WHATATUTU RUGBY
BEST MATCH OF SEASON HOME TEAM SUCCESSFUL (Herald Correspondent.) A good crowd assembled at the Whatatutu football ground on Saturday to witness' the best -club match of the season played on the local ground. Whatatutu defeated W-aipaoa by' six to three. Both teams were evenly matched, and the game was brimful of fast, spe-citacular football. The half-time score was 3-nil' in Waipaoa’s favour, PerthL diving over on the blind side to score following a scrum. The Whatatutu forwards dominated the lasit quarter for Hollis and Walker to score for the home team shortly before the call of time. Next Saturday’s Match
The following will he a combined Waipaoa-Whata-tutu team to -play Waimanu-Ruatoki next Saturday in Whatatutu for the Ipo Temaipi Memorial Cup:—T. Steele. J. Pirihi, J. Robertson, C. Shaw, J. King, I. Allan, K. Tdmaipi, captain, B. Walker, D. Swinburne, iM. Spence, P. Mann, N. Rangi, J. Gaulcrodger, J. Moore and S. ITollis; emergencies, T. August, M. Stevens, forwards, M. Taylor and T. Mitchell, backs. The -players are to assemble on the ground at 2.15 p.m.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19980, 4 July 1939, Page 6
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