RUGBY FOOTBALL:
150 B Vs- Navy \ Even though last Wednesday’s Rugby match at Kiwi Oval resulted in a win for the Battery, the score of 3*"o was not really a true indication of the trend of play, 150’s players themselves' being the first to . claim that the Navy played the better gome. A bright o-fen type of play was pre* aomina-nt and mistakes due to lack of practice wore the only' reason, tho Nay yd id not put up qu-ltrr a wnsidor* able score. Th was the ©loss efforts of the 159 forwards who pre** vented a revers a.l of the final result Little criticism can be levelled at the home side’s ploy, though it was a .very'diff erent style of ’ game, from t. at played by the visitors, whose game, being typically British, was reminiscent of. the exhibitions which we enjoyed so much when an English International touring side . were our guests in 1930,
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Gun Flash, Issue XXVI, 25 June 1943, Page 4
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