Taranaki in rugby finals
I I PA * New Plymouth Taranaki won a place in the provincial seven-a-side rushy; finals, to be contested later in the season, when it beat Wanga-' nui in a regional final at Ilawera on Sunday. Two teams from each union: appeared, but the A teams made’ it easilv into the final. Taranaki., with a better appreciation of the; sevens style, was too good for; Wanganui and won the final, 18-9.; To reach the final. Taranaki thrashed Wanganui's secondstring line-up. 38-8. in a six-try, rout. Wanganui disposed of Taranaki's second team. 23-0. with similar ease. h
State house ■ A group of squatters who! i took over a 19-bedroomedj ! mansion- in an exclusive; (Bristol suburb have declaredit. an independent state. They (say that anyone wishing to enter “the state of Albion’’ ’must produce a passport be-! ‘fore they are admitted. The| squatters have taken over’ The former school in Dur-' dham Down, Bristol, and l have set up a .30-stront'l community there. They were :evicted from the house two; ! weeks ago. but moved back jin after the bailiffs left. “If I the State of England wishes jto invade the State of All bion, perhaps they will have ! the decency to declare war first.” a spokesman said. — London, . <
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