TROPHY FOR RUGBY.
DOMINION AND AUSTRALIA.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S GIFT.
CUP GIVEN FOR COMPETITION. THE FIRST CONTEST TO-DAY. [BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Friday. The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, has presented a cup for competition between the New Zealand and Australian Rugby teams and the first match for the trophy will be the test at Auckland tomorrow. „
The cup was accepted on behalf of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-day by the president, Mr. S. S. Dean, and advice was received from the manager of tha Australian team, Mr. T. C. Davis, expressing appreciation of His Excellency's offer and accepting it. The design of the cup will be decided upon later. It will be symbolical of both countries.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20976, 12 September 1931, Page 8
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