WIN FOR WANCANUI
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WHANGAREI, Oth September. The Wanganui Rugby touring team paid its first visit to North Auckland today, and met a representative fifteen from the peninsula. The weather turned out very wet, but notwithstanding the heavy ground and greasy ball 2001) onlookers were treated to a fairly fast game. The first score came three minutes after the start for Wangrumi. when M'Lean, aided by a strong north-east wind, kicked a penalty goal. Jn the second quarter the visitors notched a try through the agency of Hall, who seized, the opportunity of a misfield by the local full-back. They also succeeded in gaining another try in the third quarter, Harrington breaking away with the ball at his toe from half-way, scoring after a nice elfort. The final quarter was marked by repeated onslaughts of the northerners, and Wanganui failed after an excellent defence to keep their line intact, Wells ending up a brilliant rearguard movement by scoring near the corner. The game ended: Wanganui 0 points. North Auckland 3.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 51, 7 September 1928, Page 7
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172WIN FOR WANCANUI Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 51, 7 September 1928, Page 7
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