Suburbs In Defeat
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) CANBERRA. The touring Christchurch Rugby club. Suburbs, was convincingly beaten, 28-11, by a representative Canberra XV on Saturday. Suburbs could not match the local side in the forwards or in sharpness in the Canberra led, 11-3, at halftime, and late in the second half advanced to 25-3 before letting up to allow the visitors two tries. Australia’s new test wing. R. Batterhan, playing his first season in Canberra, had to leave the field with a leg injury after scoring the first 11 points —an outstanding try, a conversion and two penalty goals. Suburbs pointe were scored by S. Cron, R. Larsen (tries), D. Breese (penalty goal) and P. Carlson (conversion).
In a Boys’ Association cricket game in the Senior 1 grade, played on Saturday, Hagley High School 148/8 (Burrell 81; Studholme 3/33) beat Christ’s College 119/6 (Wright 34; Burrell 3/33, Gemmell 3/33) on the first innings.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31631, 18 March 1968, Page 14
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