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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 141, 17 June 1922, Page 12

According to the hurried manner in which tho Horowhenna-Maoris match was arranged, the Horowhenua Union should be able to put a fine team in the field this season. Commenting on the match, the Feilding Chronicle stated :— The Horowhenua team, was not • tho strongest side that could be got Logether, but under the circumstances, the players made a good response to the, union's ca-li upon them, and the way they acqiu'tted themselves was an eyeopener, probably as much to the visiting combination, as to the union and the public. ' The game was fast and spectacular, ;uid when the Maoris had scored before the home side had properly avakened to the fact, it looked ss if they were going to run up a big tt-Jly. But' not so, for from that on, Horowhenua made a great display in all departments, and had achieved a decisive victory by the time the final whistle went. Horowhenua won by 14 points to 3. Jacob played against the Maoris.

Fr«n the Hastings Ti-ibuue :—ln tho intervals of wrangling over boardinghouse bills., the New Zealand Union mighi. spare a little time to look into the unexplained migrations of players from one district to another, for th^i winter only—a matter which, has cans. .ed.jgoms-comiaaDt lately.