WHAT THE NORTHLANDERS WILL SEE WHEN THEY PLAY SOUTHLAND ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. Portion of the 18,000 crowd at Rugby Park for the Southland-Otago game last year. Picture shows one of the three stands on the ground. The “gate” for this game, £2150, is a record for inter-provincial Rugby in New Zealand. The ground runs east and west and is situated in the heart of a thickly-populated residential area. Northlanders are warned that Southland has lost only two of the 18 games it has played for the shield on this park.
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Northern Advocate, 5 July 1947, Page 4
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91WHAT THE NORTHLANDERS WILL SEE WHEN THEY PLAY SOUTHLAND ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. Portion of the 18,000 crowd at Rugby Park for the Southland-Otago game last year. Picture shows one of the three stands on the ground. The “gate” for this game, £2150, is a record for inter-provincial Rugby in New Zealand. The ground runs east and west and is situated in the heart of a thickly-populated residential area. Northlanders are warned that Southland has lost only two of the 18 games it has played for the shield on this park. Northern Advocate, 5 July 1947, Page 4
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