INTERSTATE MATCH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 154, 2 July 1934, Page 4

INTERSTATE MATCH

QUEENSLAND AND N.S.W Received Julv 1, 7.5 p.m. SYDNEY, July 1. | At Rugby Union, New South Walei i played a drawn game with Queensland, | the scores being B—all. This is tht j 125th. test. At half-time the scorei ] were: New South Wales 8, Queensland J 3 The game was spoilt by the rain and I the heavy ground. FOR AUCKLAND MATCH SOUTH ISLAND HALF-BACK [ Per Press Association, j TIMARU, July 1. G. Gaffanoy (South Canterbury) will replace N. Francis as half-hack of the South Island team to meet North Island nt Auckland next Saturday. FOR GISBORNE CUP SCHOOLS’ MATCH AT NAPIER ( Per Press *AM.^jeiatlon. | HASTINGS, July 1. j | Napier Boys’ High School defeated Gisborne High School at Napier on Saturday in tho annual match, by 11 | points to 3. thus regaining the Gisborne Cup, played for annually between 1 tho two schools. The wind, to a largo extent, tended | to mitigate against open plav and the game was not up to the customary school standard. Napier had the terri* . torial advantage for the greater part of tho game, showing far more combination in both back and forward divisions. Flaying against the wind io the first half, Napier registered ? points to Gisborne's 3. In the second spell the home team were not able tt take advantage of the wind and only one try was scored. For Napiet Scoble, Younghusband and Morrissey scored, Wolstonholme converting oof McLean kicked a penalty for Gt borne.