MANAWATU v. WANGANUI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13241, 13 August 1906, Page 5

MANAWATU v. WANGANUI.

Wanganui, 'Auigust 13. Wanganxd defeated Manawatu by 6 (.goals from a mark .and 'a penalty). to 3 .(a* try). It wafl a very, poor game. The 'New Zealand Rngby TJnion has granted the Southla-nd Itugby (Umon 1 a full loan of £1300 to complete the purchase of new grounds of thirteen acres on the town belt. - s Tlhe Dimedin Star says i— T?he .AllBlack members of .the Taramaki team thoroughly enjoyed /their stay ; in D\anedin/and had a .particularly pleasant time with their old\. friends CasevviMJ - , Donald, Johnston," and Bdoth. ■ -■' 'An Old Enthusiast --' suggests the following- team to play 'Auckland i— Full back, H-ardgreaves ; t'bLreeg i ia irterSr Dive, Cameron, Abbott ; five-eighth's, Mytaott and Huoater ; 'half, FreVnn (if able to play) -:1: 1 wins forward, Courtenay; forwards, Jo-hnson! (Tukapa) y Davidson (Waitara), I^veridffe, Ryan, •Mackay, Thomas, and Oowley (Tukapa). (When tKe Taranaki team were.posing throuigii' from Tamaru to Cjhristchnirch the- Temuka Club mtet the visitors at the Temuka station and; presented fthem with a /large hamper 1 containing liquid and solid refreshments of a most enticing n&ture, -^ay^ the local paper. The presentation naturally tools the Northerners by surprise. None of the Temuka players, by th« wayj took part 1 in the TaranakaSouth' Canterbury ma'tcK. fFrom aU accounts, they and Timaru are not *a very happy family.