RUGBY FOOTBALL
A GRUELLING MATCH.
CPer Press Association. —Copyright.) TIMAJRU, This Day. After’# on a wet
ground, jSouth Canterbury defeated
Southland by 17 points to 14. .Rain only stopped just before the game Stafted. The contest was mostly forward, but the local backs handled the sodden ball beftdr than,, the touring side,, ifr U-NBEiATEN. (Per .Press: AsaociatlitihA— Copyright.) ■1 PAHIATUA, This Bay. . The - Bush Union successfully defended the Bebbington Shield, defeat- . ing- Rangitikei by 12 points to five. • PAYNE TROPHY. A BRAWN’GAME. L<]?et Press' AasoclaSlda.-rcopyrigfit.7 ~ OHRISTOSUROH, This- Bay. ..The annual match for the Payne Trophy between the champion clubs of Dunedin and Christchurch, namely Otago University and Old Boys, was played in rain and respited in a draw, nine points each.
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Northern Advocate, 22 August 1929, Page 6
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