, 2 December 1966, Page 15
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