RUGBY FOOTBALL.
N.S.W. TEAM AT GISBORNE. SPRINGBOKS ’ STATEMENTS. REFUTED. Giaborne, Aug. 18. There is glorious weather for the N.S.W. football match this afternoon, play commencing a* three o’clock. The match will bo preceded by tho Auckland v. Poverty Bay hockey match. Tho overseas footballers were accorded a civic reception in the forenoon. Speaking at the reception, Mr Ros ward, manager of lhe N.S.W. team, refuted tho adverse statements attributed to the Springboks regarding Australian sportsmanship, and expressed surprise at the comments which followed the Springboks’ departure frost Australia, where he claimed that hospitality and tho finest sporting spirit waa displayed towards the South Africans. runs; Lancashire 92 and 184; Australia 284. West Scottish Team.—Drawn; Australia 540; West team 227 and 3 for Scotland.—Drawn; Scotland 162 and 79; Australia 422. Scotland.—Drawn ; Australia 514 ; Scotland 291. Durham.—Won by 10 wickets; Durham 168 and 121 ; Australia 267 and 24 for no wickets. Yorkshire.—Return match ; won ; Australia 251 and 163; Yorkshire 126 and 113. Fourth Test.—Draw; England 362 for 4 wickets, declared, and 44 for 1; Australia 175. Essex.—Won by innings and 88 runs; Essex 128 and 219: Australia 435. South Wales.—Abandoned; Wales 213 Australia 461. Lancashire.—Abandoned ; Lancashire 109; Australia 5 for 317. Warwickshire.—Won hr innings and 61 Warwickshire 133 and 118; Australia 7 for 312. Kent.—Drawn; Kent 237, Australia 667 and I for 119. Last Test.—Drawn ; England 8 for 403, declared, 2 for 244; Australia 389.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 201, 18 August 1921, Page 5
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233RUGBY FOOTBALL. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 201, 18 August 1921, Page 5
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