RUGBY LEAGUE
COAST BEATEN.
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AUCKLAND, August 26.
The Auckland team defeated ■ the West Coast in the . representative Rugby League match, played at Carlaw Park to-day, by 28 points to 22. The conditions for the game were ideal. The attendance was-8000. The home team’s backs were . too clever 0 n attack for the visitors. Cooke, the All Black star, played agreat game, and he scored three tries.
West Coast forwards made a great: effort during tlie last tlie game, and they excited the crowd with their bustling tactics. : ,1- ... t' j
A reliable goal kicker would have won the game for West Coast. Newton, Glynn and Calder played fine games for the visitors, while Doods was the best West Coast back. Martyn, tlie full back for Coast, lost the visitors several tries by his weakhnmliing.
AUSTRALIANS WIN
LONDON, August 26.
The Australian Rugby League, team defeated the St. Helen’s Rees team by 13 points to 9, in their first game. The Rees team had a lead of 6 to 3 at half time.
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1933, Page 5
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