COUNTRY MATCHES.
At Te Aroha an inter-union match was played between Karangahake and Piako, the former team winning by 5 points to 3. For Karangahake Dillamore scored, and for Piako Lennard secured a try. In the senior cup matches under the Paeroa Rugby Union, West defeated East by 11 points to nil.
At Hamilton an inter-union match was played between Lower Waikato and the Hamilton fifteen, and resulted in a draw —6 points each. For Hamilton Coote and Hughes scored tries, while Welsh notched two tries for Lower Waikato.
At Rotorua, the local team met and defeated a Cambridge fifteen by 6 points to 3. Tries were scored for Rotorua by Vercoe and Mcßae, while Montgomery registered a try for the visitors.
At Whangarei a match was played between Hikurangi and Kiripaka, and resulted in a win for the former by 3 points to nil.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 957, 9 July 1908, Page 11
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145COUNTRY MATCHES. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 957, 9 July 1908, Page 11
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