RUGBY LEAGUE
AUCKLAND TEAM'S VISIT
City Rovers, of Auckland, met a Wellington Maori representative team in a Rugby League match at Newtown Park on Saturday afternoon, and they found the local side too good for them. The Maoris played the more dashing type of game, and this carried them to success by a wide margin. Effective covering prevented the visitors from getting far with many of their attempts to open up in the manner of their opponents. For the Maoris, Solomon scored three tries and Morgan, Rei, Rangiwhetu, and Barton one each, Greenland converting five; for City Rovers, Hutchinson, Watene, and Silva each scored a try, Donovan converting two. The Maoris won by 31 points to 13. In a curtain-raiser. Army beat the combined team by 13 points to 11.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 34, 9 August 1943, Page 6
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130RUGBY LEAGUE Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 34, 9 August 1943, Page 6
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