FOOTBALL.
AUCKLAND v.. WELLINGTON.
-'"'■■"■ (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 18. 't- The first of iwo home and home
jn'atches, Wellington and Auckland, was played at the Domain this aftefnoon,! in ,i the presence oi: a krge./croiwd of ;enthusiasts, ' The result was a. win for Auckland, bjy, 12 points• to, nil. The score is hardly! an index of the play, and Wellington had the, better of the early stages of the game, arid were pressing hard at the finish, being distinctly unlucky in not scoring. Auck-
.land made better use of their opportunities, securing three tries and. one goal ' |x:om a penalty, and the game was play;ed without wing forwards, each team 'playing a-.roving half. The referee 1 placed the.ball in the scrum on all occasions. The lofF-side rule wias stirictly • enforoed. --. ~>,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17066, 20 August 1917, Page 6
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131FOOTBALL. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17066, 20 August 1917, Page 6
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