MAORI TEAM BEATEN
SECOND RUGBY TEST IN FIJI MARGIN OF ONE POINT N.Z.P.A.— Copyright Rpe 1130 p.m. SUVA, Aug. 4. R On a ground sodden after three days rain Fiji defeated the Maoris in the second Rugby test by 9 points to 8 In «;nitp of a very greasy ball, both teams handled remarkably well, and although the pace was slower, passing movements by both sides continually swept the field. Both sets of forwards played a gruelling game. Fiji led 9—nil at half-time.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26842, 5 August 1948, Page 5
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