ORIENTAL BEAT WELLINGTON.
In a rather scrappy game, with occasional brilliant flashes, Oriental beat Wellington at Kilbirnie by 25 points to 6. Getting most of the ball in the scrums, the Oriental backs handled tho ball freely, but did most of their scoring in the second spell, when the vigour of the Wellington tackling seemed to fade. The score ... at' half-time was 8-0 in favour of Oriental, a try scored by Chambers from a scrum by the posts and converted by Sidet, and a fino try by Wepoihnna at tho corner, Sidet's kick failing. Wepoihana had to retire through injuries. In the second spell Oriental had advantage of the sun, and the backs worked better. Evans scored a brilliant try from an intercepted pass, receiving from half-way. Hill's kick failed. Chambers tcored next, the kick again failing. 14-0. Morgan kicked a penalty* goal for Wellington, and Dunn scored a try, unconverted. 14-0. Sly Bcored two more tries for Oriental, one converted by Morgan, who also kicked a penalty goal, making the final score: Oriental 25, Wellington 6. Sir. H. Leith was referee.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 104, 3 May 1926, Page 6
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182ORIENTAL BEAT WELLINGTON. Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 104, 3 May 1926, Page 6
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