FOOTBALL
To (hito the "NVnrnt:i!ik have played matches in the Old Country, and of these they have won twenty-two lest four, and one was drawn. They have scored -!(}!> points and 177 have been scored ngiiinst them. This is a very creditable record, and while it does not. equal that of either of the two All Black teams that have visited England, it compares favourably with that of the Wallabies, the Australian team that went Home in the 1908-9 season. The Wallabies played thirtyone matches, won twenty-five, lost five drew one, scored 438 points and had 14G scored against them.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1928, Page 4
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99FOOTBALL Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1928, Page 4
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