Australian Rugby Team Arrives
AUCKLAND, August 15. The Australian rugby team, fit and youthful, arrived by Skymaster from Sydney today, confident of a sucgessful and happy tour. The first game is against King Country at Taumarunui on Wednesday. The manager, Mr. R. Waldon, said that the touring Maori team was a grand side. The Australians were looking forward to meeting some of them. IVIr. Waldon said the Australians would use the same serum formation as the Springboks.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 August 1949, Page 5
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