Pakehas Win Game With Maoris At Shainnon
Some high scores were recorded i xi- Saturday's football*'throughou& ohe Horowhenua, Achletic toppi % the list with a 34 to 3 points' victory over Paraparaumu. Played in con--junction with the Shannon Club's jubilee, the Maori v. Pakeha game at Shannon resulted in a pakeha victory, the score being 30-5. Tf was a good game and the spectators were treated t'o some bright f ootoall. That could not be said of tjie junior Maori v. Pa&eha match played as a curtain-raiser and which resulted in a 3-all draw. It was more of a mud scramble with many scrum' infringements and poor packing. Detailed results in all games are as follows: — Senior. Athletie 34, Paraparaumu 3. Hui Mai 12, Foxton 0. Shannon 9, Otaki 0.Rahui, 5, Wanderers 0, Junior. Hui Mai 6, Rahui 3. Athletie 13, Wanderers 6. Waikanae 9, Tokomaru 0. Punahau 9, Shannon 3. Third Grade. Foxton '22, Hui Mai 3. Old Boys 19, Athletie 0. Shannon 17, Otaki 3. Fourth Grade. Foxton A4, Wanderers 14. Coilege B 11, Shannon 0. Rahui a3, Paraparaumu 3.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 June 1949, Page 4
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