OLYMPIC ROWERS
The first two'irieg were .scored by .Wellington. ElUott touched down ■: after.a good . dribbling; rush; by;-.the .Wellington forwards. A little later Hobbs kicked the ball to the centre of. the field, and Plank made a good run before passing to .Hard--ing, who scored. Boddington : broke through well <to score Christchurch's try. The first spell, .which was marked; by fast play/and deadly, tackling, ended'with tlie 'score: Wellington, 6; Christchureh, 3. Play continued fast1 in the second spell; Mortloek made ; ;a tricky:,-run; ,and paved the way for McKenzie .to.score. .; Jeffries almost scored,' but; a~knoek-dn" spoilt his chance. McEenzie: ihadJ. a. .great/^chance to score,-but }\e was.beaten by the bounce of the ball. Wellington: missed' another chance when a player knocked-the ballon in front of the'posts! At length-Welling-ton scored, Plank touching down. Kilby converted. Christehiirch made great, attempts to equalise the score, and just!'befor"e i the call-of- time McKenzie #:ossed the line-for" a try, which Ollivier convertedwith a -good kick: The final- score was: Wellington, 11; Canterbury, 11. : :,
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1932, Page 9
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165OLYMPIC ROWERS Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1932, Page 9
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