Tho Ranfurly Shield matches in Dunedin have galvanised local interest in Eugby. The attendance at the Otago-Southland challenge match was 28,000 and the gate takings £1550, a record for tho Carisbrook ground, states a Dunedin correspondent. The attendance at tho Otago-Auckland game numbered 16,000 spectators, a record for a mid-week game, and the takings at the gate went over £7OO,
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 188, 11 August 1936, Page 3
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60Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 188, 11 August 1936, Page 3
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