AUSTRALIA V, MANAWATU AND HAWKES BAY COMBINED.

Colonist, Volume XLVII, Issue 11432, 11 September 1905, Page 2 (Supplement)

AUSTRALIA V, MANAWATU AND HAWKES BAY COMBINED.

[ WIN FOE AUSTRALIA. ? Palmkkston North, Sept. 6. Australia defeated Manawatn & Hawkei 1 Bay (combined) to-day by seven points (an ' nnconverted try aud a goal from a mark} » to five points (a goal from a try). The I game on the whole was in favor ol the fc Australians, who apparently found the dry " ground and perfect weather conditions to " their liking. Their forwards were clean 1 and clever iv their foot-work, and the baokl 5 seldom made mistakes, handling the ball 3 ver7 prettily. For the visitors Wiokfcam 1 kicked a goal from a mark by Oxley, taken - near the halfway line, and McLean scored ) a. try. For Manawatu, Moßae scored a ? try, and Ward converted it. Between five f and six thousand persons were present at i the match. ) ______________