COLLEGE RUGBY
Old Boys Take Field at Wanganui Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, March 30. The annual Rugby matches between old boys and present pupils of the U anganui Collegiate School were played to-day in favourable, weather before a large attendance of parents and friends. Two matches were played, old boys' winning one and tiie other resulting in a draw. The first match, between an old boys team and the school second fifteen, was won by the former combination by nine points to six. Play was fast but ragged. In the second contest old boys gained a lead of 11 points over the first fifteen after about 20 minutes’ play. School then took a turn and by dint of good play brought the score to 14-11 in their favour. Their opponents made desperate endeavours to make the scores level and succeeded in scoring just before time, the game finishing in a draw, 14-1-1.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 157, 31 March 1937, Page 7
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152COLLEGE RUGBY Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 157, 31 March 1937, Page 7
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