Rugby and the War
TROOPS IN EGYPT N.Z.E.F. Competition Second Round Good form was again shown in the second round of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force inter-unit Rugby football competition play at the base camp in Egypt. Results were:— Army Service Corps 11 v. Auckland Battalion 9. Machine Gun Company 5 v. Field Artillery Regiment 3. Engineers and Signals 5 v. Motor Transport Company 3. Wellington Battalion 18 v. Divisional and Brigade Headquarters 3. Canterbury-Otago Battalion 8 v. Cavalry and Ambulance 3. The first two matches were particularly impressive. Both were exciting and the issue of each was in doubt until the final whistle. The large attendance was delighted by the standard of play. Matches in this inter-unit series will continue until the conclusion for the competition for the Freyberg Cup on April 3. A trial match to select the New Zealand team will be held on Easter
Saturday as a curtain-raiser to the annual British Army in Egypt versus Royal Air Force in Egypt game. New Zealand will meet a combined Army and Royal Air Force team on Easter Monday, the proceeds going to charity.
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 16, 29 March 1940, Page 4
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