VICTORY BY ONE POINT!
REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY TARANAKI BEATS WELLINGTON YESTERDAY’S MATCH AT HA HER A t Per Prra. A«o<x-ialjon. ) NEW PLYMOUTH, May 25. The Taranaki Rugby representatives defeated Wellington at Hawera in the first match of the season by nine to eighl. For Taranaki Pepperell scored a try and Meuli kicked two penalty goals For Wellington Griffiths scored a I. .
and Crisp converted anu nicked a penalty goal. Playing with the wind Wellington failed to score in the first half, mostly’because Taranaki hooked and defended soundly. Wellington secured a greater share of the ball in the second half, in which all the scoring was done. The general standard of Rugby was not particularly high. The teams were;— Taranaki: Simpson; Smith Sullivan, Pepperell; Meuli, Brown; Arnold; Coull; Richards, Benton, Joyce, MacLean; Longstaff, Young, Fowler. Emergencies: Ngaia, R. mnoid, Walker, Whitaker. Wellington: W. Crisp; C. Robins. W. Fulton, A. Wright; E. sargisson, j. L. Griffiths; E. W. Tindill; K. Guy; T. Hegglun, C. J. Pringle, L. Bishop, J. Gunn; A. Kenny, A. Lambourn, E. A. O’Brien. Emergencies: D. Jones and W. Todd.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 8
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