RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH.
V- ; : WELLINGTON. Aug. 30V The first, Raufurly challenge shield match-since'vl9ls^ was .played. "tp:dayv when Wellington:. (holders)' Idefeated Canterbury, by ,2i.'--p;biri'£s to 8. : There were; 10,000 spectatpra^vidclu'diiig':-1. the Governor-General amd vLbrdv jellicoe; The match was fast and spectacular. Both, sides were: fairly matclied in the f6r%ards, but the Wellingtpn--'backs';:-did better than their, opponents; ,who. however,, had not many opportunitiesi The tackling on both sides was;•; pretty sound, but the game was ;really a contest between the forwards:V With the exception of Wellington's final- try, all th c scoring was done in the first spell, which ended with Wellington in the lead by 10 points. Both spell® were hard fought, but toward the close of the game Canterbury's forwards began to tire. : V ■..■■•• :;' : '^":\. '.'.■'■ -••; .■'
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 1 September 1919, Page 5
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124RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 1 September 1919, Page 5
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