ASSOCIATION GAME.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 55, 5 September 1921, Page 2

ASSOCIATION GAME.

THE BROWN SHIELD. Per Press Association. Wellington, September 4. Auckland, in the Association challenge 'for tiie Brown Shield, defeated Wellington (holders) by two goals to nil. THE THIRD TEST.

Recently the Railway Department' at Wellington advised tho Taranaki Rugby Union that, in tho event of the cost of a train being guaranteed, a special (non-stop beyond Patea), would run to Wellington and return on the occasion of the final test match between tho Springbok* 1 and Now Zealand on the I.7th inst. The minimum guarantee asked for was 100 first-class fares. In the interim the union has bee n endeavoring to secure more definite information, and on Saturday evening the chairman (Mr J. McLeod) wad advised a,s follows by/the New Zealad Rugby Union; "Railways ask guarantee 100 fares, rate and a quarter, proposed train; leaving Friday night, returning Saturday night." When the amount of the, fare is known, seats may bo booked with Messrs MeLec and Slade's (New' Plymouth), or with Mr G. E. Jago (Stratford), or Mr J. Goodwin, of Goodwin, Davey and Co., (Hawera).

THE SPRINGBOKS' RECORD.

RESULTS OF MATCHES TO DATE.

The results of the South Africans' tour in Australia and New Zealaind to date are:—

June 18th—Beat, Victoria by 51 to nil. June 25th—Beat New South Wales by 25 to 10. June 27th—Beat New South Wales by 16 to 11. July 2nd—-Beat New South Wales by 28 to 9. July 6th—Beat Metropolitan (Sydney) by 14 to 8. July 13th—Beat Wanganui by 11 to 6 - I" July 16j$i—Drew with Taranaki, no score' 'W^iii ; July 20tH—Beat Wairafapa and Bush Districts by 18 to 3. ' July 23rd—Beat Wellington by 8 to 3. July 27th—Beat West Coast by 33 to 3. July 30th—Beaten by Canterbury by 6 to 4. 'Atlgust 3rd—Beat South Canterbury " ■ by 34 to 3. August 6th—Beat Southland by 12 to 0; August 10th—{Beat Otago by 11 to 3. .August ] 3th .—Beaten by New Zealand by 13 to 5. August 17th—Beat Manawatu-Horo-whenua team by 3 to nil. August 20th—Beat Auckland by 24 . to 8 August 24—Beat Bay of Plenty by 17 to 9, . Vugust 27—/Boat New Zealand by 9 to 5. , September 3.--Beat Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay by 14 to 8.