FOOTBALL
Horowhenua defeated the Taranaki B touring team yesterday afternoon, at Levin, by twenty-four (six tries, three converted) to nil.
South Canterbury met New South Wales, at Timaru, yesterday, in dull hut favourable weather, before an attendance of four thousand. The visitors were the heavier pack, with hacks faster than the home team. The game throughout was exceptionally well contested, resulting in a win for New South Wales by twenty-!lireo points to sixteen. The local men were eight points to the good before New South Wales opened the scoring, Imi I it ‘fore half! time the visitors left by thirteen to eight. The second spell was ehoekful of incident, with several spectacular passing moves. The naeks were very evenly matched, hut the visiting bucks were superior to the local men in all departments of the game.
Hawke’s Pay defeated King Country yesterday by 1-1 points to S,
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2623, 23 August 1923, Page 2
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147FOOTBALL Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2623, 23 August 1923, Page 2
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