N.Z. BEATS ENGLAND.
BY ONE POINT. Good Exhibition of League. (P#»r Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, August 22. After a fast and open exhibition of the League code, New Zealand boat England to-day by 27 to 26. The weather was ideal and ths ground in capital order. Th o attend ance was large, J. the English captain, made his first appearance, after being incapacitated for two months, and was responsible for a fine exhibition of halfback play.
Tho visiting rearguard handled more accurately than their opponents, and would have scored further tries had infringements' been less frequent. On the other hand, New Zealand’s score would have been greater had Dufty turned to better account the opportunities that came his wav.
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Grey River Argus, 23 August 1928, Page 5
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